# Galway West (Dáil constituency)

Galway West is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects five deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

## History and boundaries

The constituency was created under the Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935 and first used at the 1937 general election, when the former Galway constituency was split into Galway East and Galway West.
It currently spans the western half of County Galway, taking in Galway city, the Galway Gaeltacht, and Clifden, as well as part of southern County Mayo.
The Constituency Review Report 2023 of the Electoral Commission recommended that at the next general election, the portion of the constituency in County Mayo be transferred to the constituency of Mayo.
The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as:
   and in the county of Galway, the electoral divisions of:
       Abhainn Ghabhla, An Cnoc Buí, An Uillinn, Ballynakill, Binn an Choire, Bunowen, Cleggan, Clifden, Cloch na Rón, Cushkillary, Derrycunlagh, Derrylea, Doonloughan, Errislannan, Inishbofin, Maíros, Rinvyle, Scainimh, Sillerna, in the former Rural District of Clifden;
       An Carn Mór, An Spidéal, Árainn, Baile Chláir, Baile an Teampaill, Ballynacourty, Bearna, Ceathrú an Bhrúnaigh, Cill Aithnín, Clarinbridge, Eanach Dhúin, Galway Rural (part), Kilcummin, Leacach Beag, Liscananaun, Lisín an Bhealaigh, Maigh Cuilinn, Na Forbacha, Oranmore, Sailearna, Sliabh an Aonaigh, Tulaigh Mhic Aodháin, in the former Rural District of Galway;
       An Chorr, An Crompán, An Fhairche, An Ros, An Turlach, Camas, Cill Chuimín, Conga, Garmna, Leitir Breacáin, Leitir Móir, Letterfore, Oughterard, Wormhole, in the former Rural District of Oughterard."

## TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Galway West 1937– :
| Key to parties  FF = Fianna Fáil  FG = Fine Gael  Lab = Labour  PDs = Progressive Democrats  SF = Sinn Féin  Ind = Independent ||||||||||||
| Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) |
| 9th | 1937 | | Gerald Bartley (FF) | | Joseph Mongan (FG) | | Seán Tubridy (FF) | 3 seats 1937–1977 | 3 seats 1937–1977 | 3 seats 1937–1977 | 3 seats 1937–1977 |
| 10th | 1938 | | Gerald Bartley (FF) | | Joseph Mongan (FG) | | Seán Tubridy (FF) | 3 seats 1937–1977 | 3 seats 1937–1977 | 3 seats 1937–1977 | 3 seats 1937–1977 |
| 10th | 1940 by-election | | Gerald Bartley (FF) | | Joseph Mongan (FG) | | John J. Keane (FF) | 3 seats 1937–1977 | 3 seats 1937–1977 | 3 seats 1937–1977 | 3 seats 1937–1977 |
| 11th | 1943 | | Gerald Bartley (FF) | | Joseph Mongan (FG) | | Eamon Corbett (FF) | 3 seats 1937–1977 | 3 seats 1937–1977 | 3 seats 1937–1977 | 3 seats 1937–1977 |
| 12th | 1944 | | Gerald Bartley (FF) | | Joseph Mongan (FG) | | Michael Lydon (FF) | 3 seats 1937–1977 | 3 seats 1937–1977 | 3 seats 1937–1977 | 3 seats 1937–1977 |
| 13th | 1948 | | Gerald Bartley (FF) | | Joseph Mongan (FG) | | Michael Lydon (FF) | 3 seats 1937–1977 | 3 seats 1937–1977 | 3 seats 1937–1977 | 3 seats 1937–1977 |
| 14th | 1951 | | Gerald Bartley (FF) | | John Mannion Snr (FG) | | Peadar Duignan (FF) | 3 seats 1937–1977 | 3 seats 1937–1977 | 3 seats 1937–1977 | 3 seats 1937–1977 |
| 15th | 1954 | | Gerald Bartley (FF) | | Fintan Coogan Snr (FG) | | Johnny Geoghegan (FF) | 3 seats 1937–1977 | 3 seats 1937–1977 | 3 seats 1937–1977 | 3 seats 1937–1977 |
| 16th | 1957 | | Gerald Bartley (FF) | | Fintan Coogan Snr (FG) | | Johnny Geoghegan (FF) | 3 seats 1937–1977 | 3 seats 1937–1977 | 3 seats 1937–1977 | 3 seats 1937–1977 |
| 17th | 1961 | | Gerald Bartley (FF) | | Fintan Coogan Snr (FG) | | Johnny Geoghegan (FF) | 3 seats 1937–1977 | 3 seats 1937–1977 | 3 seats 1937–1977 | 3 seats 1937–1977 |
| 18th | 1965 | | Bobby Molloy (FF) | | Fintan Coogan Snr (FG) | | Johnny Geoghegan (FF) | 3 seats 1937–1977 | 3 seats 1937–1977 | 3 seats 1937–1977 | 3 seats 1937–1977 |
| 19th | 1969 | | Bobby Molloy (FF) | | Fintan Coogan Snr (FG) | | Johnny Geoghegan (FF) | 3 seats 1937–1977 | 3 seats 1937–1977 | 3 seats 1937–1977 | 3 seats 1937–1977 |
| 20th | 1973 | | Bobby Molloy (FF) | | Fintan Coogan Snr (FG) | | Johnny Geoghegan (FF) | 3 seats 1937–1977 | 3 seats 1937–1977 | 3 seats 1937–1977 | 3 seats 1937–1977 |
| 20th | 1975 by-election | | Bobby Molloy (FF) | | Fintan Coogan Snr (FG) | | Máire Geoghegan-Quinn (FF) | 3 seats 1937–1977 | 3 seats 1937–1977 | 3 seats 1937–1977 | 3 seats 1937–1977 |
| 21st | 1977 | | Bobby Molloy (FF) | | John Mannion Jnr (FG) | | Máire Geoghegan-Quinn (FF) | | Bill Loughnane (FF) | 4 seats 1977–1981 | 4 seats 1977–1981 |
| 22nd | 1981 | | Bobby Molloy (FF) | | John Donnellan (FG) | | Máire Geoghegan-Quinn (FF) | | Mark Killilea Jnr (FF) | | Michael D. Higgins (Lab) |
| 23rd | 1982 (Feb) | | Bobby Molloy (FF) | | John Donnellan (FG) | | Máire Geoghegan-Quinn (FF) | | Frank Fahey (FF) | | Michael D. Higgins (Lab) |
| 24th | 1982 (Nov) | | Bobby Molloy (FF) | | John Donnellan (FG) | | Máire Geoghegan-Quinn (FF) | | Frank Fahey (FF) | | Fintan Coogan Jnr (FG) |
| 25th | 1987 | | Bobby Molloy (PDs) | | John Donnellan (FG) | | Máire Geoghegan-Quinn (FF) | | Frank Fahey (FF) | | Michael D. Higgins (Lab) |
| 26th | 1989 | | Bobby Molloy (PDs) | | Pádraic McCormack (FG) | | Máire Geoghegan-Quinn (FF) | | Frank Fahey (FF) | | Michael D. Higgins (Lab) |
| 27th | 1992 | | Bobby Molloy (PDs) | | Pádraic McCormack (FG) | | Máire Geoghegan-Quinn (FF) | | Éamon Ó Cuív (FF) | | Michael D. Higgins (Lab) |
| 28th | 1997 | | Bobby Molloy (PDs) | | Pádraic McCormack (FG) | | Frank Fahey (FF) | | Éamon Ó Cuív (FF) | | Michael D. Higgins (Lab) |
| 29th | 2002 | | Noel Grealish (PDs) | | Pádraic McCormack (FG) | | Frank Fahey (FF) | | Éamon Ó Cuív (FF) | | Michael D. Higgins (Lab) |
| 30th | 2007 | | Noel Grealish (PDs) | | Pádraic McCormack (FG) | | Frank Fahey (FF) | | Éamon Ó Cuív (FF) | | Michael D. Higgins (Lab) |
| 31st | 2011 | | Noel Grealish (Ind) | | Brian Walsh (FG) | | Seán Kyne (FG) | | Éamon Ó Cuív (FF) | | Derek Nolan (Lab) |
| 32nd | 2016 | | Noel Grealish (Ind) | | Hildegarde Naughton (FG) | | Seán Kyne (FG) | | Éamon Ó Cuív (FF) | | Catherine Connolly (Ind) |
| 33rd | 2020 | | Noel Grealish (Ind) | | Hildegarde Naughton (FG) | | Mairéad Farrell (SF) | | Éamon Ó Cuív (FF) | | Catherine Connolly (Ind) |
| 34th | 2024 | | Noel Grealish (Ind) | | Hildegarde Naughton (FG) | | Mairéad Farrell (SF) | | John Connolly (FF) | | Catherine Connolly (Ind) |
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

