Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1801–1885
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 [ edit ]
Constituency created (1801)
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:
Elections in the 1830s [ edit ]
Elections in the 1840s [ edit ]
Martin's death caused a by-election.
Elections in the 1850s [ edit ]
Elections in the 1860s [ edit ]
de Burgh's death caused a by-election.
Elections in the 1870s [ edit ]
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.[ 11]
Elections in the 1880s [ edit ]
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^ a b The Irish Franchise and Registration Question . London: Ridgway. 1841. p. 4. Retrieved 21 August 2019 – via Google Books .
^ Mosse, Richard Bartholomew (1838). The Parliamentary Guide: a concise history of the Members of both Houses, etc . p. 143. Retrieved 21 August 2019 – via Google Books .
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^ "General Intelligence" . Coventry Standard . 17 April 1857. p. 2. Retrieved 1 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive .
^ "Undue Influence Exerted in the Irish Elections" . Belfast News-Letter . 22 April 1857. p. 2. Retrieved 1 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive .
^ Wiebe, M. G.; Millar, Mary S.; Robson, Ann P.; Hawman, Elen L., eds. (January 1982). Benjamin Disraeli Letters: 1857–1859 . Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 385. ISBN 0-8020-8728-0 . Retrieved 1 October 2018 – via Google Books .
^ "Armagh Guardian" . 17 April 1857. pp. 3–4. Retrieved 1 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive .
^ a b Farrell, Stephen. "Co. Galway" . The History of Parliament . Retrieved 15 May 2020 .
^ "Galway" . Carlisle Patriot . 31 May 1872. p. 7. Retrieved 30 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive .