Galway Borough (UK Parliament constituency)

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Galway Borough
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
County County Galway
Borough Galway
1801–1918
Seats
  • 1 (1801–1832)
  • 2 (1832–1885)
  • 1 (1885–1918)
Created from Galway Town (IHC)
Replaced by Galway Connemara

Galway Borough was a United Kingdom Parliament constituency in Ireland. It returned one MP from 1801 to 1832, two MPs from 1832 to 1885 and one MP from 1885 to 1918. It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801.

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Boundaries

This constituency was the parliamentary borough of Galway in County Galway.

Members of Parliament

YearMemberParty
1801 St. George Daly
1801 John Ponsonby
1802 Denis Bowes Daly
1805 James Daly
1811 Frederick Ponsonby Whig [1]
1813 Valentine Blake Tory [1]
1820 Michael Prendergast Tory [1]
1826 James O'Hara Non Partisan [2]
1831 John Bodkin Whig [1]
YearFirst memberFirst partySecond memberSecond party
1832 Andrew Henry Lynch Repeal Association [3] Lachlan MacLachlan [4] Repeal Association [3]
1833 Martin Joseph Blake Repeal Association [3]
1841 Sir Valentine Blake, Bt Repeal Association [3]
Feb. 1847 James Henry Monahan Whig [3] [5] [6]
Aug. 1847 Anthony O'Flaherty Repeal Association [3]
1852 Ind. Irish [3] Ind. Irish [3]
Apr. 1857 Whig [7] Ulick de Burgh Whig [8]
Jul. 1857Vacant [3]
Feb. 1859 John Orrell Lever Conservative [3]
May. 1859 Liberal [3]
1865 Sir Rowland Blennerhassett, Bt Liberal [3] Michael Morris Liberal [3]
1866 Conservative [3]
1867 George Morris Liberal [3]
1868 William St Lawrence Liberal [3]
Feb. 1874 George Morris Home Rule League [3] Home Rule League [3]
Mar. 1874 Frank Hugh O'Donnell Home Rule League [3]
Jun. 1874 Michael Francis Ward Home Rule League [3]
1880 T. P. O'Connor Parnellite Home Rule League [3] John Orrell Lever Home Rule League [3]
ElectionMemberParty
1885 T. P. O'Connor Irish Parliamentary Party
1886 William O'Shea Independent Nationalist
1886 John Pinkerton Irish Parliamentary Party
1890 1 Irish National Federation (Anti-Parnellite)
1900 Martin Morris Irish Unionist Party
1901 Arthur Lynch [9] Irish Parliamentary Party
1903 Charles Ramsay Devlin Irish Parliamentary Party
1906 Stephen Gwynn Irish Parliamentary Party
1918 Constituency abolished

1There was no election but the IPP split into two factions, and Pinkerton joined the faction opposing Parnell.

Elections

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1830: Galway Borough [3] [1] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan James O'Hara (Irish politician) 381 55.5
Irish Repeal Valentine Blake 30544.5
Majority7611.0
Turnout 686c. 33.4
Registered electors c. 2,052
Nonpartisan hold Swing
General election 1831: Galway Borough [3] [1] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig John James Bodkin Unopposed
Registered electors 2,052
Whig gain from Nonpartisan
General election 1832: Galway Borough (2 seats) [3] [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Irish Repeal Andrew Henry Lynch 1,265 41.8
Irish Repeal Lachlan MacLachlan 951 31.5
Irish Repeal Martin Joseph Blake 80726.7
Majority1444.8
Turnout 1,79587.1
Registered electors 2,062
Irish Repeal gain from Whig
Irish Repeal win (new seat)
General election 1835: Galway Borough (2 seats) [3] [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Irish Repeal (Whig) Andrew Henry Lynch Unopposed
Irish Repeal (Whig) Martin Joseph Blake Unopposed
Registered electors 2,062
Irish Repeal hold
Irish Repeal hold
General election 1837: Galway Borough (2 seats) [3] [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Irish Repeal (Whig) Andrew Henry Lynch 56542.5
Irish Repeal (Whig) Martin Joseph Blake 46234.7
Conservative Denis Daly29622.3
Conservative Robert Burke70.5
Majority16612.4
Turnout 77228.2
Registered electors 2,739
Irish Repeal hold
Irish Repeal hold

Lynch was appointed as a Master in Chancery, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 12 February 1838: Galway Borough [3] [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Repeal (Whig) Andrew Henry Lynch 445 73.7 +31.2
Irish Repeal Valentine Blake 15926.3N/A
Majority28647.4+35.0
Turnout 604c. 22.1c. −6.1
Registered electors c. 2,739
Irish Repeal hold Swing +31.2

Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Galway Borough (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Repeal Valentine Blake Unopposed
Irish Repeal Martin Joseph Blake Unopposed
Registered electors 1,600
Irish Repeal hold
Irish Repeal hold

