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Galway East
Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary constituency
Outline map
Location of Galway East within Ireland
Current constituency
Created1977
Seats4 (1977–1981)
3 (1981–1997)
4 (1997–2016)
3 (2016–)
TDs
  •   Ciarán Cannon (FG)
  •   Seán Canney (Ind)
  •   Anne Rabbitte (FF)
County councilGalway County Council
EP constituencyMidlands–North-West
Galway East
Former Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary constituency
Former constituency
Created1937
Abolished1948
Seats4
County councilCounty Galway
Galway East
Former Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary constituency
Former constituency
Created1961
Abolished1969
Seats5
County councilCounty Galway

Galway East is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs). The method of election is the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).

History and boundaries

The constituency was created for the 1937 general election, under the Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935, when the former Galway constituency was split into Galway East and Galway West. It was abolished in 1948 and recreated in 1961. It was abolished again in 1969 and recreated in its current form in 1977.

It spans the entire area of the eastern half of County Galway, taking in the towns of Ballinasloe, Tuam, Portumna and Loughrea and many other areas.[1]

The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013 defines the constituency as:[2]

"In the county of Galway the electoral divisions of:
Abbeygormacan, Aughrim, Ballymacward, Clonfert, Kilconnell, Killaan, Killallaghtan, Killoran, Kilmacshane, Kiltormer, Laurencetown, Oatfield, in the former Rural District of Ballinasloe No. 1;
Scregg, in the former Rural District of Glennamaddy;
Ardamullivan, Ardrahan, Ballycahalan, Beagh, Cahermore, Cappard, Castletaylor, Doorus, Drumacoo, Gort, Kilbeacanty, Killeely, Killeenavarra, Killinny, Kiltartan, Kilthomas, Kinvarra, Rahasane, Skehanagh, in the former Rural District of Gort;
Aille, Athenry, Ballynagar, Bracklagh, Bullaun, Cappalusk, Castleboy, Cloonkeen, Colmanstown, Craughwell, Derrylaur, Drumkeary, Graigabbey, Grange, Greethill, Kilchreest, Kilconickny, Kilconierin, Killimor, Killogilleen, Kilmeen, Kilreekill, Kilteskill, Kiltullagh, Lackalea, Leitrim, Loughatorick, Loughrea Rural, Loughrea Urban, Marblehill, Mountain, Movode, Raford, Tiaquin, Woodford, in the former Rural District of Loughrea;
Annagh, Cooloo, Derryglassaun, Mount Bellew, Mounthazel, in the former Rural District of Mount Bellew;
Abbeyville, Ballyglass, Coos, Derrew, Drummin, Eyrecourt, Killimor, Kilmalinoge, Kilquain, Meelick, Moat, Pallas, Portumna, Tiranascragh, Tynagh, in the former Rural District of Portumna;
Abbey East, Abbey West, Addergoole, Annaghdown, Ballinderry, Ballinduff, Ballynapark, Beaghmore, Belclare, Carrownagur, Carrowrevagh, Claretuam, Clonbern, Cloonkeen, Cummer, Donaghpatrick, Doonbally, Dunmore South, Foxhall, Headford, Hillsbrook, Kilbennan, Kilcoona, Killeany, Killeen, Killererin, Killower, Killursa, Kilmoylan, Kilshanvy, Levally, Milltown, Monivea, Moyne, Ryehill, Tuam Rural, Tuam Urban, in the former Rural District of Tuam."

TDs

TDs 1937–1948

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Galway East 1937–1948[3]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
9th 1937[4] Frank Fahy[5]
(Ceann Comhairle)
Mark Killilea, Snr
(FF)
Patrick Beegan
(FF)
Seán Broderick
(FG)
10th 1938[6]
11th 1943[7] Michael Donnellan
(CnaT)
12th 1944[8]
13th 1948 Constituency abolished. See Galway North and Galway South

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.

TDs 1961–1969

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Galway East 1961–1969[3]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
17th 1961[9] Michael F. Kitt
(FF)
Michael Donnellan
(CnaT)
Anthony Millar
(FF)
Michael Carty
(FF)
Brigid Hogan-O'Higgins
(FG)
1964 by-election[10] John Donnellan
(FG)
18th 1965[11]
19th 1969 Constituency abolished. See Galway North–East and Clare–Galway South

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.

TDs since 1977

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Galway East 1977–[3]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
21st 1977[12] Johnny Callanan
(FF)
Thomas Hussey
(FF)
Mark Killilea, Jnr
(FF)
John Donnellan
(FG)
22nd 1981[13] Michael P. Kitt
(FF)
Paul Connaughton, Snr
(FG)
3 seats
1981–1997
23rd 1982 (Feb)[14]
1982 by-election[15] Noel Treacy
(FF)
24th 1982 (Nov)[16]
25th 1987[17]
26th 1989[18]
27th 1992[19]
28th 1997[20] Ulick Burke
(FG)
29th 2002[21] Joe Callanan
(FF)
Paddy McHugh
(Ind)
30th 2007[22] Michael P. Kitt
(FF)
Ulick Burke
(FG)
31st 2011[23] Colm Keaveney
(Lab)
Ciarán Cannon
(FG)
Paul Connaughton, Jnr
(FG)
32nd 2016[24] Seán Canney
(Ind)
Anne Rabbitte
(FF)
3 seats
since 2016

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

2016 general election

2016 general election: Galway East[24]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Independent Seán Canney 18.7  8,447 8,713 9,072 10,196 10,969 12,707  
Fianna Fáil Anne Rabbitte 15.3  6,928 6,995 7,566 7,966 8,791 12,255  
Fine Gael Ciarán Cannon 15.7  7,123 7,220 7,650 7,812 9,519 9,920 10,157
Fine Gael Paul Connaughton, Jnr 14.3  6,474 6,536 6,689 6,812 7,866 8,361 8,853
Fianna Fáil Colm Keaveney 12.0  5,436 5,511 5,823 6,127 6,700    
Labour Lorraine Higgins 10.0  4,531 4,792 5,080 5,470      
Sinn Féin Anne Marie Roche 5.9  2,683 2,968 3,159        
Independent Michael Fahy 5.2  2,358 2,418          
Green Mairead Ni Chroinin 1.7  769            
Direct Democracy Aengus Melia 1.1  489            
Electorate: 68,432   Valid: 45,238   Spoilt: 379 (0.8%)   Quota: 11,310   Turnout: 45,617 (66.7%)  

2011 general election

2011 general election: Galway East[23]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fianna Fáil Michael P. Kitt 11.1 6,585 6,632 6,860 9,526 9,793 10,223 11,115 12,850  
Fine Gael Paul Connaughton, Jnr 12.2 7,255 7,310 7,552 7,802 8,091 9,824 10,877 12,610  
Fine Gael Ciarán Cannon 11.7 6,927 7,061 7,268 7,565 8,125 9,962 10,279 11,861  
Labour Colm Keaveney 7.2 4,254 4,344 4,693 4,785 7,236 7,469 8,636 9,806 10,126
Fine Gael Tom McHugh 9.8 5,832 5,868 5,950 6,034 6,125 6,736 8,371 8,665 8,848
Independent Tim Broderick 8.7 5,137 5,242 6,278 6,516 6,846 7,641 8,365    
Independent Seán Canney 9.4 5,567 5,645 5,940 6,127 6,341 6,431      
Fine Gael Jimmy McClearn 9.1 5,395 5,440 5,634 5,778 5,987        
Labour Lorraine Higgins 6.0 3,577 3,813 4,423 4,651          
Fianna Fáil Michael F. Dolan 6.9 4,109 4,155 4,290            
Sinn Féin Dermot Connolly 6.1 3,635 3,723              
Independent Emer O'Donnell 1.0 601                
Green Ciarán Kennedy 0.7 402                
Electorate: 83,651   Valid: 59,276   Spoilt: 560 (0.9%)   Quota: 11,856   Turnout: 59,836 (71.5%)  

