County Galway was a United Kingdom parliamentary constituency in Ireland, 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.
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^ abcdefghijklStooks Smith, Henry (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections: Containing the Uncontested Elections Since 1830. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. p. 228. Retrieved 21 August 2019 – via Google Books.
^Churton, Edward (1838). The Assembled Commons or Parliamentary Biographer. p. 155. Retrieved 21 August 2019 – via Google Books.
^ abThe Irish Franchise and Registration Question. London: Ridgway. 1841. p. 4. Retrieved 21 August 2019 – via Google Books.
^Mosse, Richard Bartholomew (1838). The Parliamentary Guide: a concise history of the Members of both Houses, etc. p. 143. Retrieved 21 August 2019 – via Google Books.
^ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvWalker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN0901714127.
^"General Intelligence". Coventry Standard. 17 April 1857. p. 2. Retrieved 1 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^"Undue Influence Exerted in the Irish Elections". Belfast News-Letter. 22 April 1857. p. 2. Retrieved 1 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^Wiebe, M. G.; Millar, Mary S.; Robson, Ann P.; Hawman, Elen L., eds. (January 1982). Benjamin Disraeli Letters: 1857–1859. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 385. ISBN0-8020-8728-0. Retrieved 1 October 2018 – via Google Books.
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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)
Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN0901714127.
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County Galway was a United Kingdom parliamentary constituency in Ireland 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 County GalwayFormer county constituencyfor the House of CommonsCountyCounty Galway1801 1885Seats2Created fromCounty Galway IHC Replaced byGalway ConnemaraEast GalwayNorth GalwaySouth GalwayIt returned two Members of Parliament The constituency was abolished in 1885 and replaced by smaller constituencies in the county Contents 1 Members of Parliament 1 1 Notes 2 Elections 2 1 Elections in the 1830s 2 2 Elections in the 1840s 2 3 Elections in the 1850s 2 4 Elections in the 1860s 2 5 Elections in the 1870s 2 6 Elections in the 1880s 3 ReferencesMembers of Parliament editConstituency created 1801 First member First party Year Second member Second partyRichard Martin notes 1 Ind Conservative 1801 Richard Trench notes 1 Tory18021805 Denis Bowes Daly Whig18061807James Daly Tory 1 18121818 Richard Martin Ind Conservative notes 2 182018261827 James Staunton Lambert Whig 1 Sir John Burke Whig 1 18301831Thomas Barnwall Martin Whig 1 2 3 1832 James Daly Tory 1 1834 Conservative 1 1835 John James Bodkin Whig 1 4 3 18371841Thomas Burke Irish Repeal 5 May 1847Aug 1847 Christopher St George Conservative 5 Ind Irish 5 1852 Thomas Bellew Ind Irish 5 Whig 6 7 1857 William Henry Gregory Peelite 8 9 Liberal 1859 LiberalLord Dunkellin Liberal 1865Viscount Burke Liberal 18671868Mitchell Henry Home Rule 18711872 John Philip Nolan notes 3 Irish ParliamentaryWilliam Le Poer Trench notes 3 Irish Conservative1874 John Philip Nolan notes 4 Irish Parliamentary1880As a result of the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 the constituency was abolished at the 1885 general election and replaced by 4 single member constituencies Galway Connemara Galway East Galway North Galway SouthNotes edit a b MPs in the First Parliament of the United Kingdom were co opted from the Parliament of Ireland where both MPs had previously represented County Galway Richard Martin stood as an independent but generally supported and voted with the Tory government of Lord Liverpool a b The 1872 by election was contested at an election petition with the IPP candidate John Philip Nolan being unseated after allegations of treating in favour of the Conservative candidate William Le Poer Trench John Philip Nolan continued to sit at Westminster until 1895 as IPP MP for Galway North Elections editElections in the 1830s edit General election 1830 Galway County 5 1 10 Party Candidate Votes Whig James Staunton Lambert 755 32 3Whig John Burke 700 30 0Tory James Daly 666 28 5Tory John D Arcy 216 9 2Majority 34 1 5Turnout 1 422 69 3Registered electors 2 052Whig gain from Tory SwingWhig gain from Ind Conservative SwingGeneral election 1831 County Galway 5 1 10 Party Candidate Votes Whig James Staunton Lambert UnopposedWhig John Burke UnopposedRegistered electors 2 052Whig holdWhig holdGeneral election 1832 County Galway 5 1 Party Candidate Votes Whig Thomas Barnwall Martin 1 456 31 2Tory James Daly 1 368 29 3Whig John Burke 1 356 29 1Tory Xaverius Blake 482 10 3Turnout 2 732 89 3Registered electors 3 061Majority 88 1 9Whig holdMajority 12 0 2Tory gain from WhigGeneral election 1835 County Galway 5 1 Party Candidate Votes Whig John James Bodkin 420 51 5 22 4Whig Thomas Barnwall Martin 383 47 0 15 8Conservative John D Arcy 12 1 5 38 1Majority 371 45 5 43 6Turnout c 408 c 12 2 c 77 1Registered electors 3 349Whig hold Swing 20 7Whig gain from Conservative Swing 17 4General election 1837 County Galway 5 1 Party Candidate Votes Whig Thomas Barnwall Martin