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 spans the entire area of the western half of County Galway in Connacht, in the heart of the Gaeltacht, taking in Galway city, Clifden and part of southern County Mayo.
The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017 defines the constituency as:[1]
- "The city of Galway;
- and, in the county of Galway, the electoral divisions of:
- Abhainn Ghabhla, An Cnoc Buí, An Uillinn, Ballynakill, Binn an Choire, Bunowen, Cleggan, Clifden, Cloch na Rón, Cushkillary, Derrycunlagh, Derrylea, Doonloughan, Errislannan, Inishbofin, Maíros, Rinvyle, Scainimh, Sillerna, in the former Rural District of Clifden;
- An Carn Mór, An Spidéal, Árainn, Baile Chláir, Baile an Teampaill, Ballynacourty, Bearna, Ceathrú an Bhrúnaigh, Cill Aithnín, Clarinbridge, Eanach Dhúin, Galway Rural (part), Kilcummin, Leacach Beag, Liscananaun, Lisín an Bhealaigh, Maigh Cuilinn, Na Forbacha, Oranmore, Sailearna, Sliabh an Aonaigh, Tulaigh Mhic Aodháin, in the former Rural District of Galway;
- An Chorr, An Crompán, An Fhairche, An Ros, An Turlach, Camas, Cill Chuimín, Conga, Garmna, Leitir Breacáin, Leitir Móir, Letterfore, Oughterard, Wormhole, in the former Rural District of Oughterard;
- and, in the county of Mayo, the electoral divisions of:
- Cong, Dalgan, Houndswood, Kilmaine, Neale, Shrule, in the former Rural District of Ballinrobe."
TDs
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 West[28] |
Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 | Count 9 | Count 10 | Count 11 | Count 12 | Count 13 | Count 14 |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Éamon Ó Cuív |
14.8 |
9,539 |
9,574 |
9,679 |
9,701 |
9,763 |
10,022 |
10,079 |
10,175 |
11,103 |
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Independent |
Noel Grealish |
11.2 |
7,187 |
7,208 |
7,308 |
7,359 |
7,522 |
7,945 |
8,020 |
8,461 |
8,830 |
9,136 |
9,186 |
9,711 |
11,073 |
|
|
Fine Gael |
Seán Kyne |
9.5 |
6,136 |
6,148 |
6,232 |
6,245 |
6,292 |
6,355 |
6,444 |
6,506 |
6,587 |
7,201 |
7,209 |
7,656 |
8,171 |
10,590 |
|
Independent |
Catherine Connolly |
7.6 |
4,877 |
4,909 |
4,982 |
5,178 |
5,325 |
5,450 |
5,818 |
6,330 |
6,461 |
7,123 |
7,138 |
8,877 |
9,824 |
10,239 |
|
Fine Gael |
Hildegarde Naughton |
7.1 |
4,567 |
4,582 |
4,676 |
4,691 |
4,759 |
4,964 |
5,097 |
5,175 |
5,298 |
6,083 |
6,094 |
6,626 |
7,024 |
9,129 |
|
Sinn Féin |
Trevor Ó Clochartaigh |
8.9 |
5,755 |
5,788 |
5,815 |
6,017 |
6,108 |
6,162 |
6,261 |
6,661 |
6,721 |
6,833 |
6,846 |
7,468 |
7,911 |
8,077 |
|
Fine Gael |
John O'Mahony |
7.4 |
4,734 |
4,744 |
4,788 |
4,795 |
4,859 |
4,915 |
4,965 |
4,996 |
5,222 |
5,551 |
5,591 |
5,852 |
6,122 |
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
John Connolly |
6.0 |
3,885 |
3,901 |
3,951 |
3,973 |
4,019 |
4,160 |
4,203 |
4,351 |
4,873 |
5,059 |
5,304 |
5,614 |
|
|
|
Social Democrats |
Niall Ó Tuathail |
5.4 |
3,455 |
3,488 |
3,566 |
3,734 |
3,803 |
3,850 |
4,344 |
4,674 |
4,725 |
5,269 |
5,278 |
|
|
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|
Labour Party |
Derek Nolan |
5.0 |
3,220 |
3,233 |
3,261 |
3,300 |
3,332 |
3,380 |
3,624 |
3,737 |
3,787 |
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|
Fianna Fáil |
Mary Hoade |
3.4 |
2,205 |
2,213 |
2,248 |
2,254 |
2,549 |
2,636 |
2,644 |
2,673 |
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|
