North Galway
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1922
Seats1
Created fromCounty Galway
Replaced byGalway

North Galway was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament from 1885 to 1922.

Prior to the 1885 United Kingdom general election the area was part of the County Galway constituency. From 1922, on the establishment of the Irish Free State, it was not represented in the UK Parliament.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the northern part of County Galway. The boundaries were redefined in 1918 to take account of the transfer of the district electoral division of Rosmoylan from County Galway to County Roscommon under the 1898 Local Government Act.

1885–1918: The baronies of Ballymoe, Clare and Dunmore.

1918–1922: The rural districts of Glennamaddy and Tuam.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1885 John Philip Nolan Irish Parliamentary Party
1890 Parnellite
1895 Denis Kilbride Irish National Federation
1900 John Philip Nolan Irish Parliamentary Party
1906 Thomas Higgins
1906 by-election Richard Hazleton
1918 Bryan Cusack Sinn Féin
1921 Constituency merged into Galway (Dáil constituency)

Elections

The elections in this constituency took place using the first past the post electoral system.

Elections in the 1880s

1885 general election: North Galway[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary John Philip Nolan Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)
1886 general election: North Galway[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary John Philip Nolan Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1890s

1892 general election: North Galway[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish National League John Philip Nolan 2,040 55.3 N/A
Irish National Federation Charles Kearns Deane Tanner 1,651 44.7 N/A
Majority 389 10.6 N/A
Turnout 3,691 44.3 N/A
Registered electors 8,328
Irish National League gain from Irish Parliamentary Swing N/A
1895 general election: North Galway[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish National Federation Denis Kilbride 2,590 56.1 +11.4
Irish National League John Philip Nolan 2,025 43.9 −11.4
Majority 565 12.2 N/A
Turnout 4,615 46.0 +1.7
Registered electors 10,034
Irish National Federation gain from Irish National League Swing +11.4

Elections in the 1900s

1900 general election: North Galway[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary John Philip Nolan Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold
1906 general election: North Galway[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Thomas Higgins 2,585 70.8 N/A
Independent Nationalist John Philip Nolan 1,064 29.2 N/A
Majority 1,521 41.6 N/A
Turnout 3,649 47.5 N/A
Registered electors 7,689
Irish Parliamentary hold Swing N/A
By-election, 1906: North Galway[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Richard Hazleton Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1910s

January 1910 general election: North Galway[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Richard Hazleton Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold
December 1910 general election: North Galway[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Richard Hazleton Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold
By-election 1914: North Galway[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Richard Hazleton Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold
1918 general election: Galway North[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Sinn Féin Bryan Cusack 8,896 69.0 New
Irish Parliamentary Thomas Sloyan 3,999 31.0 N/A
Majority 4,897 38.0 N/A
Turnout 12,885 61.3 N/A
Registered electors 21,036
Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary Swing N/A

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 351–352, 390. ISBN 0901714127.
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