Dáil constituency (1937–present)
Galway West is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann , the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas . The constituency elects 5 deputies (Teachtaí Dála , commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (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 constituency was split into Galway East and Galway West.
It currently spans the western half of County Galway , taking in Galway city, the Galway Gaeltacht , Clifden , as well as part of southern County Mayo .
The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017 defines the constituency as:[1]
"The city of Galway;
and, in the county of Galway, the electoral divisions of:
Abhainn Ghabhla, An Cnoc Buí, An Uillinn, Ballynakill, Binn an Choire, Bunowen, Cleggan, Clifden, Cloch na Rón, Cushkillary, Derrycunlagh, Derrylea, Doonloughan, Errislannan, Inishbofin, Maíros, Rinvyle, Scainimh, Sillerna, in the former Rural District of Clifden ;
An Carn Mór, An Spidéal, Árainn, Baile Chláir, Baile an Teampaill, Ballynacourty, Bearna, Ceathrú an Bhrúnaigh, Cill Aithnín, Clarinbridge, Eanach Dhúin, Galway Rural (part), Kilcummin, Leacach Beag, Liscananaun, Lisín an Bhealaigh, Maigh Cuilinn, Na Forbacha, Oranmore, Sailearna, Sliabh an Aonaigh, Tulaigh Mhic Aodháin, in the former Rural District of Galway ;
An Chorr, An Crompán, An Fhairche, An Ros, An Turlach, Camas, Cill Chuimín, Conga, Garmna, Leitir Breacáin, Leitir Móir, Letterfore, Oughterard, Wormhole, in the former Rural District of Oughterard ;
and, in the county of Mayo, the electoral divisions of:
Cong, Dalgan, Houndswood, Kilmaine, Neale, Shrule, in the former Rural District of Ballinrobe ."
TDs [ ]
Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.
Elections [ ]
2020 general election [ ]
2020 general election : Galway West[30] [31]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Fianna Fáil
Éamon Ó Cuív [a]
14.1
8,522
8,534
8,566
8,825
8,893
9,017
9,200
11,910
Sinn Féin
Mairéad Farrell
14.0
8,464
8,486
8,744
8,814
8,904
9,633
10,013
10,340
Independent
Noel Grealish
13.3
8,043
8,159
8,196
8,541
8,616
9,168
9,302
10,393
Fine Gael
Hildegarde Naughton
9.3
5,609
5,617
5,645
5,667
5,885
6,027
6,630
7,009
7,366
7,473
7,509
8,536
9,519
Independent
Catherine Connolly
9.0
5,439
5,478
5,693
5,775
6,028
6,661
7,625
8,089
8,722
8,831
8,906
12,486
Fine Gael
Seán Kyne
8.8
5,284
5,292
5,314
5,345
5,477
5,559
5,829
6,049
6,399
6,461
6,493
7,037
7,574
Fianna Fáil
Ollie Crowe
8.6
5,175
5,180
5,207
5,310
5,384
5,555
5,671
Green
Pauline O'Reilly
6.0
3,650
3,655
3,766
3,811
4,098
4,230
Social Democrats
Niall Ó Tuathail
6.0
3,623
3,630
3,761
3,793
4,057
4,313
5,750
5,979
6,281
6,339
6,403
Independent
Mike Cubbard
4.4
2,676
2,697
2,740
2,802
2,907
Labour
Níall McNelis
2.6
1,548
1,554
1,577
1,593
Aontú
Cormac Ó Corcoráin[b]
1.8
1,058
1,097
1,118
PBP/Solidarity
Conor Burke[c]
0.8
495
512
PBP/Solidarity
Joe Loughnane[d]
0.7
437
445
Independent
Daragh O'Flaherty[e]
0.5
318
Electorate: 100,695 Valid: 60,341 Spoilt: 423 Quota: 10,057 Turnout: 60.3%
^ Listed surname on ballot paper under Cuív as opposed to Ó Cuív to appear higher on ballot paper. Appeared as Cuív, Éamon Ó
^ Listed surname on ballot paper under Corcorán as opposed to Ó Corcorán to appear higher on ballot paper. Appeared as Corcorán, Cormac Ó
^ Burke was a member of Solidarity .