Independent |
Mike Cubbard |
3.3 |
2,122 |
2,146 |
2,166 |
2,309 |
2,390 |
2,436 |
2,533 |
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|
Green Party |
Seamus Sheridan |
2.5 |
1,588 |
1,617 |
1,667 |
1,755 |
1,779 |
1,813 |
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|
Independent |
Fidelma Healy Eames |
2.2 |
1,394 |
1,445 |
1,594 |
1,620 |
1,657 |
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Independent |
James Charity |
1.8 |
1,171 |
1,181 |
1,227 |
1,267 |
|
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|
AAA–PBP |
Tommy Holohan |
1.6 |
1,017 |
1,047 |
1,071 |
|
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Renua |
Nicola Daveron |
1.5 |
994 |
1,025 |
|
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Independent |
Tommy Roddy |
0.4 |
251 |
|
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|
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Direct Democracy |
Ruairí O'Neill |
0.2 |
152 |
|
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Independent |
Patrick Feeney |
0.1 |
22 |
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Electorate: 103,704 Valid: 64,271 Spoilt: 488 (0.75%) Quota: 10,712 Turnout: 64,759 (62.45%) |
2011 general election
2011 general election: Galway West[27] |
Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 | Count 9 | Count 10 | Count 11 | Count 12 | Count 13 |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Éamon Ó Cuív |
12.3 |
7,441 |
7,486 |
7,547 |
7,649 |
8,198 |
8,927 |
9.035 |
11,138 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Labour Party |
Derek Nolan |
12.4 |
7,489 |
7,672 |
8,006 |
8,266 |
8,463 |
8,703 |
9,119 |
9,308 |
9,415 |
10,431 |
|
|
|
|
Fine Gael |
Brian Walsh |
8.9 |
5,425 |
5,473 |
5,515 |
5,644 |
5,869 |
5,964 |
7,008 |
7,242 |
7,343 |
7,491 |
7,520 |
10,227 |
|
|
Independent |
Noel Grealish |
10.3 |
6,229 |
6,346 |
6,396 |
6,589 |
6,810 |
7,116 |
7,324 |
7,916 |
8,312 |
8,682 |
8,736 |
9,811 |
9,829 |
|
Fine Gael |
Seán Kyne |
7.5 |
4,550 |
4,581 |
4,630 |
4,704 |
4,729 |
5,741 |
6,470 |
6,621 |
6,705 |
7,029 |
7,074 |
9,020 |
9,112 |
|
Independent |
Catherine Connolly |
7.9 |
4,766 |
4,973 |
5,214 |
5,499 |
5,603 |
5,888 |
6,148 |
6,390 |
6,551 |
8,207 |
8,375 |
9,083 |
9,095 |
|
Fine Gael |
Fidelma Healy Eames |
8.3 |
5,046 |
5,080 |
5,173 |
5,290 |
5,347 |
5,487 |
6,542 |
6,712 |
6,801 |
6,990 |
7,020 |
|
|
|
Sinn Féin |
Trevor Ó Clochartaigh |
6.3 |
3,808 |
3,927 |
3,999 |
4,096 |
4,141 |
4,407 |
4,447 |
4,588 |
4,683 |
|
|
|
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Frank Fahey |
5.7 |
3,448 |
3,474 |
3,489 |
3,526 |
3,833 |
4,017 |
4,062 |
|
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|
Fine Gael |
Hildegarde Naughton |
5.9 |
3,606 |
3,655 |
3,745 |
3,858 |
3,908 |
3,993 |
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Independent |
Tom Welby |
5.4 |
3,298 |
3,325 |
3,345 |
3,484 |
3,504 |
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Fianna Fáil |
Michael Crowe |
3.0 |
1,814 |
1,855 |
1,870 |
1,895 |
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Independent |
Eamon Walsh |
2.4 |
1,481 |
1,581 |
1,624 |
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|
Green Party |
Niall Ó Brolcháin |
1.8 |
1,120 |
1,153 |
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Independent |
Mike Cubbard |
1.4 |
853 |
|