^ *: Outgoing TD

### 2024 general election

2024 general election: Galway West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| | Sinn Féin | Mairéad Farrell | 13.5 | 8,164 | 8,169 | 8,195 | 8,232 | 8,445 | 8,582 | 8,654 | 9,093 | 9,335 | 9,532 | 10,610 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | John Connolly | 11.9 | 7,192 | 7,195 | 7,203 | 7,226 | 7,230 | 7,354 | 7,457 | 7,694 | 7,854 | 9,291 | 9,484 | 9,592 | 9,746 | 10,988 | | |
| | Independent | Noel Grealish | 11.4 | 6,887 | 6,888 | 6,905 | 6,951 | 6,956 | 7,228 | 7,265 | 7,702 | 7,777 | 7,969 | 8,079 | 8,148 | 8,222 | 8,717 | 9,081 | 9,649 |
| | Independent | Catherine Connolly | 11.2 | 6,747 | 6,752 | 6,770 | 6,860 | 7,034 | 7,170 | 7,554 | 8,150 | 8,750 | 8,977 | 10,578 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Hildegarde Naughton | 10.0 | 6,011 | 6,014 | 6,015 | 6,025 | 6,031 | 6,065 | 6,353 | 6,473 | 6,741 | 7,082 | 7,395 | 7,474 | 7,644 | 10,942 | | |
| | Independent Ireland | Noel Thomas | 9.4 | 5,700 | 5,703 | 5,815 | 6,033 | 6,049 | 6,437 | 6,463 | 6,673 | 6,736 | 7,017 | 7,138 | 7,199 | 7,242 | 8,134 | 8,422 | 8,749 |
| | Fine Gael | Seán Kyne | 8.8 | 5,335 | 5,335 | 5,338 | 5,349 | 5,351 | 5,402 | 5,522 | 5,600 | 5,727 | 6,042 | 6,235 | 6,281 | 6,371 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Gráinne Seoige | 4.9 | 2,929 | 2,932 | 2,934 | 2,937 | 2,941 | 2,962 | 3,016 | 3,082 | 3,162 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Mike Cubbard | 3.7 | 2,219 | 2,219 | 2,250 | 2,291 | 2,310 | 2,419 | 2,451 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Social Democrats | Eibhlín Seoighthe | 3.6 | 2,172 | 2,174 | 2,175 | 2,177 | 2,493 | 2,518 | 2,885 | 2,955 | 3,841 | 3,911 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Helen Ogbu | 3.3 | 1,973 | 1,976 | 1,977 | 1,982 | 2,079 | 2,106 | 2,514 | 2,622 | | | | | | | | |
| | Green | Pauline O'Reilly | 3.0 | 1,839 | 1,839 | 1,840 | 1,843 | 1,892 | 1,918 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Aontú | Pádraig Lenihan | 2.1 | 1,233 | 1,238 | 1,303 | 1,407 | 1,419 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | PBP–Solidarity | Maisie McMaster | 1.5 | 905 | 907 | 916 | 926 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | The Irish People | AJ Cahill | 0.8 | 469 | 475 | 631 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Irish Freedom | Doran McMahon | 0.8 | 450 | 455 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Patrick Feeney | 0.1 | 52 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 103,713 Valid: 60,277 Spoilt: 375 Quota: 10,047 Turnout: 58.5% ||||||||||||||||||||
* ↑ McMaster is a member of People Before Profit.

### 2020 general election

2020 general election: Galway West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Éamon Ó Cuív | 14.1 | 8,522 | 8,534 | 8,566 | 8,825 | 8,893 | 9,017 | 9,200 | 11,910 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Mairéad Farrell | 14.0 | 8,464 | 8,486 | 8,744 | 8,814 | 8,904 | 9,633 | 10,013 | 10,340 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Noel Grealish | 13.3 | 8,043 | 8,159 | 8,196 | 8,541 | 8,616 | 9,168 | 9,302 | 10,393 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Hildegarde Naughton | 9.3 | 5,609 | 5,617 | 5,645 | 5,667 | 5,885 | 6,027 | 6,630 | 7,009 | 7,366 | 7,473 | 7,509 | 8,536 | 9,519 |
| | Independent | Catherine Connolly | 9.0 | 5,439 | 5,478 | 5,693 | 5,775 | 6,028 | 6,661 | 7,625 | 8,089 | 8,722 | 8,831 | 8,906 | 12,486 | |
| | Fine Gael | Seán Kyne | 8.8 | 5,284 | 5,292 | 5,314 | 5,345 | 5,477 | 5,559 | 5,829 | 6,049 | 6,399 | 6,461 | 6,493 | 7,037 | 7,574 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Ollie Crowe | 8.6 | 5,175 | 5,180 | 5,207 | 5,310 | 5,384 | 5,555 | 5,671 | | | | | | |
| | Green | Pauline O'Reilly | 6.0 | 3,650 | 3,655 | 3,766 | 3,811 | 4,098 | 4,230 | | | | | | | |
| | Social Democrats | Niall Ó Tuathail | 6.0 | 3,623 | 3,630 | 3,761 | 3,793 | 4,057 | 4,313 | 5,750 | 5,979 | 6,281 | 6,339 | 6,403 | | |
| | Independent | Mike Cubbard | 4.4 | 2,676 | 2,697 | 2,740 | 2,802 | 2,907 | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Níall McNelis | 2.6 | 1,548 | 1,554 | 1,577 | 1,593 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Aontú | Cormac Ó Corcoráin | 1.8 | 1,058 | 1,097 | 1,118 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Solidarity–PBP | Conor Burke | 0.8 | 495 | 512 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Solidarity–PBP | Joe Loughnane | 0.7 | 437 | 445 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Daragh O'Flaherty | 0.5 | 318 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 100,695 Valid: 60,341 Spoilt: 423 Quota: 10,057 Turnout: 60,719 (60.3%) |||||||||||||||||
* ↑ Listed on the ballot paper as Cuív, Éamon Ó
* ↑ Listed on the ballot paper as Corcorán, Cormac Ó
* ↑ Burke was a member of Solidarity.
* ↑ Loughnane was a member of People Before Profit, but was suspended on the morning of the election following a report of a violent incident against a woman.
* ↑ Listed on the ballot paper as Flaherty, Daragh O

### 2016 general election

2016 general election: Galway West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Éamon Ó Cuív | 14.8 | 9,539 | 9,574 | 9,679 | 9,701 | 9,763 | 10,022 | 10,079 | 10,175 | 11,103 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Noel Grealish | 11.2 | 7,187 | 7,208 | 7,308 | 7,359 | 7,522 | 7,945 | 8,020 | 8,461 | 8,830 | 9,136 | 9,186 | 9,711 | 11,073 | |
| | Fine Gael | Seán Kyne | 9.5 | 6,136 | 6,148 | 6,232 | 6,245 | 6,292 | 6,355 | 6,444 | 6,506 | 6,587 | 7,201 | 7,209 | 7,656 | 8,171 | 10,590 |
| | Sinn Féin | Trevor Ó Clochartaigh | 8.9 | 5,755 | 5,788 | 5,815 | 6,017 | 6,108 | 6,162 | 6,261 | 6,661 | 6,721 | 6,833 | 6,846 | 7,468 | 7,911 | 8,077 |
| | Independent | Catherine Connolly | 7.6 | 4,877 | 4,909 | 4,982 | 5,178 | 5,325 | 5,450 | 5,818 | 6,330 | 6,461 | 7,123 | 7,138 | 8,877 | 9,824 | 10,239 |
| | Fine Gael | John O'Mahony | 7.4 | 4,734 | 4,744 | 4,788 | 4,795 | 4,859 | 4,915 | 4,965 | 4,996 | 5,222 | 5,551 | 5,591 | 5,852 | 6,122 | |
| | Fine Gael | Hildegarde Naughton | 7.1 | 4,567 | 4,582 | 4,676 | 4,691 | 4,759 | 4,964 | 5,097 | 5,175 | 5,298 | 6,083 | 6,094 | 6,626 | 7,024 | 9,129 |
| | Fianna Fáil | John Connolly | 6.0 | 3,885 | 3,901 | 3,951 | 3,973 | 4,019 | 4,160 | 4,203 | 4,351 | 4,873 | 5,059 | 5,304 | 5,614 | | |
| | Social Democrats | Niall Ó Tuathail | 5.4 | 3,455 | 3,488 | 3,566 | 3,734 | 3,803 | 3,850 | 4,344 | 4,674 | 4,725 | 5,269 | 5,278 | | | |
| | Labour | Derek Nolan | 5.0 | 3,220 | 3,233 | 3,261 | 3,300 | 3,332 | 3,380 | 3,624 | 3,737 | 3,787 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Mary Hoade | 3.4 | 2,205 | 2,213 | 2,248 | 2,254 | 2,549 | 2,636 | 2,644 | 2,673 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Mike Cubbard | 3.3 | 2,122 | 2,146 | 2,166 | 2,309 | 2,390 | 2,436 | 2,533 | | | | | | | |
| | Green | Seamus Sheridan | 2.5 | 1,588 | 1,617 | 1,667 | 1,755 | 1,779 | 1,813 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Fidelma Healy Eames | 2.2 | 1,394 | 1,445 | 1,594 | 1,620 | 1,657 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | James Charity | 1.8 | 1,171 | 1,181 | 1,227 | 1,267 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | AAA–PBP | Tommy Holohan | 1.6 | 1,017 | 1,047 | 1,071 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Renua | Nicola Daveron | 1.5 | 994 | 1,025 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Tommy Roddy | 0.4 | 251 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Direct Democracy | Ruairí O'Neill | 0.2 | 152 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Patrick Feeney | 0.1 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 103,704 Valid: 64,271 Spoilt: 488 (0.75%) Quota: 10,712 Turnout: 64,759 (62.5%) ||||||||||||||||||

### 2011 general election

2011 general election: Galway West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| | Labour | Derek Nolan | 12.4 | 7,489 | 7,672 | 8,006 | 8,266 | 8,463 | 8,703 | 9,119 | 9,308 | 9,415 | 10,431 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Éamon Ó Cuív | 12.3 | 7,441 | 7,486 | 7,547 | 7,649 | 8,198 | 8,927 | 9.035 | 11,138 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Noel Grealish | 10.3 | 6,229 | 6,346 | 6,396 | 6,589 | 6,810 | 7,116 | 7,324 | 7,916 | 8,312 | 8,682 | 8,736 | 9,811 | 9,829 |
| | Fine Gael | Brian Walsh | 8.9 | 5,425 | 5,473 | 5,515 | 5,644 | 5,869 | 5,964 | 7,008 | 7,242 | 7,343 | 7,491 | 7,520 | 10,227 | |
| | Fine Gael | Fidelma Healy Eames | 8.3 | 5,046 | 5,080 | 5,173 | 5,290 | 5,347 | 5,487 | 6,542 | 6,712 | 6,801 | 6,990 | 7,020 | | |
| | Independent | Catherine Connolly | 7.9 | 4,766 | 4,973 | 5,214 | 5,499 | 5,603 | 5,888 | 6,148 | 6,390 | 6,551 | 8,207 | 8,375 | 9,083 | 9,095 |
| | Fine Gael | Seán Kyne | 7.5 | 4,550 | 4,581 | 4,630 | 4,704 | 4,729 | 5,741 | 6,470 | 6,621 | 6,705 | 7,029 | 7,074 | 9,020 | 9,112 |
| | Sinn Féin | Trevor Ó Clochartaigh | 6.3 | 3,808 | 3,927 | 3,999 | 4,096 | 4,141 | 4,407 | 4,447 | 4,588 | 4,683 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Hildegarde Naughton | 5.9 | 3,606 | 3,655 | 3,745 | 3,858 | 3,908 | 3,993 | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Frank Fahey | 5.7 | 3,448 | 3,474 | 3,489 | 3,526 | 3,833 | 4,017 | 4,062 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Tom Welby | 5.4 | 3,298 | 3,325 | 3,345 | 3,484 | 3,504 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Crowe | 3.0 | 1,814 | 1,855 | 1,870 | 1,895 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Eamon Walsh | 2.4 | 1,481 | 1,581 | 1,624 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Green | Niall Ó Brolcháin | 1.8 | 1,120 | 1,153 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Mike Cubbard | 1.4 | 853 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Uinseann Holmes | 0.3 | 186 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Thomas King | 0.1 | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 88,840 Valid: 60,625 Spoilt: 643 (1.1%) Quota: 10,105 Turnout: 61,268 (69.0%) |||||||||||||||||

### 2007 general election

2007 general election: Galway West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Éamon Ó Cuív | 17.5 | 9,645 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Michael D. Higgins | 11.1 | 6,086 | 6,090 | 6,262 | 6,296 | 6,609 | 6,947 | 7,189 | 7,447 | 8,384 | 10,916 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Frank Fahey | 10.6 | 5,854 | 5,855 | 5,965 | 6,150 | 6,300 | 6,481 | 6,549 | 7,036 | 7,234 | 7,421 | 7,536 | 7,914 | 8,139 |
| | Progressive Democrats | Noel Grealish | 10.5 | 5,806 | 5,812 | 6,122 | 6,141 | 6,196 | 6,313 | 6,366 | 6,940 | 7,065 | 7,241 | 7,377 | 8,116 | 9,034 |
| | Fine Gael | Pádraic McCormack | 9.8 | 5,419 | 5,425 | 5,497 | 5,513 | 5,581 | 5,719 | 6,474 | 6,834 | 7,068 | 7,370 | 7,859 | 11,592 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Crowe | 9.0 | 4,969 | 4,976 | 5,115 | 5,233 | 5,364 | 5,652 | 5,708 | 5,863 | 6,117 | 6,338 | 6,507 | 6,842 | 7,159 |
| | Fine Gael | Fidelma Healy Eames | 7.1 | 3,904 | 3,904 | 3,960 | 3,966 | 4,022 | 4,249 | 4,705 | 4,831 | 5,051 | 5,496 | 6,170 | | |
| | Green | Niall Ó Brolcháin | 5.5 | 3,026 | 3,032 | 3,113 | 3,124 | 3,457 | 3,658 | 3,754 | 3,834 | 4,332 | | | | |
| | Independent | Catherine Connolly | 3.7 | 2,006 | 2,014 | 2,055 | 2,066 | 2,307 | 2,580 | 2,631 | 2,684 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Seán Kyne | 3.5 | 1,912 | 1,914 | 1,929 | 1,939 | 1,970 | 2,033 | | | | | | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Tom Welby | 3.4 | 1,894 | 1,897 | 1,986 | 2,014 | 2,075 | 2,119 | 2,329 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Margaret Cox | 3.1 | 1,718 | 1,723 | 1,795 | 1,808 | 1,932 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Anne Marie Carroll | 3.0 | 1,629 | 1,637 | 1,641 | 1,652 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Donal Lyons | 2.1 | 1,168 | 1,169 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Thomas King | 0.1 | 60 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 86,602 Valid: 55,096 Spoilt: 533 (0.9%) Quota: 9,183 Turnout: 55,629 (64.2%) |||||||||||||||||

