County Galway | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | County Galway |
1801–1885 | |
Seats | 2 |
Created from | County Galway (IHC) |
Replaced by |
County Galway was a United Kingdom parliamentary constituency in Ireland, 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.
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:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | James Staunton Lambert | 755 | 32.3 | ||
Whig | John Burke | 700 | 30.0 | ||
Tory | James Daly | 666 | 28.5 | ||
Tory | John D'Arcy | 216 | 9.2 | ||
Majority | 34 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,422 | 69.3 | |||
Registered electors | 2,052 | ||||
Whig gain from Tory | Swing | ||||
Whig gain from Ind. Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | James Staunton Lambert | Unopposed | |||
Whig | John Burke | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,052 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Thomas Barnwall Martin | 1,456 | 31.2 | ||
Tory | James Daly | 1,368 | 29.3 | ||
Whig | John Burke | 1,356 | 29.1 | ||
Tory | Xaverius Blake | 482 | 10.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,732 | 89.3 | |||
Registered electors | 3,061 | ||||
Majority | 88 | 1.9 | |||
Whig hold | |||||
Majority | 12 | 0.2 | |||
Tory gain from Whig |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John James Bodkin | 420 | 51.5 | +22.4 | |
Whig | Thomas Barnwall Martin | 383 | 47.0 | +15.8 | |
Conservative | John D'Arcy | 12 | 1.5 | −38.1 | |
Majority | 371 | 45.5 | +43.6 | ||
Turnout | c. 408 | c. 12.2 | c. −77.1 | ||
Registered electors | 3,349 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | +20.7 | |||
Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | +17.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Thomas Barnwall Martin | Unopposed | |||
Whig | John James Bodkin | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,765 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Thomas Barnwall Martin | Unopposed | |||
Whig | John James Bodkin | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,990 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold | |||||
Martin's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Repeal | Thomas Burke | Unopposed | |||
Irish Repeal gain from Whig |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Repeal | Thomas Burke | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Christopher St George | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,893 | ||||
Irish Repeal gain from Whig | |||||
Conservative gain from Whig |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Irish | Thomas Burke | Unopposed | |||
Independent Irish | Thomas Bellew | 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 | New | |
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 | New | |
Majority | 939 | 14.6 | +3.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,982 (est) | 78.4 (est) | +29.4 | ||
Registered electors | 5,082 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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 | |||||
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 | New | |
Majority | 2,165 | 62.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,481 | 64.5 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 5,400 | ||||
Home Rule gain from Liberal |
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 | 20.8 | 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 |
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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