# Clare–South Galway (Dáil constituency)

Clare–South Galway was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1969 to 1977. The constituency elected 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) to the Dáil on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

## History

The constituency was created under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969 and was first used at the 1969 general election to the 19th Dáil. It was used again at the 1973 general election to the 20th Dáil.
Clare–South Galway was abolished under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974, the next revision of constituencies, with effect from the 1977 general election. The areas in County Clare were incorporated into the existing Clare constituency, while the Galway territories were divided between the two new constituencies of Galway East and Galway West. The new constituency of Galway West included a different part of County Clare.

## Boundaries

The Clare part of the constituency had been included since 1923 in the Clare constituency. However, it was only a small area of County Clare (a sparsely-populated part of the mountainous area in the north-east of the county centered around Tulla). Clare–South Galway also included a small part of County Roscommon.
It was defined in the 1969 Act as:
       Ballynahinch, Caher, Glendree, Killanena, Kiltannon, Loughea, Newgrove, Rathclooney, Toberbreeda, Tulla, in the former Rural District of Tulla;
   and, in the administrative county of Galway, the district electoral division of:
       Abbeygormacan, Aughrim, Ballinasloe Rural Clonfert, Clontuskert, Kellysgrove, Kilconnell, Killaan, Killallaghtan, Killoran, Kilmacshane, Kiltormer, Kylemore, Laurencetown, Lismanny, Oatfield, in the former Rural District of Ballinasloe No. 1;
       Ballynacourty, Clarinbridge, Stradbally, in the former Rural District of Galway;
       Ardamullivan, Ardrahan, Ballycahalan, Beagh, Cahermore, Cappard, Castletaylor, Doorus Drumacoo, Gort, Kilbeacanty, Killeely, Killeenavarra, Killinny, Kiltartan, Kilthomas, Kinvarra, Rahasane, Skehanagh, in the former Rural District of Gort;
       Aille, Ballynagar, Bracklagh, Bullaun, Castleboy, Craughwell, Derrylaur, Drumkeary, Grange, Kilchreest, Kilconickny, Kilconierin, Killogilleen, Kilmeen, Kilreekill, Kilteskill, Kiltullagh, Lackalea, Leitrim, Loughatorick, Loughrea Rural, Loughrea Urban, Marblehill, Mountain, Moyode, Raford, Woodford, in the former Rural District of Loughrea;
       Abbeyville, Ballyglass, Coos, Derrew, Drummin, Eyrecourt, Killimor, Kilmalinoge, Kilnquain, Meelick, Moat, Pallas, Portumna, Tiranascragh, Tynagh, in the former Rural District of Portumna;
       and the urban district of Ballinasloe;
   and, in the administrative county of Roscommon,
       the district electoral divisions of: Ballydangan, Cloonburren, Creagh, Culliagh, Moore, in the former Rural District of Athlone No. 2.

## TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Clare–South Galway 1969–1977 :
| Key to parties  FF = Fianna Fáil  FG = Fine Gael ||||||||
| Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) |
| 19th | 1969 | | Bill Loughnane (FF) | | Michael Carty (FF) | | Brigid Hogan-O'Higgins (FG) |
| 20th | 1973 | | Bill Loughnane (FF) | | Johnny Callanan (FF) | | Brigid Hogan-O'Higgins (FG) |
| 21st | 1977 | Constituency abolished. See Galway East, Galway West and Clare | Constituency abolished. See Galway East, Galway West and Clare | Constituency abolished. See Galway East, Galway West and Clare | Constituency abolished. See Galway East, Galway West and Clare | Constituency abolished. See Galway East, Galway West and Clare | Constituency abolished. See Galway East, Galway West and Clare |
Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.

## Elections
### 1973 general election

1973 general election: Clare–South Galway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Bill Loughnane | 26.5 | 6,956 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Brigid Hogan-O'Higgins | 19.3 | 5,084 | 5,541 | 6,640 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Johnny Callanan | 19.0 | 5,005 | 5,141 | 5,202 | 7,815 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Hugh Melvin | 11.7 | 3,072 | 3,305 | 3,333 | |
| | Fine Gael | Toddie Byrne | 9.9 | 2,609 | 2,857 | 3,856 | 4,025 |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick Bugler | 8.6 | 2,273 | 2,334 | | |
| | Independent | Norman Morgan | 4.9 | 1,288 | | | |
| Electorate: 34,820 Valid: 26,287 Quota: 6,572 Turnout: 75.5% ||||||||

### 1969 general election

1969 general election: Clare–South Galway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Bill Loughnane | 19.6 | 5,277 | 5,292 | 5,354 | 5,459 | 6,076 | 7,894 |
| | Fine Gael | Brigid Hogan-O'Higgins | 19.5 | 5,250 | 5,332 | 5,584 | 7,015 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Carty | 19.5 | 5,245 | 5,296 | 5,362 | 5,519 | 5,704 | 8,795 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Gerard Millar | 18.2 | 4,886 | 4,906 | 5,036 | 5,086 | 5,183 | |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick Bugler | 10.1 | 2,708 | 2,718 | 2,850 | 3,314 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Toddie Byrne | 8.4 | 2,254 | 2,272 | 2,358 | | | |
| | Labour | Samuel Stanley | 2.6 | 712 | 1,060 | | | | |
| | Labour | Norman Morgan | 2.1 | 561 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 35,131 Valid: 26,893 Quota: 6,724 Turnout: 76.5% ||||||||||