^ Loughnane was a member of People Before Profit , but was suspended on the morning of the election following a report of a violent incident against a woman.[32]
^ Listed surname on ballot paper under Flaherty as opposed to O'Flaherty to appear higher on ballot paper. Appeared as Flaherty, Daragh O
2020 Galway West opinion poll [ ]
2016 general election [ ]
2016 general election : Galway West[34] [35] [28]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Fianna Fáil
Éamon Ó Cuív
14.8
9,539
9,574
9,679
9,701
9,763
10,022
10,079
10,175
11,103
Independent
Noel Grealish
11.2
7,187
7,208
7,308
7,359
7,522
7,945
8,020
8,461
8,830
9,136
9,186
9,711
11,073
Fine Gael
Seán Kyne
9.5
6,136
6,148
6,232
6,245
6,292
6,355
6,444
6,506
6,587
7,201
7,209
7,656
8,171
10,590
Sinn Féin
Trevor Ó Clochartaigh
8.9
5,755
5,788
5,815
6,017
6,108
6,162
6,261
6,661
6,721
6,833
6,846
7,468
7,911
8,077
Independent
Catherine Connolly
7.6
4,877
4,909
4,982
5,178
5,325
5,450
5,818
6,330
6,461
7,123
7,138
8,877
9,824
10,239
Fine Gael
John O'Mahony
7.4
4,734
4,744
4,788
4,795
4,859
4,915
4,965
4,996
5,222
5,551
5,591
5,852
6,122
Fine Gael
Hildegarde Naughton
7.1
4,567
4,582
4,676
4,691
4,759
4,964
5,097
5,175
5,298
6,083
6,094
6,626
7,024
9,129
Fianna Fáil
John Connolly
6.0
3,885
3,901
3,951
3,973
4,019
4,160
4,203
4,351
4,873
5,059
5,304
5,614
Social Democrats
Niall Ó Tuathail
5.4
3,455
3,488
3,566
3,734
3,803
3,850
4,344
4,674
4,725
5,269
5,278
Labour
Derek Nolan
5.0
3,220
3,233
3,261
3,300
3,332
3,380
3,624
3,737
3,787
Fianna Fáil
Mary Hoade
3.4
2,205
2,213
2,248
2,254
2,549
2,636
2,644
2,673
Independent
Mike Cubbard
3.3
2,122
2,146
2,166
2,309
2,390
2,436
2,533
Green
Seamus Sheridan
2.5
1,588
1,617
1,667
1,755
1,779
1,813
Independent
Fidelma Healy Eames
2.2
1,394
1,445
1,594
1,620
1,657
Independent
James Charity
1.8
1,171
1,181
1,227
1,267
AAA–PBP
Tommy Holohan
1.6
1,017
1,047
1,071
Renua
Nicola Daveron
1.5
994
1,025
Independent
Tommy Roddy
0.4
251
Direct Democracy
Ruairí O'Neill
0.2
152
Independent
Patrick Feeney
0.1
22
Electorate: 103,704 Valid: 64,271 Spoilt: 488 (0.75%) Quota: 10,712 Turnout: 64,759 (62.45%)
2016 Galway West opinion poll [ ]
2011 general election [ ]
2011 general election : Galway West[38] [27]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Labour
Derek Nolan
12.4
7,489
7,672
8,006
8,266
8,463
8,703
9,119
9,308
9,415
10,431
Fianna Fáil
Éamon Ó Cuív
12.3
7,441
7,486
7,547
7,649
8,198
8,927
9.035
11,138
Independent
Noel Grealish
10.3
6,229
6,346
6,396
6,589
6,810
7,116
7,324
7,916
8,312
8,682
8,736
9,811
9,829
Fine Gael
Brian Walsh
8.9
5,425
5,473
5,515
5,644
5,869
5,964
7,008
7,242
7,343
7,491
7,520
10,227
Fine Gael
Fidelma Healy Eames
8.3
5,046
5,080
5,173
5,290
5,347
5,487
6,542
6,712
6,801
6,990
7,020
Independent
Catherine Connolly