UnopposedWhig John James Bodkin UnopposedRegistered electors 3 765Whig holdWhig holdElections in the 1840s edit General election 1841 County Galway 5 Party Candidate Votes Whig Thomas Barnwall Martin UnopposedWhig John James Bodkin UnopposedRegistered electors 1 990Whig holdWhig holdMartin s death caused a by election By election 17 May 1847 County Galway 5 Party Candidate Votes Irish Repeal Thomas Burke UnopposedIrish Repeal gain from WhigGeneral election 1847 County Galway 5 Party Candidate Votes Irish Repeal Thomas Burke UnopposedConservative Christopher St George UnopposedRegistered electors 1 893Irish Repeal gain from WhigConservative gain from WhigElections in the 1850s edit General election 1852 County Galway 5 Party Candidate Votes Independent Irish Thomas Burke UnopposedIndependent Irish Thomas Bellew UnopposedRegistered electors 3 491Independent Irish gain from Irish RepealIndependent Irish gain from ConservativeGeneral election 1857 County Galway 5 Party Candidate Votes Whig Thomas Burke 1 948 46 7 N APeelite William Henry Gregory 1 464 35 1 NewIndependent Irish Thomas Belllew 756 18 1 N ATurnout 2 084 est 49 0 est N ARegistered electors 4 251Majority 484 11 6 N AWhig gain from Independent Irish SwingMajority 708 17 0 N APeelite gain from Independent Irish SwingGeneral election 1859 County Galway 5 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Thomas Burke 2 536 39 2 7 5Liberal William Henry Gregory 2 435 37 7 2 6Conservative Richard Trench 1 496 23 1 NewMajority 939 14 6 3 0Turnout 3 982 est 78 4 est 29 4Registered electors 5 082Liberal hold Swing N ALiberal hold Swing N AElections in the 1860s edit General election 1865 County Galway 5 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Ulick de Burgh UnopposedLiberal William Henry Gregory UnopposedRegistered electors 5 516Liberal holdLiberal holdde Burgh s death caused a by election By election 12 September 1867 County Galway 5 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Hubert de Burgh Canning UnopposedLiberal holdGeneral election 1868 County Galway 5 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Hubert de Burgh Canning UnopposedLiberal William Henry Gregory UnopposedRegistered electors 5 387Liberal holdLiberal holdElections in the 1870s edit de Burgh Canning resigned causing a by election By election 21 Feb 1871 Galway County 5 Party Candidate Votes Home Rule Mitchell Henry UnopposedHome Rule gain from LiberalGregory was appointed Governor of Ceylon causing a by election By election 8 Feb 1872 Galway County 5 Party Candidate Votes Home Rule John Philip Nolan 2 823 81 1 N AConservative William Le Poer Trench 658 18 9 NewMajority 2 165 62 2 N ATurnout 3 481 64 5 N ARegistered electors 5 400Home Rule gain from LiberalOn 13 June 1872 on petition Nolan was unseated due to undue influence exerted by the Roman Catholic clergy and Trench was declared elected 11 General election 1874 County Galway 5 Party Candidate Votes Home Rule John Philip Nolan 2 348 41 2 N AHome Rule Mitchell Henry 2 270 39 8 N AHome Rule Hyacinth D Arcy 1 080 19 0 N AMajority 1 190 20 8 N ATurnout 2 849 est 56 5 est N ARegistered electors 5 044Home Rule gain from LiberalHome Rule gain from LiberalElections in the 1880s edit General election 1880 County Galway 5 Party Candidate Votes Home Rule John Philip Nolan UnopposedHome Rule Mitchell Henry UnopposedRegistered electors 4 902Home Rule holdHome Rule holdThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items August 2008 References edit a b c d e f g h i j k l Stooks Smith Henry 1842 The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections Containing the Uncontested Elections Since 1830 London Simpkin Marshall amp Co p 228 Retrieved 21 August 2019 via Google Books Churton Edward 1838 The Assembled Commons or Parliamentary Biographer p 155 Retrieved 21 August 2019 via Google Books a b The Irish Franchise and Registration Question London Ridgway 1841 p 4 Retrieved 21 August 2019 via Google Books Mosse Richard Bartholomew 1838 The Parliamentary Guide a concise history of the Members of both Houses etc p 143 Retrieved 21 August 2019 via Google Books a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Walker B M ed 1978 Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland 1801 1922 Dublin Royal Irish Academy ISBN 0901714127 General Intelligence Coventry Standard 17 April 1857 p 2 Retrieved 1 October 2018 via British Newspaper Archive Undue Influence Exerted in the Irish Elections Belfast News Letter 22 April 1857 p 2 Retrieved 1 October 2018 via British Newspaper Archive Wiebe M G Millar Mary S Robson Ann P Hawman Elen L eds January 1982 Benjamin Disraeli Letters 1857 1859 Toronto University of Toronto Press p 385 ISBN 0 8020 8728 0 Retrieved 1 October 2018 via Google Books Armagh Guardian 17 April 1857 pp 3 4 Retrieved 1 October 2018 via British Newspaper Archive a b Farrell Stephen Co Galway The History of Parliament Retrieved 15 May 2020 Galway Carlisle Patriot 31 May 1872 p 7 Retrieved 30 December 2017 via British Newspaper Archive 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 Walker B M ed 1978 Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland 1801 1922 Dublin Royal Irish Academy ISBN 0901714127 Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies 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