Valentine Blake's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 17 February 1847: Galway Borough [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig James Henry Monahan 510 50.2 New
Irish Repeal Anthony O'Flaherty 50649.8N/A
Majority40.4N/A
Turnout 1,01674.2N/A
Registered electors 1,369
Whig gain from Irish Repeal Swing N/A
General election 1847: Galway Borough (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Repeal Anthony O'Flaherty Unopposed
Irish Repeal Martin Joseph Blake Unopposed
Registered electors 1,369
Irish Repeal hold
Irish Repeal hold

Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Galway Borough (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Irish Anthony O'Flaherty 632 48.1 N/A
Independent Irish Martin Joseph Blake 411 31.3 N/A
Whig Ulick de Burgh 27220.7New
Majority13910.6N/A
Turnout 658 (est)63.4 (est)N/A
Registered electors 1,038
Independent Irish gain from Irish Repeal Swing N/A
Independent Irish gain from Irish Repeal Swing N/A
General election 1857: Galway Borough (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Ulick de Burgh 646 40.7 +20.0
Whig Anthony O'Flaherty 508 32.0 −16.1
Independent Irish Theodore Patrick French43327.3−4.0
Majority754.7N/A
Turnout 794 (est)67.2 (est)+3.8
Registered electors 1,115
Whig gain from Independent Irish Swing +11.0
Whig gain from Independent Irish Swing −3.0

In July 1857, on petition, O'Flaherty was unseated—as he was guilty, by his agents, of bribery—and a new writ was then issued in February 1859. [11]

By-election, 11 February 1859: Galway Borough [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Orrell Lever Unopposed
Registered electors 1,300
Conservative gain from Whig
General election 1859: Galway Borough (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Orrell Lever 743 39.2 N/A
Liberal Ulick de Burgh 603 31.8 −8.9
Liberal Theodore Patrick French54828.9+1.6
Majority19510.3N/A
Turnout 947 (est)72.8 (est)+5.6
Registered electors 1,300
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing N/A
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: Galway Borough (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Michael Morris 883 47.3 +15.5
Liberal Rowland Blennerhassett 672 36.0 +7.1
Conservative John Orrell Lever 29115.6−23.6
Independent Liberal Nicholas Stubber221.2New
Majority38120.3N/A
Turnout 1,080 (est)91.4 (est)+18.6
Registered electors 1,182
Liberal hold Swing +13.7
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +9.5

Morris was appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland, requiring a by-election.

1866 Galway Borough by-election (1 seat) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Morris 756 81.5 +65.9
Independent Liberal Nicholas Stubber17218.5+17.3
Majority58463.0N/A
Turnout 92878.6−12.8
Registered electors 1,180
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing −9.6

Morris was appointed Attorney-General for Ireland, requiring a by-election.

February 1867 Galway Borough by-election (1 seat) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Morris Unopposed
Conservative hold

Morris resigned after being appointed a judge of the Court of Common Pleas.

April 1867 Galway Borough by-election (1 seat) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal George Morris Unopposed
Liberal gain from Conservative
General election 1868: Galway Borough (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William St Lawrence 826 36.3 −11.0
Liberal Rowland Blennerhassett 804 35.3 −0.7
Liberal Martin Francis O'Flaherty43219.0N/A
Conservative James O'Hare2139.4−6.2
Majority37216.3−4.0
Turnout 1,244 (est)90.1 (est)−1.3
Registered electors 1,381
Liberal hold Swing −4.0
Liberal hold Swing +1.2

Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Galway Borough (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Home Rule George Morris 761 42.9 New
Home Rule William St Lawrence 604 34.0 −2.3
Home Rule Frank Hugh O'Donnell 40923.1New
Majority19510.9N/A
Turnout 887 (est)61.4 (est)−28.7
Registered electors 1,444
Home Rule gain from Liberal Swing N/A
Home Rule gain from Liberal Swing N/A

St Lawrence succeeded to the peerage, becoming Earl of Howth.

March 1874 Galway Borough by-election (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Home Rule Frank Hugh O'Donnell 579 61.8 N/A
Liberal Pierce Joyce35838.2New
Majority22123.6+12.7
Turnout 93764.9+3.5
Registered electors 1,444
Home Rule hold Swing N/A

On petition, O'Donnell was unseated.

June 1874 Galway Borough by-election (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Home Rule Michael Francis Ward 726 71.6 N/A
Liberal James Henry Monahan 28828.4N/A
Majority43843.2+32.3
Turnout 1,01470.2+8.8
Registered electors 1,444
Home Rule hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Galway Borough (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Home Rule John Orrell Lever 501 34.1 N/A
Parnellite Home Rule League T. P. O'Connor 487 33.2 N/A
Home Rule Hugh Tarpey 48132.7N/A
Majority60.5−10.4
Turnout 988 (est)78.4 (est)+17.0
Registered electors 1,261
Home Rule hold Swing N/A
Home Rule hold Swing N/A
1885 general election: Galway Borough [12] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary T. P. O'Connor 1,335 89.1 N/A
Irish Loyal and Patriotic Union Thomas George Palmer Hallett16410.9New
Majority1,17178.2N/A
Turnout 1,49966.2−12.2 (est)
Registered electors 2,265
Irish Parliamentary hold Swing N/A

O'Connor is also elected for Liverpool Scotland and opts to sit there, prompting a by-election.

