County Galway was a United Kingdom parliamentary constituency in Ireland, comprised the whole of
County Galway
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, except for the Borough of
Galway
Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a City status in Ireland, city in the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lo ...
. It replaced the pre-Act of Union
Parliament of Ireland constituency. Its representatives sat in the British House of Commons.
It returned two
Members of Parliament
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.
The constituency was abolished in 1885 and replaced by smaller constituencies in the county.
Members of Parliament
*''Constituency created'' (1801)
As a result of the
Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
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, the constituency was abolished at the
1885 general election and replaced by 4 single-member constituencies:
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Galway Connemara
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Galway East
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Galway North
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Galway South
Notes
Elections
Elections in the 1830s
Elections in the 1840s
Martin's death caused a by-election.
Elections in the 1850s
Elections in the 1860s
de Burgh's death caused a by-election.
Elections in the 1870s
de Burgh-Canning resigned, causing a by-election.
Gregory was appointed
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, causing a by-election.
* On 13 June 1872, on petition, Nolan was unseated due to "undue influence exerted by the Roman Catholic clergy", and Trench was declared elected.
Elections in the 1880s
References
*''The Parliaments of England'' by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844–50), 2nd edition edited (in one volume) by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973)
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{{Galway constituencies
Westminster constituencies in County Galway (historic)
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1801
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1885
1801 establishments in Ireland
1885 disestablishments in Ireland