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Independent |
Uinseann Holmes |
0.3 |
186 |
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Independent |
Thomas King |
0.1 |
65 |
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Electorate: 88,840 Valid: 60,625 Spoilt: 643 (1.1%) Quota: 10,105 Turnout: 61,268 (69.0%) |
2007 general election
2007 general election: Galway West[26] |
Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 | Count 9 | Count 10 | Count 11 | Count 12 | Count 13 |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Éamon Ó Cuív |
17.5 |
9,645 |
|
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Labour Party |
Michael D. Higgins |
11.1 |
6,086 |
6,090 |
6,262 |
6,296 |
6,609 |
6,947 |
7,189 |
7,447 |
8,384 |
10,916 |
|
|
|
|
Fine Gael |
Pádraic McCormack |
9.8 |
5,419 |
5,425 |
5,497 |
5,513 |
5,581 |
5,719 |
6,474 |
6,834 |
7,068 |
7,370 |
7,859 |
11,592 |
|
|
Progressive Democrats |
Noel Grealish |
10.5 |
5,806 |
5,812 |
6,122 |
6,141 |
6,196 |
6,313 |
6,366 |
6,940 |
7,065 |
7,241 |
7,377 |
8,116 |
9,034 |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Frank Fahey |
10.6 |
5,854 |
5,855 |
5,965 |
6,150 |
6,300 |
6,481 |
6,549 |
7,036 |
7,234 |
7,421 |
7,536 |
7,914 |
8,139 |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Michael Crowe |
9.0 |
4,969 |
4,976 |
5,115 |
5,233 |
5,364 |
5,652 |
5,708 |
5,863 |
6,117 |
6,338 |
6,507 |
6,842 |
7,159 |
|
Fine Gael |
Fidelma Healy Eames |
7.1 |
3,904 |
3,904 |
3,960 |
3,966 |
4,022 |
4,249 |
4,705 |
4,831 |
5,051 |
5,496 |
6,170 |
|
|
|
Green Party |
Niall Ó Brolcháin |
5.5 |
3,026 |
3,032 |
3,113 |
3,124 |
3,457 |
3,658 |
3,754 |
3,834 |
4,332 |
|
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|
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|
Independent |
Catherine Connolly |
3.7 |
2,006 |
2,014 |
2,055 |
2,066 |
2,307 |
2,580 |
2,631 |
2,684 |
|
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|
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|
|
Progressive Democrats |
Tom Welby |
3.4 |
1,894 |
1,897 |
1,986 |
2,014 |
2,075 |
2,119 |
2,329 |
|
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|
|
Fine Gael |
Seán Kyne |
3.5 |
1,912 |
1,914 |
1,929 |
1,939 |
1,970 |
2,033 |
|
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|
|
Independent |
Margaret Cox |
3.1 |
1,718 |
1,723 |
1,795 |
1,808 |
1,932 |
|
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Sinn Féin |
Anne Marie Carroll |
3.0 |
1,629 |
1,637 |
1,641 |
1,652 |
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Progressive Democrats |
Donal Lyons |
2.1 |
1,168 |
1,169 |
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Independent |
Thomas King |
0.1 |
60 |
|
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|
Electorate: 86,602 Valid: 55,096 Spoilt: 533 (0.9%) Quota: 9,183 Turnout: 55,629 (64.2%) |
2002 general election
2002 general election: Galway West[25] |
Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 | Count 9 | Count 10 | Count 11 | Count 12 | Count 13 | Count 14 | Count 15 |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Éamon Ó Cuív |
20.1 |
9,947 |
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Frank Fahey |
14.6 |
7,226 |
7,902 |
7,904 |
7,993 |
8,120 |
8,318 |
|
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|
Fine Gael |
Pádraic McCormack |
9.6 |
4,760 |
4,850 |
4,859 |
5,260 |
