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UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland, 1801–1918 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Galway Borough was a United Kingdom Parliament constituency in Ireland. It returned one MP from 1801 to 1832, two MPs from 1832 to 1885 and one MP from 1885 to 1918. It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801.
Galway Borough | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | County Galway |
Borough | Galway |
1801–1918 | |
Seats |
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Created from | Galway Town (IHC) |
Replaced by | Galway Connemara |
This constituency was the parliamentary borough of Galway in County Galway.
Year | Member | Party | |
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1801 | St. George Daly | ||
1801 | John Ponsonby | ||
1802 | Denis Bowes Daly | ||
1805 | James Daly | ||
1811 | Frederick Ponsonby | Whig[1] | |
1813 | Valentine Blake | Tory[1] | |
1820 | Michael Prendergast | Tory[1] | |
1826 | James O'Hara | Non Partisan[2] | |
1831 | John Bodkin | Whig[1] |
Election | Member | Party | |
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1885 | T. P. O'Connor | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
1886 | William O'Shea | Independent Nationalist | |
1886 | John Pinkerton | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
18901 | Irish National Federation (Anti-Parnellite) | ||
1900 | Martin Morris | Irish Unionist Party | |
1901 | Arthur Lynch[9] | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
1903 | Charles Ramsay Devlin | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
1906 | Stephen Gwynn | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
1918 | Constituency abolished |
1There was no election but the IPP split into two factions, and Pinkerton joined the faction opposing Parnell.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Nonpartisan | James O'Hara (Irish politician) | 381 | 55.5 | ||
Irish Repeal | Valentine Blake | 305 | 44.5 | ||
Majority | 76 | 11.0 | |||
Turnout | 686 | c. 33.4 | |||
Registered electors | c. 2,052 | ||||
Nonpartisan hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Whig | John James Bodkin | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,052 | ||||
Whig gain from Nonpartisan |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Irish Repeal | Andrew Henry Lynch | 1,265 | 41.8 | ||
Irish Repeal | Lachlan MacLachlan | 951 | 31.5 | ||
Irish Repeal | Martin Joseph Blake | 807 | 26.7 | ||
Majority | 144 | 4.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,795 | 87.1 | |||
Registered electors | 2,062 | ||||
Irish Repeal gain from Whig | |||||
Irish Repeal win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Irish Repeal (Whig) | Andrew Henry Lynch | Unopposed | |||
Irish Repeal (Whig) | Martin Joseph Blake | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,062 | ||||
Irish Repeal hold | |||||
Irish Repeal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Irish Repeal (Whig) | Andrew Henry Lynch | 565 | 42.5 | ||
Irish Repeal (Whig) | Martin Joseph Blake | 462 | 34.7 | ||
Conservative | Denis Daly | 296 | 22.3 | ||
Conservative | Robert Burke | 7 | 0.5 | ||
Majority | 166 | 12.4 | |||
Turnout | 772 | 28.2 | |||
Registered electors | 2,739 | ||||
Irish Repeal hold | |||||
Irish Repeal hold |
Lynch was appointed as a Master in Chancery, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Repeal (Whig) | Andrew Henry Lynch | 445 | 73.7 | +31.2 | |
Irish Repeal | Valentine Blake | 159 | 26.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 286 | 47.4 | +35.0 | ||
Turnout | 604 | c. 22.1 | c. −6.1 | ||
Registered electors | c. 2,739 | ||||
Irish Repeal hold | Swing | +31.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Repeal | Valentine Blake | Unopposed | |||
Irish Repeal | Martin Joseph Blake | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,600 | ||||
Irish Repeal hold | |||||
Irish Repeal hold |
Valentine Blake's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | James Henry Monahan | 510 | 50.2 | New | |
Irish Repeal | Anthony O'Flaherty | 506 | 49.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 4 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,016 | 74.2 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,369 | ||||
Whig gain from Irish Repeal | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Repeal | Anthony O'Flaherty | Unopposed | |||
Irish Repeal | Martin Joseph Blake | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,369 | ||||
Irish Repeal hold | |||||
Irish Repeal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Irish | Anthony O'Flaherty | 632 | 48.1 | N/A | |
Independent Irish | Martin Joseph Blake | 411 | 31.3 | N/A | |
Whig | Ulick de Burgh | 272 | 20.7 | New | |
Majority | 139 | 10.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 658 (est) | 63.4 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,038 | ||||
Independent Irish gain from Irish Repeal | Swing | N/A | |||
Independent Irish gain from Irish Repeal | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | Ulick de Burgh | 646 | 40.7 | +20.0 | |
Whig | Anthony O'Flaherty | 508 | 32.0 | −16.1 | |
Independent Irish | Theodore Patrick French | 433 | 27.3 | −4.0 | |
Majority | 75 | 4.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 794 (est) | 67.2 (est) | +3.8 | ||
Registered electors | 1,115 | ||||
Whig gain from Independent Irish | Swing | +11.0 | |||
Whig gain from Independent Irish | Swing | −3.0 |
In July 1857, on petition, O'Flaherty was unseated—as he was guilty, by his agents, of bribery—and a new writ was then issued in February 1859.[11]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Orrell Lever | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,300 | ||||
Conservative gain from Whig |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Orrell Lever | 743 | 39.2 | N/A | |
Liberal | Ulick de Burgh | 603 | 31.8 | −8.9 | |
Liberal | Theodore Patrick French | 548 | 28.9 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 195 | 10.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 947 (est) | 72.8 (est) | +5.6 | ||
Registered electors | 1,300 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Michael Morris | 883 | 47.3 | +15.5 | |
Liberal | Rowland Blennerhassett | 672 | 36.0 | +7.1 | |
Conservative | John Orrell Lever | 291 | 15.6 | −23.6 | |
Independent Liberal | Nicholas Stubber | 22 | 1.2 | New | |
Majority | 381 | 20.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,080 (est) | 91.4 (est) | +18.6 | ||
Registered electors | 1,182 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +13.7 | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +9.5 |
