Galway North (Dáil constituency)

Galway North was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1948 to 1961. The constituency elected 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) to the Dáil, using the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).

For the 1885–1922 constituency, see North Galway (UK Parliament constituency).

Galway North
Former Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary Constituency
Former constituency
Created1948
Abolished1961
Seats3
County/City councilCounty Galway

History

The constituency was created under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947 for the 1948 general election to Dáil Éireann.[1] It was abolished under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1961, when the three existing Galway constituencies were replaced by the two new constituencies of Galway East and Galway West.

Boundaries

The administrative county of Galway except the portion thereof which was comprised in the County Constituencies of Galway West and Galway South.[1]

TDs
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Galway North 1948–1961[2]
Key to parties
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
13th1948[3] Mark Killilea Snr
(FF)		 Michael F. Kitt
(FF)		 Michael Donnellan
(CnaT)
14th1951[4] James Hession
(FG)
15th1954[5]
16th1957[6] Michael F. Kitt
(FF)
17th1961 Constituency abolished. See Galway East and Galway West

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

1957 general election
1957 general election: Galway North[6]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Clann na Talmhan Michael Donnellan 7,399 33.1 1 1
Fianna Fáil Michael F. Kitt 5,215 23.3 2
Fianna Fáil Mark Killilea Snr 4,826 21.6 3
Sinn Féin Pádraig Ó Ceallaigh 2,551 11.4
Fine Gael James Hession 2,380 10.6
Electorate: ?   Valid: 22,371   Quota: 5,593   Turnout:

1954 general election
1954 general election: Galway North[5]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Clann na Talmhan Michael Donnellan 7,889 33.7 1 1
Fianna Fáil Michael F. Kitt 4,619 19.7
Fianna Fáil Mark Killilea Snr 4,430 18.9 3
Fine Gael James Hession 4,374 18.7 2
Fianna Fáil Tom King 2,099 9.0
Electorate: ?   Valid: 23,411   Quota: 5,853   Turnout:

1951 general election
1951 general election: Galway North[7]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234
Clann na Talmhan Michael Donnellan 34.8 7,923      
Fianna Fáil Mark Killilea Snr 18.5 4,205 4,287 4,391 5,952
Fianna Fáil Michael F. Kitt 18.1 4,120 4,200 4,236 4,886
Fine Gael James Hession 12.7 2,882 4,291 5,581 5,764
Fianna Fáil Seán Glynn 10.5 2,382 2,511 2,632  
Clann na Poblachta William Burke 5.6 1,265 1,793    
Electorate: 31,373   Valid: 22,777   Quota: 5,695   Turnout: 72.60%

    1948 general election
    1948 general election: Galway North[7]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    Fianna Fáil Mark Killilea Snr 19.9 4,636 4,663 4,682 4,728 4,808 4,961 6,816  
    Clann na Talmhan Michael Donnellan 19.6 4,582 5,072 5,171 5,251 5,861      
    Fianna Fáil Michael F. Kitt 16.0 3,742 3,851 3,876 3,897 4,033 4,166 4,814 5,782
    Fianna Fáil Seán Glynn 12.1 2,811 2,826 2,838 2,850 2,882 2,924    
    Labour Robert M. Burke 9.7 2,273 2,309 2,418 2,466 2,704 3,971 4,162 4,175
    Clann na Poblachta John Nohilly 6.7 1,562 1,606 1,651 2,352 2,575      
    Fine Gael Mark Wall 4.5 1,046 1,074 1,658 1,679        
    Clann na Poblachta Michael Mannion 4.0 922 944 963          
    Fine Gael William Allen 3.8 886 942            
    Clann na Talmhan Patrick Collins 3.8 876              
    Electorate: 32,389   Valid: 23,336   Quota: 5,835   Turnout: 72.05%

      See also

      References
      1. "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1947: (Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
      2. Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0-901714-96-8. ISSN 0332-0286.
      3. "General election 1948: Galway North". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
      4. "General election 1951: Galway North". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
      5. "General election 1954: Galway North". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
      6. "General election 1957: Galway North". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
      7. Gallagher, Michael (2009). Irish Elections 1948–77: Results and Analysis Sources for the Study of Irish Politics 2. Routledge. ISBN 9781138973343.

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