7.9
4,766
4,973
5,214
5,499
5,603
5,888
6,148
6,390
6,551
8,207
8,375
9,083
9,095
Fine Gael
Seán Kyne
7.5
4,550
4,581
4,630
4,704
4,729
5,741
6,470
6,621
6,705
7,029
7,074
9,020
9,112
Sinn Féin
Trevor Ó Clochartaigh
6.3
3,808
3,927
3,999
4,096
4,141
4,407
4,447
4,588
4,683
Fine Gael
Hildegarde Naughton
5.9
3,606
3,655
3,745
3,858
3,908
3,993
Fianna Fáil
Frank Fahey
5.7
3,448
3,474
3,489
3,526
3,833
4,017
4,062
Independent
Tom Welby
5.4
3,298
3,325
3,345
3,484
3,504
Fianna Fáil
Michael Crowe
3.0
1,814
1,855
1,870
1,895
Independent
Eamon Walsh
2.4
1,481
1,581
1,624
Green
Niall Ó Brolcháin
1.8
1,120
1,153
Independent
Mike Cubbard
1.4
853
Independent
Uinseann Holmes
0.3
186
Independent
Thomas King
0.1
65
Electorate: 88,840 Valid: 60,625 Spoilt: 643 (1.1%) Quota: 10,105 Turnout: 61,268 (69.0%)
2007 general election [ ]
2007 general election : Galway West[26]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Fianna Fáil
Éamon Ó Cuív
17.5
9,645
Labour
Michael D. Higgins
11.1
6,086
6,090
6,262
6,296
6,609
6,947
7,189
7,447
8,384
10,916
Fianna Fáil
Frank Fahey
10.6
5,854
5,855
5,965
6,150
6,300
6,481
6,549
7,036
7,234
7,421
7,536
7,914
8,139
Progressive Democrats
Noel Grealish
10.5
5,806
5,812
6,122
6,141
6,196
6,313
6,366
6,940
7,065
7,241
7,377
8,116
9,034
Fine Gael
Pádraic McCormack
9.8
5,419
5,425
5,497
5,513
5,581
5,719
6,474
6,834
7,068
7,370
7,859
11,592
Fianna Fáil
Michael Crowe
9.0
4,969
4,976
5,115
5,233
5,364
5,652
5,708
5,863
6,117
6,338
6,507
6,842
7,159
Fine Gael
Fidelma Healy Eames
7.1
3,904
3,904
3,960
3,966
4,022
4,249
4,705
4,831
5,051
5,496
6,170
Green
Niall Ó Brolcháin
5.5
3,026
3,032
3,113
3,124
3,457
3,658
3,754
3,834
4,332
Independent
Catherine Connolly
3.7
2,006
2,014
2,055
2,066
2,307
2,580
2,631
2,684
Fine Gael
Seán Kyne
3.5
1,912
1,914
1,929
1,939
1,970
2,033
Progressive Democrats
Tom Welby
3.4
1,894
1,897
1,986
2,014
2,075
2,119
2,329
Independent
Margaret Cox
3.1
1,718
1,723
1,795
1,808
1,932
Sinn Féin
Anne Marie Carroll
3.0
1,629
1,637
1,641
1,652
Progressive Democrats
Donal Lyons
2.1
1,168
1,169
Independent
Thomas King
0.1
60
Electorate: 86,602 Valid: 55,096 Spoilt: 533 (0.9%) Quota: 9,183 Turnout: 55,629 (64.2%)
2002 general election [ ]
2002 general election : Galway West[25]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Fianna Fáil
Éamon Ó Cuív
20.1
9,947
Fianna Fáil
Frank Fahey
14.6
7,226
7,902
7,904
7,993
8,120
8,318
Labour
Michael D. Higgins
10.6
5,213
5,315
5,343
5,510
5,646
5,772
6,095
6,664
6,682
7,171
7,498
8,151
8,244
10,580
Fine Gael
Pádraic McCormack
9.6
4,760
4,850
4,859
5,260
5,318
5,502
5,865
6,001
6,012
6,285
7,623
8,420
Fianna Fáil
Margaret Cox
6.6
3,269
3,697
3,704
3,752
3,801
3,870
4,082
4,297
4,314
4,623
4,782
5,244
5,273
5,585
5,906
Progressive Democrats
Noel Grealish
5.5
