UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland, 1801–1918
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.
Boundaries
This constituency was the parliamentary borough of Galway in County Galway .
Members of Parliament
Representation increased to two seats (1832)
Representation reduced to one seat (1885)
1 There was no election but the IPP split into two factions, and Pinkerton joined the faction opposing Parnell .
Elections
Elections in the 1830s
On petition, MacLachlan was unseated in favour of Blake
Lynch was appointed as a Master in Chancery, requiring a by-election.
Elections in the 1840s
Valentine Blake's death caused a by-election.
Elections in the 1850s
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]
Elections in the 1860s
Morris was appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland , requiring a by-election.
Morris was appointed Attorney-General for Ireland , requiring a by-election.
Morris resigned after being appointed a judge of the Court of Common Pleas .
Elections in the 1870s
St Lawrence succeeded to the peerage, becoming Earl of Howth.
On petition, O'Donnell was unseated.
Elections in the 1880s
O'Connor is also elected for Liverpool Scotland and opts to sit there, prompting a by-election.
Elections in the 1890s
Elections in the 1900s
^ Calculated from the combined INF and INL votes in 1895
Morris is elevated to the peerage as Lord Killanin, prompting a by-election.
Lynch is adjudged guilty of high treason, prompting a by-election.
Devlin resigns, causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1910s
Notes
^ a b c d e f g h i j Stooks Smith, Henry (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections: Containing the Uncontested Elections Since 1830 . London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. pp. 228– 229.
^ Farrell, Stephen. "O'HARA, James (1796-1838), of West Lodge, co. Galway" . The History of Parliament . Retrieved 15 May 2020 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922 . Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 217– 218, 281– 283, 350– 351. ISBN 0901714127 .
^ 1832: On petition, Lachlan MacLachlan was unseated and Martin Joseph Blake declared elected (Walker, page 52)
^ "The Galway Election" . Enniskillen Chronicle and Erne Packet . 22 February 1847. p. 3. Retrieved 30 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive .
^ "The Galway Election" . Inverness Courier . 24 February 1847. p. 2. Retrieved 30 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive .
^ Ollivier, John (1841). Ollivier's parliamentary and political directory for the Session 1841, 1848, Volume 1 . p. 27.
^ "The New Parliament" . Dublin Weekly Nation . 18 April 1857. p. 8. Retrieved 30 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive .
^ "No. 27382" . The London Gazette . 3 December 1901. p. 8559.
^ a b Farrell, Stephen. "Galway" . The History of Parliament . Retrieved 15 May 2020 .
^ "Imperial Parliament" . The Ipswich Journal . 18 July 1857. p. 4. Retrieved 30 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive .
^ a b c d e f "Election intelligence". The Times . No. 36555. London. 9 September 1901. p. 10.
^ a b "Galway Borough Election" . Nottingham Evening Post . 5 November 1906. Retrieved 15 October 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive .
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