5,318 |
5,502 |
5,865 |
6,001 |
6,012 |
6,285 |
7,623 |
8,420 |
|
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|
|
Labour Party |
Michael D. Higgins |
10.6 |
5,213 |
5,315 |
5,343 |
5,510 |
5,646 |
5,772 |
6,095 |
6,664 |
6,682 |
7,171 |
7,498 |
8,151 |
8,244 |
10,580 |
|
|
Progressive Democrats |
Noel Grealish |
5.5 |
2,735 |
2,787 |
2,791 |
2,858 |
2,876 |
3,121 |
3,233 |
3,315 |
3,323 |
4,544 |
5,098 |
5,325 |
5,352 |
5,684 |
6,215 |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Margaret Cox |
6.6 |
3,269 |
3,697 |
3,704 |
3,752 |
3,801 |
3,870 |
4,082 |
4,297 |
4,314 |
4,623 |
4,782 |
5,244 |
5,273 |
5,585 |
5,906 |
|
Green Party |
Niall Ó Brolcháin |
4.4 |
2,193 |
2,216 |
2,241 |
2,308 |
2,416 |
2,450 |
2,651 |
3,108 |
3,111 |
3,267 |
3,391 |
3,749 |
3,775 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Séamus Walsh |
4.9 |
2,439 |
2,559 |
2,588 |
2,626 |
2,742 |
2,774 |
2,944 |
3,154 |
3,155 |
3,234 |
3,328 |
|
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|
Fine Gael |
Michael McDonagh |
4.6 |
2,279 |
2,300 |
2,306 |
2,619 |
2,632 |
2,670 |
2,748 |
2,808 |
2,812 |
2,888 |
|
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|
Progressive Democrats |
Donal Lyons |
3.9 |
1,935 |
2,017 |
2,026 |
2,058 |
2,068 |
2,545 |
2,713 |
2,787 |
2,798 |
|
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|
Sinn Féin |
Daniel Callanan |
3.0 |
1,468 |
1,485 |
1,498 |
1,509 |
2,166 |
2,200 |
2,306 |
|
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Independent |
Dana Rosemary Scallon |
3.4 |
1,677 |
1,727 |
1,740 |
1,812 |
1,872 |
1,920 |
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|
Progressive Democrats |
Declan McDonnell |
3.0 |
1,462 |
1,479 |
1,484 |
1,499 |
1,506 |
|
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|
Sinn Féin |
Seán Coistealbha |
2.7 |
1,311 |
1,373 |
1,383 |
1,397 |
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|
Fine Gael |
Fidelma Healy Eames |
2.7 |
1,320 |
1,340 |
1,347 |
|
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Independent |
Eileen Manning |
0.2 |
96 |
97 |
|
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Independent |
Joseph Nulty |
0.2 |
76 |
77 |
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Electorate: 82,213 Valid: 49,466 Spoilt: 680 (1.4%) Quota: 8,245 Turnout: 50,146 (61.0%) |
1997 general election
1997 general election: Galway West[24] |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Frank Fahey |
9,321 |
19.3 |
1 |
1 |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Éamon Ó Cuív |
8,250 |
17.1 |
2 |
1 |
|
Fine Gael |
Pádraic McCormack |
7,221 |
15.0 |
3 |
7 |
|
Labour Party |
Michael D. Higgins |
4,856 |
10.1 |
4 |
11 |
|
Progressive Democrats |
Bobby Molloy |
5,914 |
12.3 |
5 |
11 |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Margaret Cox |
2,941 |
6.1 |
|
|
|
Fine Gael |
Pól Ó Foighil |
1,807 |
3.8 |
|
|
|
Green Party |
Pat Fitzpatrick |
1,660 |
3.4 |
|
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Seán Ó Neachtain |
1,639 |
3.4 |
|
|
|
Fine Gael |
Thomas O'Malley |
1,682 |
3.5 |
|
|
|
Sinn Féin |
Mike Egan |
1,209 |
2.5 |
|
|
|
National Party |
Liam Downes |
959 |
2.0 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Luke 'Ming' Flanagan |
548 |
1.1 |
|
|
|
Natural Law |
Maria Ní Dhomhnaill |
205 |
0.4 |
|
|
Electorate: 78,064 Valid: 48,212 Spoilt: 400 (0.8%) Quota: 8,036 Turnout: 48,612 (62.3%) |