2,735
2,787
2,791
2,858
2,876
3,121
3,233
3,315
3,323
4,544
5,098
5,325
5,352
5,684
6,215
Independent
Séamus Walsh
4.9
2,439
2,559
2,588
2,626
2,742
2,774
2,944
3,154
3,155
3,234
3,328
Fine Gael
Michael McDonagh
4.6
2,279
2,300
2,306
2,619
2,632
2,670
2,748
2,808
2,812
2,888
Green
Niall Ó Brolcháin
4.4
2,193
2,216
2,241
2,308
2,416
2,450
2,651
3,108
3,111
3,267
3,391
3,749
3,775
Progressive Democrats
Donal Lyons
3.9
1,935
2,017
2,026
2,058
2,068
2,545
2,713
2,787
2,798
Independent
Dana Rosemary Scallon
3.4
1,677
1,727
1,740
1,812
1,872
1,920
Sinn Féin
Daniel Callanan
3.0
1,468
1,485
1,498
1,509
2,166
2,200
2,306
Progressive Democrats
Declan McDonnell
3.0
1,462
1,479
1,484
1,499
1,506
Fine Gael
Fidelma Healy Eames
2.7
1,320
1,340
1,347
Sinn Féin
Seán Coistealbha
2.7
1,311
1,373
1,383
1,397
Independent
Eileen Manning
0.2
96
97
Independent
Joseph Nulty
0.2
76
77
Electorate: 82,213 Valid: 49,466 Spoilt: 680 (1.4%) Quota: 8,245 Turnout: 50,146 (61.0%)
1997 general election [ ]
1997 general election : Galway West[39]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Fianna Fáil
Frank Fahey
19.3
9,321
Fianna Fáil
Éamon Ó Cuív
17.3
8,250
Fine Gael
Pádraic McCormack
15.0
7,221
7,335
7,351
7,392
7,520
7,601
8,495
Progressive Democrats
Robert Molloy
12.3
5,914
6,216
6,257
6,330
6,576
6,703
6,840
6,867
7,386
7,672
8,217
Labour
Michael D. Higgins
10.1
4,856
4,942
4,952
5,076
5,145
5,379
5,654
5,759
5,908
7,138
8,456
Fianna Fáil
Margaret Cox
6.1
2,941
3,383
3,450
3,497
3,660
3,905
3,969
3,978
4,939
5,257
5,505
Fine Gael
Pól Báinín O'Foighil
3.8
1,807
1,826
1,836
1,913
1,961
2,009
2,285
2,586
2,822
3,050
Fine Gael
Thomas O'Malley
3.5
1,682
1,699
1,701
1,729
1,762
1,778
Green
Pat Fitzpatrick
3.4
1,660
1,675
1,677
1,867
1,977
2,295
2,364
2,376
2,434
Fianna Fáil
Seán O'Neachtain
3.4
1,639
1,888
1,945
1,997
2,064
2,203
2,230
2,235
Sinn Féin
Mike Egan
2.5
1,209
1,235
1,240
1,321
1,373
Catholic Democrats
Liam Downes
2.0
959
967
969
993
Independent
Ming A
1.1
548
553
554
Natural Law
Maria Ní Dhomhnaill
0.4
205
207
208
Electorate: 78,064 Valid: 48,212 Spoilt: 400 (0.8%) Quota: 8,036 Turnout: 48,612 (62.3%)
1992 general election [ ]
1992 general election : Galway West[40]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Labour
Michael D. Higgins
17.7
8,910
Fianna Fáil
Éamon Ó Cuív
16.7
8,430
Fianna Fáil
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn
13.6
6,844
6,899
6,904
6,916
6,963
7,020
7,165
7,306
7,531
7,728
Fianna Fáil
Frank Fahey
13.5
6,782
6,809
6,811
6,819
6,872
6,896
6,953
7,060
7,299
7,493
Progressive Democrats
Bobby Molloy
13.4
6,749
6,886
6,890
6,913
6,927
7,015
7,131
7,467
7,733
8,276
Fine Gael
Pádraic McCormack
11.5
5,776
5,837
5,841
5,850
5,871
5,923
6,016
6,163
6,406
8,508
Fine Gael
Fintan Coogan Jnr
5.5
2,747
2,807
2,810
2,826