2007 general election

2007 general election: Galway East[22]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fine Gael Paul Connaughton, Snr 12.3 6,886 6,989 7,113 7,398 7,698 8,315 9,927 13,058  
Fianna Fáil Michael P. Kitt 15.8 8,796 8,911 9,121 9,327 9,720 10,637 11,077 12,225  
Fine Gael Ulick Burke 9.2 5,149 5,318 5,443 5,645 6,194 6,316 8,612 9,641 11,183
Fianna Fáil Noel Treacy 13.5 7,524 7,668 7,817 7,943 8,895 9,399 9,805 10,316 10,591
Fianna Fáil Joe Callanan 10.4 5,817 5,922 6,135 6,184 6,802 6,950 7,709 7,850 7,932
Fine Gael Tom McHugh 8.8 4,881 4,958 5,019 5,529 5,584 6,710 6,936    
Fine Gael John Barton 8.8 4,916 5,079 5,435 5,663 6,050 6,218      
Independent Paddy McHugh 5.8 3,224 3,382 3,602 4,051 4,212        
Progressive Democrats Ciarán Cannon 6.0 3,321 3,447 3,507 3,599          
Labour Colm Keaveney 3.1 1,747 2,120 2,371            
Sinn Féin Jason Devlin 3.2 1,789 1,953              
Green Maíread Ní Chroínín 1.9 1,057                
Independent Adrian Feeney 0.7 397                
Independent Clare Flynn 0.5 290                
Electorate: 81,684   Valid: 55,794   Spoilt: 480 (0.8%)   Quota: 11,159   Turnout: 56,274 (68.9%)  

2002 general election

2002 general election: Galway East[21]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fine Gael Paul Connaughton, Snr 17.5 8,635 8,766 8,984 13,971  
Fianna Fáil Joe Callanan 15.9 7,898 7,963 8,315 9,414 10,366
Independent Paddy McHugh 15.8 7,786 8,042 8,581 8,825 9,881
Fianna Fáil Noel Treacy 15.7 7,765 7,847 8,091 8,726 9,253
Fianna Fáil Michael P. Kitt 15.1 7,454 7,513 7,711 7,950 8,243
Fine Gael Ulick Burke 14.0 6,941 7,152 7,445    
Sinn Féin Daithí Mac an Bháird 3.7 1,828 2,068      
Green Úna Ní Bhroin 2.1 1,022        
Christian Solidarity Manus Mac Meanamáin 0.2 93        
Electorate: 73,659   Valid: 49,422   Spoilt: 452 (0.9%)   Quota: 9,885   Turnout: 49,874 (67.7%)  

1997 general election

1997 general election: Galway East[20]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fine Gael Paul Connaughton, Snr 6,445 15.0 1 5
Fine Gael Ulick Burke 6,931 16.2 2 5
Fianna Fáil Michael P. Kitt 5,436 12.7 3 5
Fianna Fáil Noel Treacy 6,531 15.2 4 5
Fianna Fáil Joe Callanan 6,221 14.5
Labour Colm Keaveney 3,400 7.9
Progressive Democrats Joe Burke 3,182 7.4
Fine Gael Patrick Finnegan 2,670 6.2
Independent Pat Hynes 1,298 3.0
Independent Sheila Ganly 705 1.6
Natural Law Paul Campbell 98 0.2
Electorate: 61,075   Valid: 42,917   Spoilt: 451 (1.0%)   Quota: 8,584   Turnout: 43,368 (71.0%)

1992 general election

1992 general election: Galway East[19]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Michael P. Kitt 6,062 20.9 1 4
Fine Gael Paul Connaughton, Snr 6,339 21.8 2 5
Fianna Fáil Noel Treacy 5,834 20.1 3 6
Progressive Democrats Joe Burke 3,882 13.4
Fine Gael Michael Mullins 2,864 9.9
Fianna Fáil Patrick Finnegan 2,198 7.6
Labour Pat Hynes 1,586 5.5
Sinn Féin Dermot Connolly 306 1.1
Electorate: 42,672   Valid: 29,071   Spoilt: 463 (1.6%)   Quota: 7,268   Turnout: 29,534 (69.2%)

1989 general election

1989 general election: Galway East[18]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fine Gael Paul Connaughton, Snr 8,593 29.5 1
Fianna Fáil Michael P. Kitt 7,573 26.0 2
Fianna Fáil Noel Treacy 7,030 24.1 3
Fine Gael Michael Finnerty 2,800 9.6
Fianna Fáil Patrick Finnegan 2,721 9.3
Independent Pádraig Ó Ceallaigh 412 1.4
Electorate: ?   Valid: 29,129   Quota: 7,283   Turnout:

1987 general election

1987 general election: Galway East[17]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Michael P. Kitt 6,831 20.7 1
Fine Gael Paul Connaughton, Snr 6,719 20.4 2
Fianna Fáil Noel Treacy 6,762 20.5 3
Progressive Democrats Joe Burke 5,463 16.6
Fine Gael Ulick Burke 3,700 11.2
Fianna Fáil Thomas Hussey 3,463 10.5
Electorate: ?   Valid: 32,938   Quota: 8,235   Turnout:

November 1982 general election

November 1982 general election: Galway East[16]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Michael P. Kitt 6,208 18.9 1
Fine Gael Paul Connaughton, Snr 6,563 20.0 2
Fianna Fáil Noel Treacy 5,785 17.6 3
Fine Gael Ulick Burke 5,220 11.2
Fianna Fáil Thomas Hussey 4,909 14.9
Fine Gael Joe Burke 3,040 9.3
Labour Kevin Dwyer 926 2.8
Independent Brian Parker 164 0.5
Electorate: ?   Valid: 32,815   Quota: 8,204   Turnout:

July 1982 by-election

Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Johnny Callanan, a by-election was held on 20 July 1982. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Noel Treacy.

1982 by-election: Galway East[15]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Noel Treacy 16,337 50.2 1 1
Fine Gael Ulick Burke 13,610 41.8
Labour Kevin Dwyer 1,741 5.4
Independent Norman Morgan 675 2.1
Independent Brian Parker 177 0.5
Electorate: ?   Valid: 32,540   Quota: 16,271   Turnout:

February 1982 general election

February 1982 general election: Galway East[14]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fine Gael Paul Connaughton, Snr 21.9 7,014 7,303 8,250    
Fianna Fáil Michael P. Kitt 19.3 6,182 6,305 6,386 6,786 11,167
Fianna Fáil Johnny Callanan 18.7 6,015 6,042 6,257 7,466 8,788
Fianna Fáil Thomas Hussey 17.1 5,500 5,689 5,743 6,212  
Fine Gael Ulick Burke 12.6 4,037 4,150 5,383    
Fine Gael Joseph Brennan 7.5 2,403 2,566      
Labour Kevin Dwyer 2.9 946        
Electorate: 41,655   Valid: 32,097   Spoilt: 250 (0.8%)   Quota: 8,025   Turnout: 32,347 (77.7%)  

1981 general election

1981 general election: Galway East[13]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fine Gael Paul Connaughton, Snr 22.6 7,487 9,287      
Fianna Fáil Michael P. Kitt 17.2 5,681 5,890 5,951 10,185  
Fianna Fáil Johnny Callanan 19.1 6,326 6,441 6,457 7,582 9,370
Fine Gael Ulick Burke 13.0 4,301 5,559 6,420 6,709 6,833
Fianna Fáil Thomas Hussey 16.6 5,502 5,850 5,929    
Fine Gael Joe Burke 11.5 3,793        
Electorate: 41,666   Valid: 33,090   Spoilt: 272 (0.8%)   Quota: 8,273   Turnout: 33,362 (80.1%)[25]  

1977 general election

1977 general election: Galway East[12]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fianna Fáil Johnny Callanan 19.8 8,835 8,849 9,487        
Fianna Fáil Thomas Hussey 14.2 6,345 6,398 6,641 6,737 6,959 9,881  
Fine Gael John Donnellan 13.4 5,985 6,156 6,415 8,855 8,911 9,082  
Fianna Fáil Mark Killilea, Jnr 12.8 5,714 5,855 5,928 5,962 6,021 7,963 8,872
Fine Gael Paul Connaughton, Snr 13.3 5,914 6,241 6,499 7,477 7,534 7,960 8,010
Fianna Fáil Michael P. Kitt 12.0 5,361 5,389 5,571 5,640 5,780    
Fine Gael Brigid Hogan-O'Higgins 7.5 3,353 3,401 3,867        
Independent Norman Morgan 5.0 2,225 2,281          
Labour Harold Campbell 2.0 876            
Electorate: 56,064   Valid: 44,608   Spoilt: 304 (0.7%)   Quota: 8,922   Turnout: 44,912 (80.1%)[26]  

