East Galway (UK Parliament constituency)
For the 1937–1948, 1961–1969, and 1977–present constituency, see Galway East (Dáil Éireann constituency).
East Galway | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885–1922 | |
Number of members | One |
Created from | County Galway |
East Galway was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament 1885–1922.
Prior to the United Kingdom general election, 1885 the area was part of the Galway County constituency. From 1922 it was not represented in the UK Parliament.
Boundaries
This constituency comprised the eastern part of County Galway.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
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1885 | Matthew Harris | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
1890 by-election | John Roche | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
18901 | Anti-Parnellite | ||
1914 by-election | James Cosgrave | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
1918 | Liam Mellows | Sinn Féin | |
1921 | constituency merged into Galway (Dáil Éireann constituency) |
Elections
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References
- 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)
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