2,837
2,876
2,994
3,224
3,432
Independent
Darina Costelloe
2.6
1,308
1,327
1,344
1,354
1,392
1,417
1,503
1,683
Independent
Paddy Lally
2.3
1,151
1,210
1,220
1,249
1,299
1,387
1,456
Independent
Pól Báinín Ó Foighil
1.5
750
762
762
764
784
816
Democratic Left
Jacqueline O'Dowd
0.8
392
457
464
483
518
Sinn Féin
Mike Egan
0.7
349
357
357
360
Independent
John Barry Finnegan
0.3
138
143
144
Independent
Jim Walsh
0.1
60
63
Electorate: 79,008 Valid: 50,386 Spoilt: 653 (1.3%) Quota: 8,399 Turnout: 51,039 (64.6%)
1989 general election [ ]
1989 general election : Galway West[22]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Progressive Democrats
Bobby Molloy
18.2
8,917
Fianna Fáil
Frank Fahey
16.4
8,010
8,054
8,061
8,129
8,177
10,329
Labour
Michael D. Higgins
15.8
7,727
7,908
7,975
9,130
Fine Gael
Pádraic McCormack
12.2
5,987
6,118
6,130
6,179
6,331
6,711
6,922
Fianna Fáil
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn
12.1
5,902
5,941
5,949
5,996
6,043
8,315
Fianna Fáil
Éamon Ó Cuív
11.7
5,733
5,792
5,807
5,853
5,916
Fine Gael
Fintan Coogan Jnr
10.8
5,297
5,501
5,519
5,723
6,075
6,328
6,557
Workers' Party
James Brick
2.4
1,155
1,585
1,623
Independent
Dermot Shanley
0.3
127
129
Independent
Paul O'Connor
0.2
84
87
Electorate: 77,178 Valid: 49,339 Spoilt: 787 Quota: 8,224 Turnout: 50,126 (64.9%)
1987 general election [ ]
1987 general election : Galway West[21]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Progressive Democrats
Bobby Molloy
17.5
9,216
Fianna Fáil
Frank Fahey
12.3
6,488
6,501
6,515
6,556
6,575
6,683
6,715
6,875
7,924
8,952
Fianna Fáil
Mark Killilea Jnr
9.6
5,053
5,065
5,071
5,106
5,116
5,172
5,200
5,331
5,900
6,976
7,044
7,179
7,282
Fianna Fáil
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn
8.7
4,607
4,622
4,650
4,705
4,722
4,792
5,068
5,156
5,419
7,134
7,212
7,365
7,514
Fine Gael
John Donnellan
8.5
4,476
4,495
4,551
4,602
4,916
4,973
5,035
5,502
5,977
6,113
6,116
10,376
Fine Gael
Fintan Coogan Jnr
8.0
4,206
4,239
4,286
4,395
4,746
4,972
5,084
5,662
5,872
5,986
5,989
Labour
Michael D. Higgins
7.4
3,878
3,912
4,137
4,375
4,395
5,272
5,632
6,178
6,438
6,747
6,753
7,609
8,939
Fianna Fáil
Éamon Ó Cuív
7.3
3,831
3,848
3,878
3,920
3,943
3,971
4,405
4,628
4,808
Independent
Michael Fahy
6.0
3,139
3,148
3,158
3,189
3,197
3,257
3,302
3,440
Progressive Democrats
Michael O'Neill
4.1
2,144
2,387
2,427
2,567
2,638
2,732
2,885
Independent
Peadar Ó Tuathail
3.3
1,724
1,730
1,783
1,816
1,899
1,926
Workers' Party
James Brick
3.0
1,567
1,577
1,635
1,731
1,741
Fine Gael
John O'Malley
1.7
918
924
932
940
Independent
Mary Duffy
1.6
862
865
925
Independent
Margaret Sweeney
1.0
511
512
Independent
Brian Mannion
0.2
101
102
Independent
Dermot Shanley
0.1
41
41
Electorate: ? Valid: 52,762 Spoilt: ? Quota: 8,794 Turnout: ?
November 1982 general election [ ]
November 1982 general election : Galway West[20]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Fianna Fáil
Bobby Molloy
16.7
8,234
Fine Gael
John Donnellan
14.2
7,020
7,085
7,208
7,923
8,275
Fine Gael
Fintan Coogan Jnr
13.2
6,521
6,592
6,922
8,634
Fianna Fáil
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn
11.3
5,583
6,051
6,119
6,364
6,371
8,644
Fianna Fáil
Mark Killilea Jnr
11.2
5,509
5,762
5,844
5,908
5,913
6,566
Fianna Fáil
Frank Fahey
11.1
5,475
5,830
5,927
5,994
6,000
8,625
Labour
Michael D. Higgins
9.0
4,449
4,553
5,556
6,036
6,079
Fine Gael
Pól Ó Foighil
6.6
3,259
3,279
3,366
Workers' Party
James Brick
3.6
1,787
1,884
Fianna Fáil
Gerald Bartley
3.0
Electorate: ? Valid: 49,323 Spoilt: ? Quota: 8,221 Turnout: ?
February 1982 general election [ ]
February 1982 general election : Galway West[19]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Bobby Molloy
9,545
19.7
1
1
Fine Gael
John Donnellan
6,105
12.6
2
Fianna Fáil
Frank Fahey
6,019
12.4
4
Labour
Michael D. Higgins
5,718
11.8
3
Fianna Fáil
Mark Killilea Jnr
5,624
11.6
Fianna Fáil
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn
4,139
8.5
5
Fine Gael
Pádraic McCormack
3,952
8.1
Fine Gael
Fintan Coogan Jnr
3,746
7.7
Fianna Fáil
Nicholas O'Connor
2,513
5.2
Sinn Féin – The Workers' Party
James Brick
1,211
2.5
Electorate: ? Valid: 48,572 Quota: 8,096 Turnout:
1981 general election [ ]
1981 general election : Galway West[18]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Bobby Molloy
9,592
18.9
1
1
Fianna Fáil
Mark Killilea Jnr
6,338
12.5
5
Labour
Michael D. Higgins
6,226
12.3
2
Fine Gael
John Donnellan
5,065
10.0
3
Fianna Fáil
Frank Fahey
5,049
9.9
Fianna Fáil
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn
4,549
9.0
4
Fine Gael
Pádraic McCormack
3,859
7.6
Fine Gael
Henry Comerford
3,477
6.8
Fine Gael
Pól Ó Foighil
2,849
5.6
Fianna Fáil
Nicholas O'Connor
2,471
4.9
Sinn Féin – The Workers' Party
James Brick
1,081
2.1
Independent
Anthony Coffey
284
0.6
Electorate: ? Valid: 50,840 Quota: 8,474 Turnout:
1977 general election [ ]
1977 general election : Galway West[17]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Fianna Fáil
Bobby Molloy
18.5
7,832
7,902
7,929
8,659
Fianna Fáil
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn
17.9
7,575
7,647
7,697
8,755
Fianna Fáil
Bill Loughnane
17.2
7,280
7,397
7,425
7,784
8,051
8,374
8,535
Labour
Michael D. Higgins
11.7
4,952
5,355
5,453
5,503
5,511
5,848
5,854
5,858
7,397
Fine Gael
John Mannion Jnr
10.2
4,331
4,363
4,756
4,859
4,865
5,360
5,380
5,388
8,520
Fine Gael
Fintan Coogan Snr
7.4
3,136
3,191
3,510
3,547
3,557
5,332
5,334
5,335
Fine Gael
Toddie Byrne
6.7
2,854
2,889
3,072
3,082
3,082
Fianna Fáil
Micheál Ó Móráin
5.5
2,333
2,364
2,369
Fine Gael
Pádraic McCormack
2.7
1,126
1,138
Sinn Féin – The Workers' Party
Anthony Coffey
2.2
926
Electorate: 61,582 Valid: 42,345 Spoilt: 284 (0.6%) Quota: 8,470 Turnout: 42,629 (69.2%)[41]
1975 by-election [ ]
Following the death of Fianna Fáil 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.
