Galway Connemara
UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland, 1885–1922
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Connemara, a division of County Galway, was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament (MP) from 1885 to 1922.
| Galway Connemara | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1922 | |
| Seats | 1 |
| Created from | County Galway Galway Borough (from 1918) |
| Replaced by | Galway |
Prior to the 1885 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 north-western part of County Galway, roughly corresponding to the region of Connemara. In 1918, with the abolition of the Galway borough constituency, the constituency was redrawn to include the town of Galway and exclude an area which had been transferred to County Mayo under the 1898 Local Government Act.
1885–1918: The baronies of Ballynahinch, Moycullen, and Ross.
1918–1922: The rural districts of Clifden and Oughterard, the district electoral divisions of Barna, Furbogh, Kilcummin, Killannin, Moycullen, Selerna, Slievenaneena, Spiddle and Tullokyne in the rural district of Galway, and the urban district of Galway.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member [1] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Patrick James Foley | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
| 1895 | William O'Malley | Irish National Federation | |
| 1918 | Pádraic Ó Máille | Sinn Féin | |
| 1921 | Constituency merged into Galway (Dáil constituency) | ||
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Patrick James Foley | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 5,842 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Patrick James Foley | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 5,842 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Elections in the 1890s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Patrick James Foley | 2,637 | 81.5 | N/A | |
| Irish National League | John Henry Joyce | 598 | 18.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,039 | 63.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,676 | 47.5 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 6,815 | ||||
| Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | William O'Malley | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 7,155 | ||||
| Irish National Federation hold | |||||
Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | William O'Malley | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 8,423 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | William O'Malley | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 6,438 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | William O'Malley | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 6,248 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | William O'Malley | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 6,248 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | Pádraic Ó Máille | 11,754 | 77.1 | New | |
| Irish Parliamentary | William O'Malley | 3,482 | 22.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 8,272 | 54.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 15,236 | 61.1 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 24,956 | ||||
| Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |||