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(Redirected from Galway North-East (Dáil Éireann constituency)) Dáil constituency (1969–1977)

Galway North-East
Former Dáil constituency
Former constituency
Created1969
Abolished1977
Seats3
Local government area
Created fromGalway East
Replaced byGalway East

Galway North-East was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1969 to 1977. The constituency elected 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) to the Dáil, on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

History and boundaries

The constituency was created under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969 for the 1969 general election to Dáil Éireann. It was abolished under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974, with effect from the 1977 general election.

Its boundaries were defined by the 1969 Act as:

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Galway North-East 1969–1977
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
19th 1969 Thomas Hussey
(FF)
Michael F. Kitt
(FF)
John Donnellan
(FG)
20th 1973
1975 by-election Michael P. Kitt
(FF)
21st 1977 Constituency abolished. See Galway East

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

 *: Outgoing TD

1975 by-election

Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Michael F. Kitt, a by-election was held on 4 March 1975. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Michael P. Kitt, son of the deceased TD.

1975 by-election: Galway North-East
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fianna Fáil Michael P. Kitt 52.8 14,479
Fine Gael Paul Connaughton Snr 45.7 12,532
Independent Norman Morgan 1.5 409
Electorate: 37,176   Valid: 27,420   Quota: 13,711   Turnout: 73.8%  

1973 general election

1973 general election: Galway North-East
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fine Gael John Donnellan 25.3 6,636        
Fianna Fáil Michael F. Kitt 21.1 5,523 5,526 5,652 5,872 7,827
Fianna Fáil Thomas Hussey 20.4 5,340 5,345 5,518 5,976 8,014
Fianna Fáil Mark Killilea Jnr 16.5 4,336 4,341 4,443 4,593  
Fine Gael Michael Mitchell 8.7 2,269 2,305 3,959    
Fine Gael Michael Ryan 8.1 2,113 2,145      
Electorate: 34,358   Valid: 26,217   Quota: 6,555   Turnout: 76.3%  

1969 general election

1969 general election: Galway North-East
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Fine Gael John Donnellan 26.8 7,097      
Fianna Fáil Michael F. Kitt 22.6 5,991 6,010 6,336 6,914
Fianna Fáil Thomas Hussey 21.1 5,571 5,597 5,872 6,871
Fine Gael Patrick Cunningham 9.6 2,548 2,751 3,158 3,222
Fianna Fáil Patrick Moylan 7.0 1,858 1,867 1,906  
Labour William Burke 6.6 1,748 1,800    
Fine Gael Michael Ryan 6.3 1,664 1,832 2,156 2,224
Electorate: 34,525   Valid: 26,477   Quota: 6,620   Turnout: 76.7%  

See also

References

  1. "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1969: Schedule (Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
  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 1969: Galway North–East". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
  4. ^ "General election 1973: Galway North–East". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
  5. "By-election 1975: Galway North–East". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
  6. Gallagher, Michael (2009). Irish Elections 1948–77: Results and Analysis Sources for the Study of Irish Politics 2. Routledge. ISBN 9781138973343.
  7. "21st Dáil 1977 general election results" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. February 1978. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  8. "20th Dáil 1973 general election results" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. October 1973. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  9. "19th Dáil 1969 general election results" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. January 1970. Retrieved 12 December 2024.

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