Galway West (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Dáil Éireann constituency infobox
Name = Galway West
Entity = Ireland


Year = 1937
TDs = 5
Counties = County Galway
EP= North-West

Galway West is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency has an electorate of 82,213 and at present is served by 5 Teachtaí Dála (TDs). The method of election is the Single Transferable Vote. The constituency spans the entire area of the western half of the Connacht county, in the heart of the Gaeltacht, taking in the towns of Galway City, Clifden and many other areas.

The most high profile TD from the constituency is the current Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Éamon Ó Cuív.

2007 Election

Irish Election box begin
title=2007 General Election: Galway WestIrish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Éamon Ó Cuív
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 9,645
percentage = 17.5
seat = 1
count = 1Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Michael D. Higgins
party = Labour Party (Ireland)
votes = 6,086
percentage = 11.0
seat = 2
count = 10Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Pádraic McCormack
party = Fine Gael
votes = 5,490
percentage = 9.8
seat = 3
count = 12Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Noel Grealish
party = Progressive Democrats
votes = 5,806
percentage = 10.5
seat = 4
count = 13Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Frank Fahey
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 5,854
percentage = 10.6
seat = 5
count = 13Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Michael Crowe
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 4,969
percentage = 9.0
seat = Not elected
count = (13)Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Fidelma Healy Eames
party = Fine Gael
votes = 3,904
percentage = 7.1
seat = Excluded
count = (11)Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Niall Ó Brolcháin
party = Green Party (Ireland)
votes = 3,026
percentage = 5.5
seat = Excluded
count = (9)Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Catherine Connolly
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 2,006
percentage = 3.6
seat = Excluded
count = (8)Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Tom Welby
party = Progressive Democrats
votes = 1,894
percentage = 3.4
seat = Excluded
count = (7)Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Sean Kyne
party = Fine Gael
votes = 1,912
percentage = 3.5
seat = Excluded
count = (6)Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Margaret Cox
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 1,718
percentage = 3.1
seat = Excluded
count = (5)Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Anne Marie Carroll
party = Sinn Féin
votes = 1,629
percentage = 3.0
seat = Excluded
count = (4)Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Donal Lyons
party = Progressive Democrats
votes = 1,168
percentage = 2.1
seat = Excluded
count = (2)Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Thomas King
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 60
percentage = 0.1
seat = Excluded
count = (1)

Turnout 64.2%, Seats 5, Quota 9,183

2002 Election results

Irish Election box begin
title=2002 General Election: Galway WestIrish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Éamon Ó Cuív
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 9,947
percentage = 20.13
seat = 1
count = 1Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Frank Fahey
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 7,226
percentage = 14.63
seat = 2
count = 7Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Michael D. Higgins
party = Labour Party (Ireland)
votes = 5,213
percentage = 10.55
seat = 3
count = 15Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Pádraic McCormack
party = Fine Gael
votes = 4,760
percentage = 9.63
seat = 4
count = 13Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Noel Grealish
party = Progressive Democrats
votes = 2,735
percentage = 5.54
seat = 5
count = 16Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Margaret Cox
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 3,269
percentage = 6.62
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Niall Ó Brolcháin
party = Green Party (Ireland)
votes = 2,193
percentage = 4.44
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate
candidate = Séamus Walsh
party = Independent
votes = 2,439
percentage = 4.94
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Michael McDonagh
party = Fine Gael
votes = 2,279
percentage = 4.61
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Donal Lyons
party = Progressive Democrats
votes = 1,935
percentage = 3.92
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Daniel Callanan
party = Sinn Féin
votes = 1,468
percentage = 2.97
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate
candidate = Dana Rosemary Scallon
party = Independent
votes = 1,677
percentage = 3.39
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Declan McDonnell
party = Progressive Democrats
votes = 1,462
percentage = 2.96
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Seán Coistealbha
party = Sinn Féin
votes = 1,311
percentage = 2.65
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Fidelma Healy Eames
party = Fine Gael
votes = 1,320
percentage = 2.67
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate
candidate = Eileen Manning
party = Independent
votes = 96
percentage = 0.19
seat =
count =Irish Election box candidate
candidate = Joseph Nulty
party = Independent
votes = 76
percentage = 0.15
seat =
count =

November 1982 - 1997 full election results

Online at [http://www.election.polarbears.com/online/da2002.htm]

1977 full election result

Electorate=61582, Valid votes =42345, spoiled votes=284, quota=8470 [Irish Times, 20-6-1977, p7-10]

Former TDs

* Máire Geoghegan-Quinn
* Bobby Molloy

ee also

* Politics of the Republic of Ireland
* List of political parties in Ireland
* List of Irish by-elections
* Elections in Ireland

References