County Galway (UK Parliament constituency)
| Galway County | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1801–1885 | |
| Seats | Two |
| Replaced by | Galway Connemara, East Galway, North Galway and South Galway |
The UK Parliament constituency of County Galway was an historic Irish constituency, comprised the whole of County Galway, except for the Borough of Galway. 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.
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, the constituency was abolished at the 1885 general election and replaced by 4 single-member constituencies:
Notes
- ^ a b MPs in the First Parliament of the United Kingdom were co-opted from the Parliament of Ireland, where both MPs had previously represented Galway County.
- ^ Richard Martin stood as an independent but generally supported and voted with the Tory government of Lord Liverpool.
- ^ a b The 1872 by-election was contested at an election petition, with the IPP candidate John Philip Nolan being unseated after allegations of treating, in favour of the Conservative candidate William Le Poer Trench.
- ^ John Philip Nolan continued to sit at Westminster until 1895, as IPP MP for Galway North.
Elections
Elections in the 1850s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Irish | Thomas Burke | Unopposed | |||
| Independent Irish | Thomas Belllew | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,491 | ||||
| Independent Irish gain from Irish Repeal | |||||
| Independent Irish gain from Conservative | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Thomas Burke | 1,948 | 46.7 | N/A | |
| Peelite | William Henry Gregory | 1,464 | 35.1 | N/A | |
| Independent Irish | Thomas Belllew | 756 | 18.1 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 2,084 (est) | 49.0 (est) | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 4,251 | ||||
| Majority | 484 | 11.6 | N/A | ||
| Whig gain from Independent Irish | Swing | ||||
| Majority | 708 | 17.0 | N/A | ||
| Peelite gain from Independent Irish | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Thomas Burke | 2,536 | 39.2 | −7.5 | |
| Liberal | William Henry Gregory | 2,435 | 37.7 | +2.6 | |
| Conservative | Richard Trench | 1,496 | 23.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 939 | 14.5 | +2.9 | ||
| Turnout | 3,982 (est) | 78.4 (est) | +29.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,082 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Elections in the 1860s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Ulick de Burgh | Unopposed | |||
| Liberal | William Henry Gregory | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 5,516 | ||||
| Liberal hold | |||||
| Liberal hold | |||||
de Burgh's death caused a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Hubert de Burgh-Canning | Unopposed | |||
| Liberal hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Hubert de Burgh-Canning | Unopposed | |||
| Liberal | William Henry Gregory | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 5,387 | ||||
| Liberal hold | |||||
| Liberal hold | |||||
Elections in the 1870s
de Burgh-Canning resigned, causing a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Rule | Mitchell Henry | Unopposed | |||
| Home Rule gain from Liberal | |||||
Gregory was appointed Governor of Ceylon, causing a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Rule | John Philip Nolan | 2,823 | 81.1 | N/A | |
| Conservative | William Le Poer Trench | 658 | 18.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,165 | 62.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,481 | 64.5 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 5,400 | ||||
| Home Rule gain from Liberal | |||||
- On 13 June 1872, on petition, Nolan was unseated due to "undue influence exerted by the Roman Catholic clergy", and Trench was declared elected.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Rule | John Philip Nolan | 2,348 | 41.2 | N/A | |
| Home Rule | Mitchell Henry | 2,270 | 39.8 | N/A | |
| Home Rule | Hyacinth D'Arcy | 1,080 | 19.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,190 | 20.9 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,849 (est) | 56.5 (est) | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 5,044 | ||||
| Home Rule gain from Liberal | |||||
| Home Rule gain from Liberal | |||||
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Rule | John Philip Nolan | Unopposed | |||
| Home Rule | Mitchell Henry | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,902 | ||||
| Home Rule hold | |||||
| Home Rule hold | |||||
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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)
- Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 1)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
- ^ "General Intelligence". Coventry Standard. 17 April 1857. p. 2. Retrieved 1 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ "Undue Influence Exerted in the Irish Elections". Belfast News-Letter. 22 April 1857. p. 2. Retrieved 1 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ Wiebe, M. G.; Millar, Mary S.; Robson, Ann P.; Hawman, Elen L. (eds.). Benjamin Disraeli Letters: 1857–1859. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 385. ISBN 0-8020-8728-0. Retrieved 1 October 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Armagh Guardian". 17 April 1857. pp. 3–4. Retrieved 1 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ "Galway". Carlisle Patriot. 31 May 1872. p. 7. Retrieved 30 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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