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	\|Transfer from Galway East of:<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.constituency-commission.ie/cc/docs/Constituency%20Commission%20Report%202017.pdf\|page=71\|title=Constituency Commission Report 2017: Dáil and European Parliament Constituencies\|publisher=Constituency Commission\|date=27 June 2017\|access-date=19 May 2022\|archive-date=8 March 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308181401/http://www.constituency-commission.ie/cc/docs/Constituency%20Commission%20Report%202017.pdf\|url-status=live</ref>		\|Transfer from Galway East of:<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.constituency-commission.ie/cc/docs/Constituency%20Commission%20Report%202017.pdf\|page=71\|title=Constituency Commission Report 2017: Dáil and European Parliament Constituencies\|publisher=Constituency Commission\|date=27 June 2017\|access-date=19 May 2022\|archive-date=8 March 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308181401/http://www.constituency-commission.ie/cc/docs/Constituency%20Commission%20Report%202017.pdf\|url-status=live</ref>
	*Aughrim, Ballymacward, Kilconnell, Killaan, Killallaghtan, Oatfield, in the former ''Rural District of Ballinasloe No. 1''		*Aughrim, Ballymacward, Kilconnell, Killaan, Killallaghtan, Oatfield, in the former ''Rural District of Ballinasloe No. 1''
	*Scregg, in the former ''Rural District of Glennamaddy'		*Scregg, in the former ''Rural District of Glennamaddy''
	*Annagh, Mount Bellew, Mounthazel, in the former ''Rural District of Mount Bellew''		*Annagh, Mount Bellew, Mounthazel, in the former ''Rural District of Mount Bellew''
	*Addergoole, Carrownagur, Clonbern, Cloonkeen, Dunmore South, in the former ''Rural District of Tuam''.		*Addergoole, Carrownagur, Clonbern, Cloonkeen, Dunmore South, in the former ''Rural District of Tuam''
	Transfer to Sligo–Leitrim of:		Transfer to Sligo–Leitrim of:
	*Aghafin, Altagowlan, Ballyfarnan, Ballyformoyle, Boyle Rural, Boyle Urban, Crossna, Danesfort, Keadew, Kilbryan, Killukin, Lough Allen, Oakport, Rockingham, Rushfield, Tivannagh, Tumna North, Tumna South, in the former ''Rural District of Boyle No. 1''.		*Aghafin, Altagowlan, Ballyfarnan, Ballyformoyle, Boyle Rural, Boyle Urban, Crossna, Danesfort, Keadew, Kilbryan, Killukin, Lough Allen, Oakport, Rockingham, Rushfield, Tivannagh, Tumna North, Tumna South, in the former ''Rural District of Boyle No. 1''
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Dáil constituency (2016–present)

Roscommon–Galway
Dáil constituency
Location of Roscommon–Galway within Ireland
Major settlements	Ballaghaderreen Ballinasloe Castlerea Roscommon Strokestown
Current constituency
Created	2016
Seats	3
TDs	Michael Fitzmaurice (Ind) Claire Kerrane (SF) Denis Naughten (Ind)
Local government areas	County Roscommon County Galway
Created from	Roscommon–South Leitrim Galway East
EP constituency	Midlands–North-West

Roscommon–Galway is a parliamentary constituency in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. It first returned 3 members (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) in the 2016 general election. The method of election is proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

History and boundaries

The constituency was established by the Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013 and first used at the 2016 election. The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017 defines the constituency as:

"The county of Roscommon, except the part which is comprised in the constituency of Sligo–Leitrim;
and the county of Galway except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituencies of Galway East and Galway West."

Changes to the constituency of Roscommon–Galway, 2016 to present
Years	No. of TDs	Composed of	Formed by
2016–2020	3	County Roscommon, and the parts of County Galway not in the constituencies of Galway East and Galway West.	County Roscommon, from Roscommon–South Leitrim, Transfer from Galway East of: Ballinasloe Urban Ahascragh, Ballinasloe Rural, Clontuskert, Kellysgrove, Killure, Kylemore, Lismanny, in the former Rural District of Ballinasloe No. 1 Ballinastack, Ballymoe, Ballynakill, Boyounagh, Creggs, Curraghmore, Glennamaddy, Island, Kilcroan, Kiltullagh, Raheen, Shankill, Templetogher, Toberroe, in the former Rural District of Glennamaddy Ballynakill, Caltra, Castleblakeney, Castleffrench, Clonbrock, Cloonkeen, Killeroran, Killian, Taghboy, in the former Rural District of Mount Bellew Dunmore North, Toberadosh, in the former Rural District of Tuam.
2020–	3	County Roscommon, except for the part in the constituency of Sligo–Leitrim, and the parts of County Galway not in the constituencies of Galway East and Galway West.	Transfer from Galway East of: Aughrim, Ballymacward, Kilconnell, Killaan, Killallaghtan, Oatfield, in the former Rural District of Ballinasloe No. 1 Scregg, in the former Rural District of Glennamaddy Annagh, Mount Bellew, Mounthazel, in the former Rural District of Mount Bellew Addergoole, Carrownagur, Clonbern, Cloonkeen, Dunmore South, in the former Rural District of Tuam Transfer to Sligo–Leitrim of: Aghafin, Altagowlan, Ballyfarnan, Ballyformoyle, Boyle Rural, Boyle Urban, Crossna, Danesfort, Keadew, Kilbryan, Killukin, Lough Allen, Oakport, Rockingham, Rushfield, Tivannagh, Tumna North, Tumna South, in the former Rural District of Boyle No. 1

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Roscommon–Galway 2016–
Key to parties FF = Fianna Fáil Ind = Independent SF = Sinn Féin
Dáil	Election	Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)
32nd	2016		Eugene Murphy (FF)		Michael Fitzmaurice (Ind)		Denis Naughten (Ind)
33rd	2020		Claire Kerrane (SF)		Michael Fitzmaurice (Ind)		Denis Naughten (Ind)

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

2020 general election

2020 general election: Roscommon–Galway
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6
	Independent	Michael Fitzmaurice	28.7	13,077
	Independent	Denis Naughten	18.5	8,422	9,057	9,419	10,866	14,683
	Sinn Féin	Claire Kerrane	17.5	8,003	8,322	8,690	9,402	10,082	10,545
	Fianna Fáil	Eugene Murphy	10.8	4,945	5,201	5,381	7,242	8,058	9,204
	Fine Gael	Aisling Dolan	12.0	5,466	5,635	5,710	6,162
	Fianna Fáil	Orla Leyden	6.5	2,953	3,124	3,197
	Green	Julie O'Donoghue	3.1	1,413	1,445	1,610
	Aontú	James Hope	1.1	504	542
	Solidarity–PBP	Kenny Tynan	0.9	422	442
	National Party	Paul Hanley	0.7	319	331
	Independent	Thomas Fallon	0.2	88	109
Electorate: 69,598 Valid: 45,612 Spoilt: 330 Quota: 11,404 Turnout: 45,942 (66.0%)

Tynan was a member of People Before Profit.

2016 general election

2016 general election: Roscommon–Galway
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Independent	Denis Naughten	30.5	13,936
	Independent	Michael Fitzmaurice	21.3	9,750	10,964	10,996	11,073	11,275	11,630
	Fianna Fáil	Eugene Murphy	14.9	6,813	7,157	7,162	7,192	7,260	7,368	7,565	10,104
	Fine Gael	Maura Hopkins	14.9	6,812	7,317	7,324	7,428	7,555	7,698	8,388	9,313
	Sinn Féin	Claire Kerrane	6.7	3,075	3,196	3,207	3,256	3,301	3,591	3,826
	Fianna Fáil	Shane Curran	4.4	2,006	2,164	2,168	2,198	2,240	2,294	2,389
	Labour	John Kelly	2.7	1,211	1,254	1,258	1,320	1,373	1,442
	AAA–PBP	Eddie Conroy	2.1	982	1,008	1,015	1,146	1,172
	Renua	Anne Farrell	1.1	520	577	580	616
	Green	Miriam Hennesy	0.6	286	305	307
	Independent	Anthony Coleman	0.5	214	229	237
	Independent	Thomas Fallon	0.2	75	88
Electorate: 64,235 Valid: 45,680 Spoilt: 315 Quota: 11,421 Turnout: 71.6%

References

^ Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017, Schedule (No. 39 of 2017, Schedule). Enacted on 23 December 2017. Act of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 28 September 2022.
Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013, Schedule (No. 7 of 2013, Schedule). Enacted on 20 MArch 2013. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 28 September 2022.
"Constituency Commission Report 2012 – Galway – Mayo – Roscommon area" (PDF). Constituency Commission. 21 June 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
{{cite web|url=http://www.constituency-commission.ie/cc/docs/Constituency%20Commission%20Report%202017.pdf%7Cpage=71%7Ctitle=Constituency Commission Report 2017: Dáil and European Parliament Constituencies|publisher=Constituency Commission|date=27 June 2017|access-date=19 May 2022|archive-date=8 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308181401/http://www.constituency-commission.ie/cc/docs/Constituency%20Commission%20Report%202017.pdf%7Curl-status=live
^ "General election 2016: Roscommon–Galway". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
"General election 2020: Roscommon–Galway". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
"General Election 2020 Results – Roscommon–Galway". RTÉ News. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
"Roscommon–Galway: 2020 General Election". Irelandelection.com. Archived from the original on 23 May 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
"Roscommon Galway Results 2016". Irelandelection.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
"Roscommon Galway Results 2016". RTÉ. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019.

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