### 2002 general election

2002 general election: Galway West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Éamon Ó Cuív | 20.1 | 9,947 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Frank Fahey | 14.6 | 7,226 | 7,902 | 7,903 | 7,904 | 7,993 | 8,120 | 8,318 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Michael D. Higgins | 10.6 | 5,213 | 5,315 | 5,330 | 5,343 | 5,510 | 5,646 | 5,772 | 6,095 | 6,664 | 6,682 | 7,171 | 7,498 | 8,151 | 8,244 | 10,580 | |
| | Fine Gael | Pádraic McCormack | 9.6 | 4,760 | 4,850 | 4,853 | 4,859 | 5,260 | 5,318 | 5,502 | 5,865 | 6,001 | 6,012 | 6,285 | 7,623 | 8,420 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Margaret Cox | 6.6 | 3,269 | 3,697 | 3,700 | 3,704 | 3,752 | 3,801 | 3,870 | 4,082 | 4,297 | 4,314 | 4,623 | 4,782 | 5,244 | 5,273 | 5,585 | 5,906 |
| | Progressive Democrats | Noel Grealish | 5.5 | 2,735 | 2,787 | 2,789 | 2,791 | 2,858 | 2,876 | 3,121 | 3,233 | 3,315 | 3,323 | 4,544 | 5,098 | 5,325 | 5,352 | 5,684 | 6,215 |
| | Independent | Séamus Walsh | 4.9 | 2,439 | 2,559 | 2,573 | 2,588 | 2,626 | 2,742 | 2,774 | 2,944 | 3,154 | 3,155 | 3,234 | 3,328 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Michael McDonagh | 4.6 | 2,279 | 2,300 | 2,301 | 2,306 | 2,619 | 2,632 | 2,670 | 2,748 | 2,808 | 2,812 | 2,888 | | | | | |
| | Green | Niall Ó Brolcháin | 4.4 | 2,193 | 2,216 | 2,225 | 2,241 | 2,308 | 2,416 | 2,450 | 2,651 | 3,108 | 3,111 | 3,267 | 3,391 | 3,749 | 3,775 | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Donal Lyons | 3.9 | 1,935 | 2,017 | 2,017 | 2,026 | 2,058 | 2,068 | 2,545 | 2,713 | 2,787 | 2,798 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Dana Rosemary Scallon | 3.4 | 1,677 | 1,727 | 1,731 | 1,740 | 1,812 | 1,872 | 1,920 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Daniel Callanan | 3.0 | 1,468 | 1,485 | 1,492 | 1,498 | 1,509 | 2,166 | 2,200 | 2,306 | | | | | | | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Declan McDonnell | 3.0 | 1,462 | 1,479 | 1,480 | 1,484 | 1,499 | 1,506 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Fidelma Healy Eames | 2.7 | 1,320 | 1,340 | 1,343 | 1,347 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Seán Coistealbha | 2.7 | 1,311 | 1,373 | 1,379 | 1,383 | 1,397 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Eileen Manning | 0.2 | 96 | 97 | 100 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Joseph Nulty | 0.2 | 76 | 77 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 82,213 Valid: 49,466 Spoilt: 680 (1.4%) Quota: 8,245 Turnout: 50,146 (61.0%) ||||||||||||||||||||

### 1997 general election

1997 general election: Galway West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Frank Fahey | 19.3 | 9,321 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Éamon Ó Cuív | 17.3 | 8,250 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Pádraic McCormack | 15.0 | 7,221 | 7,335 | 7,351 | 7,392 | 7,520 | 7,601 | 8,495 | | | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Bobby Molloy | 12.3 | 5,914 | 6,216 | 6,257 | 6,330 | 6,576 | 6,703 | 6,840 | 6,867 | 7,386 | 7,672 | 8,217 |
| | Labour | Michael D. Higgins | 10.1 | 4,856 | 4,942 | 4,952 | 5,076 | 5,145 | 5,379 | 5,654 | 5,759 | 5,908 | 7,138 | 8,456 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Margaret Cox | 6.1 | 2,941 | 3,383 | 3,450 | 3,497 | 3,660 | 3,905 | 3,969 | 3,978 | 4,939 | 5,257 | 5,505 |
| | Fine Gael | Pól Ó Foighil | 3.8 | 1,807 | 1,826 | 1,836 | 1,913 | 1,961 | 2,009 | 2,285 | 2,586 | 2,822 | 3,050 | |
| | Green | Pat Fitzpatrick | 3.4 | 1,660 | 1,675 | 1,677 | 1,867 | 1,977 | 2,295 | 2,364 | 2,376 | 2,434 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán O'Neachtain | 3.4 | 1,639 | 1,888 | 1,945 | 1,997 | 2,064 | 2,203 | 2,230 | 2,235 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Thomas O'Malley | 3.5 | 1,682 | 1,699 | 1,701 | 1,729 | 1,762 | 1,778 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Mike Egan | 2.5 | 1,209 | 1,235 | 1,240 | 1,321 | 1,373 | | | | | | |
| | National Party | Liam Downes | 2.0 | 959 | 967 | 969 | 993 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Luke 'Ming' Flanagan | 1.1 | 548 | 553 | 554 | | | | | | | | |
| | Natural Law | Maria Ní Dhomhnaill | 0.4 | 205 | 207 | 208 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 78,064 Valid: 48,212 Spoilt: 400 (0.8%) Quota: 8,036 Turnout: 48,612 (62.3%) |||||||||||||||