1975 by-election : Galway West[42]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
Fianna Fáil
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn
45.3
12,627
12,737
13,466
14,345
Fine Gael
John M. Mannion Jnr.
26.0
7,234
7,291
7,777
12,080
Labour
Michael D. Higgins
18.9
5,269
5,522
6,129
Independent
Pól Ó Foighíl
7.5
2,096
2,231
Official Sinn Féin
Renée Prendergast
2.4
656
Electorate: 44,350 Valid: 27,882 Quota: 13,942 Turnout: 62.87%
1973 general election [ ]
1969 general election [ ]
1969 general election : Galway West[14]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Bobby Molloy
6,709
28.3
1
Fianna Fáil
Johnny Geoghegan
4,923
20.8
2
Fine Gael
John Mannion Snr
3,001
12.7
Fine Gael
Fintan Coogan Snr
2,942
12.4
3
Independent
Peadar Mac an Iomaire
1,522
6.4
Labour
Thomas Tierney
1,519
6.4
Fianna Fáil
Mary Byrne
1,185
5.0
Labour
Michael D. Higgins
1,174
5.0
Fine Gael
William Cahill
738
3.1
Electorate: ? Valid: 23,713 Quota: 5,929 Turnout:
1965 general election [ ]
1961 general election [ ]
1957 general election [ ]
1954 general election [ ]
1951 general election [ ]
1951 general election : Galway West[42]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Fianna Fáil
Peadar Duignan
21.0
4,481
4,622
4,732
5,130
5,259
5,407
Fianna Fáil
Gerald Bartley
17.8
3,793
3,837
3,885
4,058
4,256
4,351
Fianna Fáil
Michael Lydon
14.4
3,066
3,177
3,311
3,754
3,898
4,083
Fine Gael
John Mannion Snr
13.3
2,832
2,959
3,671
4,079
6,331
Fine Gael
Martin Mylotte
10.5
2,238
2,468
2,848
3,254
Labour
John McElhinney
8.8
1,885
2,357
2,701
Fine Gael
Fintan Coogan Snr
7.4
1,572
1,821
Clann na Poblachta
Fursa Walsh
6.8
1,457
Electorate: 33,229 Valid: 21,324 Quota: 5,332 Turnout: 64.17%
1948 general election [ ]
1948 general election : Galway West[42]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
Fine Gael
Joseph William Mongan
21.7
4,635
4,713
4,784
4,791
5,421
Fianna Fáil
Gerald Bartley
21.7
4,600
4,636
6,023
Fianna Fáil
Michael F. Lydon
17.9
3,787
3,807
4,424
5,127
5,443
National Labour Party
John McElhinney
15.1
3,205
3,243
3,273
3,280
4,313
Clann na Poblachta
Margaret A. Ashe
10.7
2,273
2,642
2,668
2,672
Fianna Fáil
John J. Keane
10.1
2,146
2,152
Clann na Poblachta
Pádraig Ó Cosgarda
2.6
560
Electorate: 32,767 Valid: 21,206 Quota: 5,302 Turnout: 64.72%
1944 general election [ ]
1943 general election [ ]
1943 general election : Galway West[6]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Fianna Fáil
Gerald Bartley
5,968
21.6
2
Fine Gael
Joseph Mongan
5,344
19.3
1
Fianna Fáil
Eamon Corbett
3,693
13.3
3
Fianna Fáil
John J. Keane
3,204
11.6
Labour
Bartley Keane
2,287
8.3
Independent
Margaret Ashe
2,186
7.9
Independent
Patrick Morris
2,019
7.3
Independent
Joseph Ridge
1,733
6.3
Fine Gael
William Higgins
810
2.9
Labour
Michael Ó Maoláin
442
1.6
Electorate: ? Valid: 27,686 Quota: 6,922 Turnout:
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 [ ]
See also [ ]
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