1992 general election
1992 general election: Galway West[23] |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Labour Party |
Michael D. Higgins |
8,910 |
17.7 |
1 |
1 |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Éamon Ó Cuív |
8,430 |
16.7 |
2 |
1 |
|
Fine Gael |
Pádraic McCormack |
5,776 |
11.5 |
3 |
10 |
|
Progressive Democrats |
Bobby Molloy |
6,749 |
13.4 |
4 |
10 |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn |
6,844 |
13.6 |
5 |
10 |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Frank Fahey |
6,782 |
13.5 |
|
|
|
Fine Gael |
Fintan Coogan Jnr |
2,747 |
5.5 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Darina Costelloe |
1,308 |
2.6 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Paddy Lally |
1,151 |
2.3 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Pól Ó Foighil |
750 |
1.5 |
|
|
|
Democratic Left |
Jacqueline O'Dowd |
392 |
0.8 |
|
|
|
Sinn Féin |
Mike Egan |
349 |
0.7 |
|
|
|
Independent |
John Finnegan |
138 |
0.3 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Jim Walsh |
60 |
0.1 |
|
|
Electorate: 79,008 Valid: 50,386 Spoilt: 653 (1.3%) Quota: 8,398 Turnout: 51,039 (64.6%) |
1989 general election
1989 general election: Galway West[22] |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Progressive Democrats |
Bobby Molloy |
8,917 |
18.2 |
1 |
|
|
Labour Party |
Michael D. Higgins |
7,727 |
15.8 |
2 |
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Frank Fahey |
8,010 |
16.4 |
3 |
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn |
5,902 |
12.1 |
4 |
|
|
Fine Gael |
Pádraic McCormack |
5,987 |
12.2 |
5 |
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Éamon Ó Cuív |
5,733 |
11.7 |
|
|
|
Fine Gael |
Fintan Coogan Jnr |
5,297 |
10.8 |
|
|
|
Workers' Party |
James Brick |
1,155 |
2.4 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Dermot Shanley |
127 |
0.3 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Paul O'Connor |
84 |
0.2 |
|
|
Electorate: ? Valid: 48,939 Quota: 8,157 Turnout: |
1987 general election
1987 general election: Galway West[21] |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Progressive Democrats |
Bobby Molloy |
9,216 |
17.5 |
1 |
1 |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Frank Fahey |
6,488 |
12.3 |
2 |
|
|
Fine Gael |
John Donnellan |
4,476 |
8.5 |
3 |
|
|
Labour Party |
Michael D. Higgins |
3,878 |
7.4 |
4 |
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn |
4,607 |
8.7 |
5 |
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Mark Killilea Jnr |
5,053 |
9.6 |
|
|
|
Fine Gael |
Fintan Coogan Jnr |
4,206 |
8.0 |
|
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Éamon Ó Cuív |
3,831 |
7.3 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Michael Fahy |
3,139 |
6.0 |
|
|
|
Progressive Democrats |
Michael O'Neill |
2,144 |
4.1 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Peadar Ó Tuathail |
1,724 |
3.3 |
|
|
|
Workers' Party |
James Brick |
1,567 |
2.97 |
|
|
|
Fine Gael |
John O'Malley |
918 |
1.74 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Mary Duffy |
862 |
1.6 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Margaret Sweeney |
511 |
1.0 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Brian Mannion |
101 |
0.2 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Dermot Shanley |
41 |
