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Galway County (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Galway County County constituency |
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| Created: | 1801 |
| Abolished: | 1885 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
The UK Parliament constituency of County Galway was an historic Irish constituency, 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.
- Constituency created (1801)
The constituency was abolished in 1885 and replaced by the following constituencies:
This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
- The Parliaments of England by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844-50), 2nd edition edited (in one volume) by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973)
- Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
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| Parliament of Ireland to 1800 |
Athenry (1310–1800) · Galway Borough (1264–1800) · Galway County (1264–1800) · Tuam (1614–1800) · |
| Westminster 1801–1922 |
Galway County (????–1885) · Galway Borough (1801–1918) · Galway Connemara (1885–1922) · East Galway (1885–1922) · North Galway (1885–1922) · South Galway (1885–1922) |
| Dáil Éireann 1918–present |
Galway (1921–1937) · Galway East (1918–1921, 1937–1948, 1961–1969, 1977—) · Galway North (1918–1921, 1948–1961) · Galway North East (1969–1977) · Galway South (1918–1921, 1948–1961) · Clare-Galway South (1969–1977) · Galway West (1937—) |
Categories: Incomplete lists | Historic constituencies in County Galway | Westminster constituencies in the Republic of Ireland (historic) | United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1801 | United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1885 | Historic Westminster constituency in Ireland stubs