Galway West is a

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represented in

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, the lower house of the Irish parliament or

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. The constituency elects 5 deputies ( Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of

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by means of the

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(PR-STV).

History and boundaries

The constituency was created under the Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935 and first used at the 1937 general election, when the former

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 ...

constituency was split into Galway East and Galway West. It currently spans the western half of

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, taking in

city, the Galway

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, and

Clifden Clifden (, meaning "stepping stones") is a coastal town in County Galway, Ireland, in the region of Connemara, located on the Owenglin River where it flows into Clifden Bay. As the largest town in the region, it is often referred to as "the Capi ...

, as well as part of southern

County Mayo County Mayo (; ga, Contae Mhaigh Eo, meaning "Plain of the yew trees") is a county in Ireland. In the West of Ireland, in the province of Connacht, it is named after the village of Mayo, now generally known as Mayo Abbey. Mayo County Counci ...

. The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017 defines the constituency as:

TDs

Elections

2020 general election

2020 Galway West opinion poll

2016 general election

2016 Galway West opinion poll

2011 general election

2007 general election

2002 general election

1997 general election

1992 general election

1989 general election

1987 general election

November 1982 general election

February 1982 general election

1981 general election

1977 general election

1975 by-election

Following the death of

Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil (, ; meaning 'Soldiers of Destiny' or 'Warriors of Fál'), officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party ( ga, audio=ga-Fianna Fáil.ogg, Fianna Fáil – An Páirtí Poblachtánach), is a conservative and Christia ...

TD Johnny Geoghegan, a by-election was held on 4 March 1975. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, daughter of the deceased TD.

1973 general election

1969 general election

1965 general election

1961 general election

1957 general election

1954 general election

1951 general election

1948 general election

1944 general election

1943 general election

1940 by-election

Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Seán Tubridy, a by-election was held on 30 May 1940. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate John J. Keane.

1938 general election

1937 general election

References

External links

Oireachtas Constituency Dashboards

Oireachtas Members Database
{{DEFAULTSORT:Galway West (Dail constituency) Dáil constituencies Politics of County Galway Politics of Galway (city) 1937 establishments in Ireland Constituencies established in 1937