### 1992 general election

1992 general election: Galway West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | Labour | Michael D. Higgins | 17.7 | 8,910 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Éamon Ó Cuív | 16.7 | 8,430 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Máire Geoghegan-Quinn | 13.6 | 6,844 | 6,899 | 6,904 | 6,916 | 6,963 | 7,020 | 7,165 | 7,306 | 7,531 | 7,728 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Frank Fahey | 13.5 | 6,782 | 6,809 | 6,811 | 6,819 | 6,872 | 6,896 | 6,953 | 7,060 | 7,299 | 7,493 |
| | Progressive Democrats | Bobby Molloy | 13.4 | 6,749 | 6,886 | 6,890 | 6,913 | 6,927 | 7,015 | 7,131 | 7,467 | 7,733 | 8,276 |
| | Fine Gael | Pádraic McCormack | 11.5 | 5,776 | 5,837 | 5,841 | 5,850 | 5,871 | 5,923 | 6,016 | 6,163 | 6,406 | 8,508 |
| | Fine Gael | Fintan Coogan Jnr | 5.5 | 2,747 | 2,807 | 2,810 | 2,826 | 2,837 | 2,876 | 2,994 | 3,224 | 3,432 | |
| | Independent | Darina Costelloe | 2.6 | 1,308 | 1,327 | 1,344 | 1,354 | 1,392 | 1,417 | 1,503 | 1,683 | | |
| | Independent | Paddy Lally | 2.3 | 1,151 | 1,210 | 1,220 | 1,249 | 1,299 | 1,387 | 1,456 | | | |
| | Independent | Pól Ó Foighil | 1.5 | 750 | 762 | 762 | 764 | 784 | 816 | | | | |
| | Democratic Left | Jacqueline O'Dowd | 0.8 | 392 | 457 | 464 | 483 | 518 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Mike Egan | 0.7 | 349 | 357 | 357 | 360 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | John Barry Finnegan | 0.3 | 138 | 143 | 144 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Jim Walsh | 0.1 | 60 | 63 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 79,008 Valid: 50,386 Spoilt: 653 (1.3%) Quota: 8,399 Turnout: 51,039 (64.6%) ||||||||||||||

### 1989 general election

1989 general election: Galway West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Progressive Democrats | Bobby Molloy | 18.2 | 8,917 | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Frank Fahey | 16.4 | 8,010 | 8,054 | 8,061 | 8,129 | 8,177 | 10,329 | |
| | Labour | Michael D. Higgins | 15.8 | 7,727 | 7,908 | 7,975 | 9,130 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Pádraic McCormack | 12.2 | 5,987 | 6,118 | 6,130 | 6,179 | 6,331 | 6,711 | 6,922 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Máire Geoghegan-Quinn | 12.1 | 5,902 | 5,941 | 5,949 | 5,996 | 6,043 | 8,315 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Éamon Ó Cuív | 11.7 | 5,733 | 5,792 | 5,807 | 5,853 | 5,916 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Fintan Coogan Jnr | 10.8 | 5,297 | 5,501 | 5,519 | 5,723 | 6,075 | 6,328 | 6,557 |
| | Workers' Party | James Brick | 2.4 | 1,155 | 1,585 | 1,623 | | | | |
| | Independent | Dermot Shanley | 0.3 | 127 | 129 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Paul O'Connor | 0.2 | 84 | 87 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 77,178 Valid: 49,339 Spoilt: 787 Quota: 8,224 Turnout: 50,126 (64.9%) |||||||||||

### 1987 general election

1987 general election: Galway West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| | Progressive Democrats | Bobby Molloy | 17.5 | 9,216 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Frank Fahey | 12.3 | 6,488 | 6,501 | 6,515 | 6,556 | 6,575 | 6,683 | 6,715 | 6,875 | 7,924 | 8,952 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Mark Killilea Jnr | 9.6 | 5,053 | 5,065 | 5,071 | 5,106 | 5,116 | 5,172 | 5,200 | 5,331 | 5,900 | 6,976 | 7,044 | 7,179 | 7,282 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Máire Geoghegan-Quinn | 8.7 | 4,607 | 4,622 | 4,650 | 4,705 | 4,722 | 4,792 | 5,068 | 5,156 | 5,419 | 7,134 | 7,212 | 7,365 | 7,514 |
| | Fine Gael | John Donnellan | 8.5 | 4,476 | 4,495 | 4,551 | 4,602 | 4,916 | 4,973 | 5,035 | 5,502 | 5,977 | 6,113 | 6,116 | 10,376 | |
| | Fine Gael | Fintan Coogan Jnr | 8.0 | 4,206 | 4,239 | 4,286 | 4,395 | 4,746 | 4,972 | 5,084 | 5,662 | 5,872 | 5,986 | 5,989 | | |
| | Labour | Michael D. Higgins | 7.4 | 3,878 | 3,912 | 4,137 | 4,375 | 4,395 | 5,272 | 5,632 | 6,178 | 6,438 | 6,747 | 6,753 | 7,609 | 8,939 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Éamon Ó Cuív | 7.3 | 3,831 | 3,848 | 3,878 | 3,920 | 3,943 | 3,971 | 4,405 | 4,628 | 4,808 | | | | |
| | Independent | Michael Fahy | 6.0 | 3,139 | 3,148 | 3,158 | 3,189 | 3,197 | 3,257 | 3,302 | 3,440 | | | | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Michael O'Neill | 4.1 | 2,144 | 2,387 | 2,427 | 2,567 | 2,638 | 2,732 | 2,885 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Peadar Ó Tuathail | 3.3 | 1,724 | 1,730 | 1,783 | 1,816 | 1,899 | 1,926 | | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | James Brick | 3.0 | 1,567 | 1,577 | 1,635 | 1,731 | 1,741 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | John O'Malley | 1.7 | 918 | 924 | 932 | 940 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Mary Duffy | 1.6 | 862 | 865 | 925 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Margaret Sweeney | 1.0 | 511 | 512 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Brian Mannion | 0.2 | 101 | 102 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Dermot Shanley | 0.1 | 41 | 41 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 77,542 Valid: 52,762 Quota: 8,794 Turnout: 68.0% |||||||||||||||||