Morris was appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Michael Morris | 756 | 81.5 | +65.9 | |
Independent Liberal | Nicholas Stubber | 172 | 18.5 | +17.3 | |
Majority | 584 | 63.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 928 | 78.6 | −12.8 | ||
Registered electors | 1,180 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | −9.6 |
Morris was appointed Attorney-General for Ireland, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Michael Morris | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Morris resigned after being appointed a judge of the Court of Common Pleas.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | George Morris | Unopposed | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | William St Lawrence | 826 | 36.3 | −11.0 | |
Liberal | Rowland Blennerhassett | 804 | 35.3 | −0.7 | |
Liberal | Martin Francis O'Flaherty | 432 | 19.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | James O'Hare | 213 | 9.4 | −6.2 | |
Majority | 372 | 16.3 | −4.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,244 (est) | 90.1 (est) | −1.3 | ||
Registered electors | 1,381 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −4.0 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Home Rule | George Morris | 761 | 42.9 | New | |
Home Rule | William St Lawrence | 604 | 34.0 | −2.3 | |
Home Rule | Frank Hugh O'Donnell | 409 | 23.1 | New | |
Majority | 195 | 10.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 887 (est) | 61.4 (est) | −28.7 | ||
Registered electors | 1,444 | ||||
Home Rule gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |||
Home Rule gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A |
St Lawrence succeeded to the peerage, becoming Earl of Howth.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Home Rule | Frank Hugh O'Donnell | 579 | 61.8 | N/A | |
Liberal | Pierce Joyce | 358 | 38.2 | New | |
Majority | 221 | 23.6 | +12.7 | ||
Turnout | 937 | 64.9 | +3.5 | ||
Registered electors | 1,444 | ||||
Home Rule hold | Swing | N/A |
On petition, O'Donnell was unseated.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Home Rule | Michael Francis Ward | 726 | 71.6 | N/A | |
Liberal | James Henry Monahan | 288 | 28.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 438 | 43.2 | +32.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,014 | 70.2 | +8.8 | ||
Registered electors | 1,444 | ||||
Home Rule hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home Rule | John Orrell Lever | 501 | 34.1 | N/A | |
Parnellite Home Rule League | T. P. O'Connor | 487 | 33.2 | N/A | |
Home Rule | Hugh Tarpey | 481 | 32.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 6 | 0.5 | −10.4 | ||
Turnout | 988 (est) | 78.4 (est) | +17.0 | ||
Registered electors | 1,261 | ||||
Home Rule hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Home Rule hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | T. P. O'Connor | 1,335 | 89.1 | N/A | |
Irish Loyal and Patriotic Union | Thomas George Palmer Hallett | 164 | 10.9 | New | |
Majority | 1,171 | 78.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,499 | 66.2 | −12.2 (est) | ||
Registered electors | 2,265 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A |
O'Connor is also elected for Liverpool Scotland and opts to sit there, prompting a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Ind. Nationalist | William O'Shea | 942 | 94.6 | N/A | |
Ind. Nationalist | Michael Aloysius Lynch | 54 | 5.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 888 | 89.2 | +11.0 | ||
Turnout | 996 | 66.2 | 0.0 | ||
Registered electors | 2,265 | ||||
Ind. Nationalist gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | John Pinkerton | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,265 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary gain from Ind. Nationalist |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish National Federation | John Pinkerton | 644 | 52.1 | N/A | |
Irish National League | Arthur Lynch | 593 | 47.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 51 | 4.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,237 | 64.8 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,909 | ||||
Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish National Federation | John Pinkerton | 596 | 40.9 | −11.2 | |
Irish National League | Edmund Leamy | 465 | 31.9 | −16.0 | |
Irish Unionist | Martin Morris | 395 | 27.1 | New | |
Majority | 131 | 9.0 | +4.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,456 | 82.8 | +18.0 | ||
Registered electors | 1,759 | ||||
Irish National Federation hold | Swing | +2.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Unionist | Martin Morris | 882 | 53.6 | +26.5 | |
Irish Parliamentary | Edmund Leamy | 763 | 46.4 | −26.4'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000091−QINU`"' | |
Majority | 119 | 7.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,645 | 74.5 | −8.3 | ||
Registered electors | 2,209 | ||||
Irish Unionist gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | +26.5 |
Morris is elevated to the peerage as Lord Killanin, prompting a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | Arthur Lynch | 1,247 | 72.5 | +26.1 | |
Irish Unionist | Horace Plunkett | 472 | 27.5 | −26.1 | |
Majority | 775 | 45.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,719 | 79.4 | +4.9 | ||
Registered electors | 2,166 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary gain from Irish Unionist | Swing | +26.1 |
Lynch is adjudged guilty of high treason, prompting a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | Charles Ramsay Devlin | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,347 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | Charles Ramsay Devlin | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,202 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Devlin resigns, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | Stephen Gwynn | 983 | 63.7 | N/A | |
Ind. Nationalist | John Shawe-Taylor | 559 | 36.3 | New | |
Majority | 424 | 27.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,542 | 70.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 2,202 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | Stephen Gwynn | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,306 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | Stephen Gwynn | 1,062 | 84.0 | N/A | |
Ind. Unionist | James Leslie Wanklyn | 203 | 16.0 | New | |
Majority | 859 | 68.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,265 | 54.9 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 2,306 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
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