Galway County (UK Parliament constituency)

Galway County
Former County constituency for the House of Commons
1801–1885
Number of members	Two
Replaced by	Galway Connemara, East Galway, North Galway and South Galway

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.

Members of Parliament

Constituency created (1801)

Year	First member	Second member
1801	Richard Le Poer Trench	Richard Martin
1805	Richard Le Poer Trench	Denis Bowes Daly
1812	James Daly	Denis Bowes Daly
1818		Richard Martin
1827		James Staunton Lambert
1830	Sir John Burke	James Staunton Lambert
1832	Thomas Barnewall Martin	James Daly
1835	Thomas Barnewall Martin	John James Bodkin
1847	Thomas Burke	Christopher St. George
1852		Thomas Arthur Bellew
1857		William Henry Gregory
1865	Lord Dunkellin
1867	Viscount Burke
1871	Mitchell Henry
1872		John Philip Nolan
1872		William Le Poer Trench
1874		John Philip Nolan

The constituency was abolished in 1885 and replaced by the following constituencies:

Elections

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References

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)
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 1)

Parliamentary constituencies in County Galway and Borough/City

Parliament of Ireland to 1800	Athenry (1310–1800) Galway Borough (1264–1800) Galway County (1264–1800) Tuam (1614–1800)

Westminster 1801–1922 and First Dáil 1918	Galway County (1801–85) 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 (1921–37) Galway East (1937–48, 1961–69, 1977–) Galway North (1948–61) Galway North–East (1969–77) Galway South (1948–61) Clare–Galway South (1969–77) Galway West (1937–) Roscommon–Galway (2016–)

European Parliament 1979–present	Connacht–Ulster (1979–2004) North-West (2004–14) Midlands–North-West (2014–)

Irish counties: Carlow Cavan Clare Cork Donegal Dublin Galway Kerry Kildare Kilkenny Laois Leitrim Limerick Longford Louth Mayo Meath Monaghan Offaly Roscommon Sligo Tipperary Waterford Westmeath Wexford Wicklow

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