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-Acts of Union Parliament of Ireland constituency. Its representatives sat in the British House of Commons.

It returned two Members of Parliament.

The constituency was abolished in 1885 and replaced by smaller constituencies in the county.

Members of Parliament Constituency created (1801) First member First party Year Second member Second party Richard MartinMPs in the First Parliament of the United Kingdom were co-opted from the Parliament of Ireland, where both MPs had previously represented County Galway.   1801 Richard Trench   1802 1805 Denis Bowes Daly   1806 1807 James Daly   1812 1818 Richard Martin   Richard Martin stood as an independent but generally supported and voted with the Tory government of Lord Liverpool. 1820 1826 1827 James Staunton Lambert   Sir John Burke   1830 1831 Thomas Barnwall Martin   1832 James Daly   1834   1835 John James Bodkin   1837 1841 Thomas Burke   May 1847 Aug 1847 Christopher St George     Ind. Irish 1852 Thomas Bellew   Ind. Irish   Whig 1857 William Henry Gregory   Peelite   1859   Liberal Lord Dunkellin   1865 Viscount Burke   1867 1868Mitchell Henry   1871 1872 John Philip NolanThe 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.   William Le Poer Trench   1874 John Philip NolanJohn Philip Nolan continued to sit at Westminster until 1895, as IPP MP for Galway North.   1880

As 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 South

Notes

Elections Elections in the 1830s

Elections in the 1840s

Martin's death caused a by-election.

Elections in the 1850s

Elections in the 1860s

de Burgh's death caused a by-election.

Elections in the 1870s de Burgh-Canning resigned, causing a by-election.

Gregory was appointed Governor of Ceylon, causing a by-election.

On 13 June 1872, on petition, Nolan was unseated due to "undue influence exerted by the Roman Catholic clergy", and Trench was declared elected.

Elections in the 1880s

References

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)