1965 general election

1965 general election: Galway East[11]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fine Gael John Donnellan 11,109 26.6 1
Fine Gael Brigid Hogan-O'Higgins 4,309 10.3 2
Fianna Fáil Michael F. Kitt 5,458 13.1 3
Fianna Fáil Anthony Millar 5,790 13.9 4
Fianna Fáil Michael Carty 4,656 11.2 5
Fianna Fáil Thomas Hussey 4,276 10.3
Fianna Fáil Patrick Fahey 2,468 5.9
Independent Pádraig Ó Ceallaigh 1,607 3.9
Fine Gael Sean Purcell 1,381 3.3
Fine Gael Gus Hynes 650 1.6
Electorate: ?   Valid: 41,704   Quota: 6,951   Turnout:

1964 by-election

1964 by-election: Galway East[10]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fine Gael John Donnellan 20,920 49.8 1
Fianna Fáil Thomas Hussey 19,612 46.6
Sinn Féin Pádraig Ó Ceallaigh 1,497 3.6
Electorate: 53,823   Valid: 42,029   Quota: 21,015   Turnout: 78.1%

1961 general election

1961 general election: Galway East[9]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Michael F. Kitt 5,750 14.4 1
Clann na Talmhan Michael Donnellan 5,903 14.7 2
Fianna Fáil Anthony Millar 6,325 15.8 3
Fianna Fáil Michael Carty 6,266 15.7 4
Fine Gael Brigid Hogan-O'Higgins 4,988 12.5 5
Fine Gael Sean Purcell 3,729 9.3
Fianna Fáil Mark Killilea, Snr 5,714 12.8
Sinn Féin Pádraig Ó Ceallaigh 3,478 8.7
Electorate: ?   Valid: 39,986   Quota: 6,665   Turnout:

1944 general election

1944 general election: Galway East[8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Ceann Comhairle Frank Fahy Automatically returned N/A 1
Fianna Fáil Patrick Beegan 11,475 35.2 2
Clann na Talmhan Michael Donnellan 10,235 31.4 3
Fianna Fáil Mark Killilea, Snr 8,449 25.9 4
Independent Edward Stankard 2,484 7.6
Electorate: ?   Valid: 32,643   Quota: 8,161   Turnout:

1943 general election

1943 general election: Galway East[7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Ceann Comhairle Frank Fahy Automatically returned N/A 1
Clann na Talmhan Michael Donnellan 9,226 25.6 2
Fianna Fáil Patrick Beegan 8,638 23.9 3
Fianna Fáil Mark Killilea, Snr 7,424 20.6 4
Labour Robert Burke 5,029 13.9
Fianna Fáil Stephen Jordan 1,745 4.84
Fine Gael Seán Broderick 1,729 4.8
Fine Gael Patrick Cawley 1,127 3.1
Independent Sean O'Kelly 1,101 3.1
Electorate: ?   Valid: 36,019   Quota: 9,005   Turnout:

1938 general election

1938 general election: Galway East[6]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Ceann Comhairle Frank Fahy Automatically returned N/A 1
Fianna Fáil Mark Killilea, Snr 9,526 27.2 2
Fianna Fáil Patrick Beegan 8,804 25.1 3
Fine Gael Seán Broderick 6,339 18.1 4
Fine Gael Patrick Cawley 4,140 11.8
Fianna Fáil Martin Regan 3,468 9.9
Labour Robert Burke 2,753 7.9
Electorate: ?   Valid: 35,030   Quota: 8,758   Turnout:

1937 general election

1937 general election: Galway East[4]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Ceann Comhairle Frank Fahy Automatically returned N/A 1
Fianna Fáil Patrick Beegan 7,978 23.5 2
Fianna Fáil Mark Killilea, Snr 8,067 23.80 3
Fine Gael Seán Broderick 5,867 17.3 4
Fine Gael Patrick Cawley 4,275 12.6
Fianna Fáil Stephen Jordan 4,033 11.9
Labour Robert Burke 3,672 10.8
Electorate: ?   Valid: 33,892   Quota: 8,474   Turnout:

See also

References

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