### November 1982 general election

November 1982 general election: Galway West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Bobby Molloy | 16.7 | 8,234 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Fintan Coogan Jnr | 13.2 | 6,521 | 6,592 | 6,922 | 8,634 | | |
| | Fine Gael | John Donnellan | 14.2 | 7,020 | 7,085 | 7,208 | 7,923 | 8,275 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Máire Geoghegan-Quinn | 11.3 | 5,583 | 6,051 | 6,119 | 6,364 | 6,371 | 8,644 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Mark Killilea Jnr | 11.2 | 5,509 | 5,762 | 5,844 | 5,908 | 5,913 | 6,566 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Frank Fahey | 11.1 | 5,475 | 5,830 | 5,927 | 5,994 | 6,000 | 8,625 |
| | Labour | Michael D. Higgins | 9.0 | 4,449 | 4,553 | 5,556 | 6,036 | 6,079 | |
| | Fine Gael | Pól Ó Foighil | 6.6 | 3,259 | 3,279 | 3,366 | | | |
| | Workers' Party | James Brick | 3.6 | 1,787 | 1,884 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Gerald Bartley | 3.0 | 1,486 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 76,856 Valid: 49,323 Quota: 8,221 Turnout: 64.2% ||||||||||

### February 1982 general election

February 1982 general election: Galway West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Bobby Molloy | 19.7 | 9,545 | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | John Donnellan | 12.6 | 6,105 | 6,143 | 6,194 | 6,224 | 8,405 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Frank Fahey | 12.4 | 6,019 | 6,371 | 6,470 | 6,764 | 6,861 | 7,240 | 7,671 |
| | Labour | Michael D. Higgins | 11.8 | 5,718 | 5,847 | 6,562 | 6,776 | 7,330 | 10,300 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Mark Killilea Jnr | 11.6 | 5,624 | 5,822 | 5,857 | 6,099 | 6,128 | 6,340 | 6,485 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Máire Geoghegan-Quinn | 8.5 | 4,139 | 4,614 | 4,661 | 6,377 | 6,464 | 6,685 | 6,881 |
| | Fine Gael | Pádraic McCormack | 8.1 | 3,952 | 3,976 | 4,014 | 4,055 | 5,069 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Fintan Coogan Jnr | 7.7 | 3,746 | 3,793 | 3,938 | 4,043 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Nicholas O'Connor | 5.2 | 2,513 | 2,684 | 2,717 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin The Workers' Party | James Brick | 2.5 | 1,211 | 1,226 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 72,590 Valid: 48,572 Quota: 8,096 Turnout: 66.9% |||||||||||

### 1981 general election

1981 general election: Galway West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Bobby Molloy | 18.9 | 9,592 | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Mark Killilea Jnr | 12.5 | 6,338 | 6,532 | 6,590 | 6,779 | 6,844 | 6,911 | 7,152 | 7,411 |
| | Labour | Michael D. Higgins | 12.3 | 6,226 | 6,338 | 7,078 | 7,185 | 7,779 | 8,555 | | |
| | Fine Gael | John Donnellan | 10.0 | 5,065 | 5,091 | 5,149 | 5,163 | 5,897 | 8,019 | 12,342 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Frank Fahey | 9.9 | 5,049 | 5,202 | 5,296 | 5,473 | 5,520 | 5,622 | 5,845 | 6,173 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Máire Geoghegan-Quinn | 9.0 | 4,549 | 4,974 | 5,062 | 6,875 | 7,184 | 7,306 | 7,487 | 7,687 |
| | Fine Gael | Pádraic McCormack | 7.6 | 3,859 | 3,884 | 3,919 | 3,943 | 4,502 | 5,458 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Henry Comerford | 6.8 | 3,477 | 3,511 | 3,656 | 3,667 | 4,245 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Pól Ó Foighil | 5.6 | 2,849 | 2,874 | 2,912 | 3,121 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Nicholas O'Connor | 4.9 | 2,471 | 2,578 | 2,604 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin The Workers' Party | James Brick | 2.1 | 1,081 | 1,095 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Anthony Coffey | 0.6 | 284 | 287 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 72,590 Valid: 50,840 Quota: 8,474 Turnout: 70.0% ||||||||||||

### 1977 general election

1977 general election: Galway West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Bobby Molloy | 18.5 | 7,832 | 7,902 | 7,929 | 8,659 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Máire Geoghegan-Quinn | 17.9 | 7,575 | 7,647 | 7,697 | 8,755 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Bill Loughnane | 17.2 | 7,280 | 7,397 | 7,425 | 7,784 | 8,051 | 8,374 | 8,535 | | |
| | Labour | Michael D. Higgins | 11.7 | 4,952 | 5,355 | 5,453 | 5,503 | 5,511 | 5,848 | 5,854 | 5,858 | 7,397 |
| | Fine Gael | John Mannion Jnr | 10.2 | 4,331 | 4,363 | 4,756 | 4,859 | 4,865 | 5,360 | 5,380 | 5,388 | 8,520 |
| | Fine Gael | Fintan Coogan Snr | 7.4 | 3,136 | 3,191 | 3,510 | 3,547 | 3,557 | 5,332 | 5,334 | 5,335 | |
| | Fine Gael | Toddie Byrne | 6.7 | 2,854 | 2,889 | 3,072 | 3,082 | 3,082 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Micheál Ó Móráin | 5.5 | 2,333 | 2,364 | 2,369 | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Pádraic McCormack | 2.7 | 1,126 | 1,138 | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin The Workers' Party | Anthony Coffey | 2.2 | 926 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 61,582 Valid: 42,345 Spoilt: 284 (0.6%) Quota: 8,470 Turnout: 42,629 (69.2%) |||||||||||||

### 1975 by-election

Fianna Fáil TD Johnny Geoghegan died on 5 January 1975. A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 4 March 1975. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, daughter of the deceased TD.
1975 by-election: Galway West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Máire Geoghegan-Quinn | 45.3 | 12,627 | 12,737 | 13,466 | 14,345 |
| | Fine Gael | John Mannion Jnr | 26.0 | 7,234 | 7,291 | 7,777 | 12,080 |
| | Labour | Michael D. Higgins | 18.9 | 5,269 | 5,522 | 6,129 | |
| | Independent | Pól Ó Foighil | 7.5 | 2,096 | 2,231 | | |
| | Sinn Féin (Official) | Renée Prendergast | 2.4 | 656 | | | |
| Electorate: 44,350 Valid: 27,882 Quota: 13,942 Turnout: 62.9% ||||||||