0.1 |
|
|
Electorate: ? Valid: 52,762 Quota: 8,794 Turnout: |
November 1982 general election
November 1982 general election: Galway West[20] |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Bobby Molloy |
8,234 |
16.7 |
1 |
1 |
|
Fine Gael |
Fintan Coogan Jnr |
6,521 |
13.2 |
2 |
|
|
Fine Gael |
John Donnellan |
7,020 |
14.2 |
3 |
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn |
5,583 |
11.3 |
4 |
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Frank Fahey |
5,475 |
11.1 |
5 |
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Mark Killilea Jnr |
5,509 |
11.2 |
|
|
|
Labour Party |
Michael D. Higgins |
4,449 |
9.0 |
|
|
|
Fine Gael |
Pól Ó Foighil |
3,259 |
6.61 |
|
|
|
Workers' Party |
James Brick |
1,787 |
3.6 |
|
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Gerald Bartley |
1,486 |
3.0 |
|
|
Electorate: ? Valid: 49,323 Quota: 8,221 Turnout: |
February 1982 general election
February 1982 general election: Galway West[19] |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Bobby Molloy |
9,545 |
19.7 |
1 |
1 |
|
Fine Gael |
John Donnellan |
6,105 |
12.6 |
2 |
|
|
Labour Party |
Michael D. Higgins |
5,718 |
11.8 |
3 |
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Frank Fahey |
6,019 |
12.4 |
4 |
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn |
4,139 |
8.5 |
5 |
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Mark Killilea Jnr |
5,624 |
11.6 |
|
|
|
Fine Gael |
Pádraic McCormack |
3,952 |
8.1 |
|
|
|
Fine Gael |
Fintan Coogan Jnr |
3,746 |
7.7 |
|
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Nicholas O'Connor |
2,513 |
5.2 |
|
|
|
Sinn Féin - The Workers' Party |
James Brick |
1,211 |
2.5 |
|
|
Electorate: ? Valid: 48,572 Quota: 8,096 Turnout: |
1981 general election
1981 general election: Galway West[18] |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Bobby Molloy |
9,592 |
18.9 |
1 |
1 |
|
Labour Party |
Michael D. Higgins |
6,226 |
12.25 |
2 |
|
|
Fine Gael |
John Donnellan |
5,065 |
10.0 |
3 |
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn |
4,549 |
9.0 |
4 |
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Mark Killilea Jnr |
6,338 |
12.5 |
5 |
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Frank Fahey |
5,049 |
9.9 |
|
|
|
Fine Gael |
Pádraic McCormack |
3,859 |
7.6 |
|
|
|
Fine Gael |
Henry Comerford |
3,477 |
6.8 |
|
|
|
Fine Gael |
Pól Ó Foighil |
2,849 |
5.6 |
|
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Nicholas O'Connor |
2,471 |
4.9 |
|
|
|
Sinn Féin - The Workers' Party |
James Brick |
1,081 |
2.1 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Anthony Coffey |
284 |
0.6 |
|
|
Electorate: ? Valid: 50,840 Quota: 8,474 Turnout: |
1977 general election
1977 general election: Galway West[17] |
Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 | Count 9 |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn |
17.9 |
7,575 |
7,647 |
7,697 |
8,755 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Bobby Molloy |
18.5 |
7,832 |
7,902 |
7,929 |
8,659 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Bill Loughnane |
17.2 |
7,280 |
7,397 |
7,425 |
7,784 |
8,051 |
8,374 |
8,535 |
|
|
|
Fine Gael |
John Mannion Jnr |
10.2 |
4,331 |
4,363 |
4,756 |
4,859 |
4,865 |
5,360 |
5,380 |
5,388 |
8,520 |
|
Labour Party |
Michael D. Higgins |
11.7 |
4,952 |
5,355 |
5,453 |
5,503 |
5,511 |
5,848 |