1886 Galway Borough by-election [12] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ind. Nationalist William O'Shea 942 94.6 N/A
Ind. Nationalist Michael Aloysius Lynch545.4N/A
Majority88889.2+11.0
Turnout 99666.20.0
Registered electors 2,265
Ind. Nationalist gain from Irish Parliamentary Swing N/A
1886 general election: Galway Borough [12] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary John Pinkerton Unopposed
Registered electors 2,265
Irish Parliamentary gain from Ind. Nationalist

Elections in the 1890s

1892 general election: Galway Borough [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish National Federation John Pinkerton 644 52.1 N/A
Irish National League Arthur Lynch 59347.9N/A
Majority514.2N/A
Turnout 1,23764.8N/A
Registered electors 1,909
Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary Swing N/A
1895 general election: Galway Borough [12] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish National Federation John Pinkerton 596 40.9 −11.2
Irish National League Edmund Leamy 46531.9−16.0
Irish Unionist Martin Morris 39527.1New
Majority1319.0+4.8
Turnout 1,45682.8+18.0
Registered electors 1,759
Irish National Federation hold Swing +2.4

Elections in the 1900s

1900 general election: Galway Borough [12] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Unionist Martin Morris 882 53.6 +26.5
Irish Parliamentary Edmund Leamy 76346.4−26.4'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000091−QINU`"'
Majority1197.2N/A
Turnout 1,64574.5−8.3
Registered electors 2,209
Irish Unionist gain from Irish Parliamentary Swing +26.5

    Morris is elevated to the peerage as Lord Killanin, prompting a by-election.

    1901 Galway Borough by-election [13] [3]
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Irish Parliamentary Arthur Lynch 1,247 72.5 +26.1
    Irish Unionist Horace Plunkett 47227.5−26.1
    Majority77545.0N/A
    Turnout 1,71979.4+4.9
    Registered electors 2,166
    Irish Parliamentary gain from Irish Unionist Swing +26.1

    Lynch is adjudged guilty of high treason, prompting a by-election.

    1903 Galway Borough by-election [3]
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Irish Parliamentary Charles Ramsay Devlin Unopposed
    Registered electors 2,347
    Irish Parliamentary hold
    1906 general election: Galway Borough [3]
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Irish Parliamentary Charles Ramsay Devlin Unopposed
    Registered electors 2,202
    Irish Parliamentary hold

    Devlin resigns, causing a by-election.

    1906 Galway Borough by-election [13] [3]
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Irish Parliamentary Stephen Gwynn 983 63.7 N/A
    Ind. Nationalist John Shawe-Taylor 55936.3New
    Majority42427.4N/A
    Turnout 1,54270.0N/A
    Registered electors 2,202
    Irish Parliamentary hold Swing N/A

    Elections in the 1910s

    January 1910 general election: Galway Borough [3]
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Irish Parliamentary Stephen Gwynn Unopposed
    Registered electors 2,306
    Irish Parliamentary hold
    December 1910 general election: Galway Borough [3]
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    Irish Parliamentary Stephen Gwynn 1,062 84.0 N/A
    Ind. Unionist James Leslie Wanklyn 20316.0New
    Majority85968.0N/A
    Turnout 1,26554.9N/A
    Registered electors 2,306
    Irish Parliamentary hold

    Notes

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Stooks Smith, Henry (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections: Containing the Uncontested Elections Since 1830. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. pp. 228–229.
    2. ↑ Farrell, Stephen. "O'HARA, James (1796-1838), of West Lodge, co. Galway". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
    3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 217–218, 281–283, 350–351. ISBN   0901714127.
    4. ↑ 1832: On petition, Lachlan MacLachlan was unseated and Martin Joseph Blake declared elected (Walker, page 52)
    5. ↑ "The Galway Election" . Enniskillen Chronicle and Erne Packet. 22 February 1847. p. 3. Retrieved 30 September 2018– via British Newspaper Archive.
    6. ↑ "The Galway Election" . Inverness Courier. 24 February 1847. p. 2. Retrieved 30 September 2018– via British Newspaper Archive.
    7. ↑ Ollivier, John (1841). Ollivier's parliamentary and political directory for the Session 1841, 1848, Volume 1. p. 27.
    8. ↑ "The New Parliament" . Dublin Weekly Nation. 18 April 1857. p. 8. Retrieved 30 September 2018– via British Newspaper Archive.
    9. ↑ "No. 27382". The London Gazette . 3 December 1901. p. 8559.
    10. 1 2 Farrell, Stephen. "Galway". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
    11. ↑ "Imperial Parliament" . The Ipswich Journal. 18 July 1857. p. 4. Retrieved 30 September 2018– via British Newspaper Archive.
    12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Election intelligence". The Times. No. 36555. London. 9 September 1901. p. 10.
    13. 1 2 "Galway Borough Election" . Nottingham Evening Post. 5 November 1906. Retrieved 15 October 2016– via British Newspaper Archive.

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