5,854 |
5,858 |
7,397 |
|
Fine Gael |
Fintan Coogan Snr |
7.4 |
3,136 |
3,191 |
3,510 |
3,547 |
3,557 |
5,332 |
5,334 |
5,335 |
|
|
Fine Gael |
Toddie Byrne |
6.7 |
2,854 |
2,889 |
3,072 |
3,082 |
3,082 |
|
|
|
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Micheál Ó Móráin |
5.5 |
2,333 |
2,364 |
2,369 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fine Gael |
Pádraic McCormack |
2.7 |
1,126 |
1,138 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sinn Féin - The Workers' Party |
Anthony Coffey |
2.2 |
926 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Electorate: 61,582 Valid: 42,345 Spoilt: 284 (0.6%) Quota: 8,470 Turnout: 42,629 (69.2%)[29] |
1975 by-election
Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Johnny Geoghegan, a by-election was held on 4 March 1975. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, daughter of the deceased TD.
1969 general election
1969 general election: Galway West[14] |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Bobby Molloy |
6,709 |
28.3 |
1 |
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Johnny Geoghegan |
4,923 |
20.8 |
2 |
|
|
Fine Gael |
Fintan Coogan Snr |
2,942 |
12.4 |
3 |
|
|
Fine Gael |
John Mannion Snr |
3,001 |
12.7 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Peadar Mac an Iomaire |
1,522 |
6.4 |
|
|
|
Labour Party |
Thomas Tierney |
1,519 |
6.4 |
|
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Mary Byrne |
1,185 |
5.0 |
|
|
|
Labour Party |
Michael D. Higgins |
1,174 |
5.0 |
|
|
|
Fine Gael |
William Cahill |
738 |
3.1 |
|
|
Electorate: ? Valid: 23,713 Quota: 5,929 Turnout: |
1951 general election
1951 general election: Galway West[9] |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Fine Gael |
John Mannion Snr |
2,832 |
13.3 |
1 |
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Peadar Duignan |
4,481 |
21.0 |
2 |
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Gerald Bartley |
3,793 |
17.8 |
3 |
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Michael Lydon |
3,066 |
14.4 |
|
|
|
Fine Gael |
Martin Mylotte |
2,238 |
10.5 |
|
|
|
Labour Party |
John McElhinney |
1,885 |
8.8 |
|
|
|
Fine Gael |
Fintan Coogan Snr |
1,572 |
7.4 |
|
|
|
Clann na Poblachta |
Fursa Walsh |
1,457 |
6.8 |
|
|
Electorate: ? Valid: 21,324 Quota: 5,332 Turnout: |
1943 general election
1943 general election: Galway West[6] |
Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
Seat |
Count |
|
Fine Gael |
Joseph Mongan |
5,344 |
19.3 |
1 |
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Gerald Bartley |
5,968 |
21.6 |
2 |
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
Eamon Corbett |
3,693 |
13.3 |
3 |
|
|
Fianna Fáil |
John J. Keane |
3,204 |
11.6 |
|
|
|
Labour Party |
Bartley Keane |
2,287 |
8.3 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Margaret Ashe |
2,186 |
7.9 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Patrick Morris |
2,019 |
7.3 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Joseph Ridge |
1,733 |
6.3 |
|
|
|
Fine Gael |
William Higgins |
810 |
2.9 |
|
|
|
Labour Party |
Michael Ó Maoláin |
442 |
1.6 |
|
|
Electorate: ? Valid: 27,686 Quota: 6,922 Turnout: |
1940 by-election
Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Seán Tubridy, a by-election was held on 30 May 1940. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate John J. Keane.