### 1973 general election

1973 general election: Galway West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Bobby Molloy | 28.3 | 7,028 | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Johnny Geoghegan | 19.3 | 4,782 | 5,249 | 5,326 | 5,370 | 5,470 | 6,861 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Fintan Coogan Snr | 13.7 | 3,410 | 3,451 | 3,478 | 3,550 | 3,687 | 3,757 | 3,798 | 5,951 |
| | Labour | Michael D. Higgins | 13.5 | 3,346 | 3,384 | 3,429 | 3,563 | 3,881 | 3,942 | 3,998 | 4,637 |
| | Fine Gael | John Mannion Jnr | 12.7 | 3,156 | 3,191 | 3,340 | 3,378 | 3,457 | 3,677 | 3,766 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Séamus Kyne | 6.3 | 1,573 | 1,780 | 1,834 | 1,866 | 1,921 | | | |
| | Independent | Seosamh Ó Tuairisg | 2.8 | 703 | 715 | 727 | 833 | | | | |
| | Aontacht Éireann | Irene King | 1.7 | 416 | 424 | 452 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Pádraic Joyce | 1.7 | 411 | 424 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 35,999 Valid: 24,825 Quota: 6,207 Turnout: 68.9% ||||||||||||

### 1969 general election

1969 general election: Galway West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Bobby Molloy | 28.3 | 6,709 | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Johnny Geoghegan | 20.8 | 4,923 | 5,368 | 5,385 | 5,402 | 6,345 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | John Mannion Snr | 12.7 | 3,001 | 3,028 | 3,259 | 3,306 | 3,351 | 3,373 | 3,624 | 3,990 |
| | Fine Gael | Fintan Coogan Snr | 12.4 | 2,942 | 2,986 | 3,374 | 3,469 | 3,676 | 3,732 | 4,217 | 5,293 |
| | Independent | Peadar Mac an Iomaire | 6.4 | 1,522 | 1,541 | 1,561 | 1,669 | 1,695 | 1,738 | | |
| | Labour | Thomas Tierney | 6.4 | 1,519 | 1,547 | 1,579 | 2,457 | 2,549 | 2,621 | 2,904 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Mary Byrne | 5.0 | 1,185 | 1,374 | 1,385 | 1,419 | | | | |
| | Labour | Michael D. Higgins | 4.9 | 1,174 | 1,192 | 1,225 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | William Cahill | 3.1 | 738 | 748 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 34,173 Valid: 23,713 Quota: 5,929 Turnout: 69.4% ||||||||||||

### 1965 general election

1965 general election: Galway West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Johnny Geoghegan | 30.9 | 6,982 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Fintan Coogan Snr | 22.5 | 5,081 | 5,147 | 5,464 | 6,489 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Bobby Molloy | 14.0 | 3,167 | 3,671 | 3,706 | 3,957 | 5,814 |
| | Fine Gael | John Mannion Snr | 12.4 | 2,813 | 2,868 | 3,419 | 3,586 | 4,124 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Pádraic Joyce | 8.4 | 1,891 | 2,553 | 2,607 | 2,674 | |
| | Labour | Michael Smyth | 7.3 | 1,653 | 1,668 | 1,708 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Michael Walsh | 4.5 | 1,022 | 1,049 | | | |
| Electorate: 32,548 Valid: 22,609 Quota: 5,653 Turnout: 69.5% |||||||||

### 1961 general election

1961 general election: Galway West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Johnny Geoghegan | 23.8 | 4,917 | 5,034 | 5,048 | 5,628 | |
| | Fine Gael | Fintan Coogan Snr | 23.5 | 4,854 | 5,289 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Gerald Bartley | 22.1 | 4,557 | 4,680 | 4,696 | 4,809 | 5,001 |
| | Fine Gael | Thomas Connolly | 9.4 | 1,948 | 1,987 | 2,011 | 2,379 | 2,411 |
| | Labour | James Cox | 8.2 | 1,693 | 1,873 | 1,927 | 2,205 | 2,249 |
| | Clann na Poblachta | Joseph Ridge | 7.9 | 1,640 | 1,709 | 1,724 | | |
| | Independent | Thomas Powell | 5.1 | 1,053 | | | | |
| Electorate: 32,011 Valid: 20,662 Quota: 5,166 Turnout: 64.6% |||||||||

### 1957 general election

1957 general election: Galway West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Johnny Geoghegan | 24.9 | 4,966 | 6,056 | |
| | Fine Gael | Fintan Coogan Snr | 21.5 | 4,282 | 4,662 | 4,790 |
| | Fine Gael | John Mannion Snr | 19.3 | 3,853 | 3,995 | 4,065 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Gerald Bartley | 19.0 | 3,789 | 5,134 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Lydon | 15.2 | 3,028 | | |
| Electorate: 31,332 Valid: 19,918 Quota: 4,980 Turnout: 63.6% |||||||

### 1954 general election

1954 general election: Galway West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Fine Gael | John Mannion Snr | 20.1 | 4,206 | 4,243 | 4,524 | 4,689 | 4,798 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Gerald Bartley | 18.9 | 3,945 | 3,967 | 4,066 | 5,860 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Johnny Geoghegan | 18.8 | 3,939 | 3,962 | 4,083 | 5,268 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Lydon | 15.8 | 3,299 | 3,356 | 3,577 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Fintan Coogan Snr | 14.7 | 3,066 | 3,357 | 4,500 | 4,754 | 4,972 |
| | Clann na Poblachta | Fursa Walsh | 8.7 | 1,813 | 2,022 | | | |
| | Labour | John O'Connell | 3.1 | 650 | | | | |
| Electorate: 31,737 Valid: 20,918 Quota: 5,230 Turnout: 65.9% |||||||||

### 1951 general election

1951 general election: Galway West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Peadar Duignan | 21.0 | 4,481 | 4,622 | 4,732 | 5,130 | 5,259 | 5,407 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Gerald Bartley | 17.8 | 3,793 | 3,837 | 3,885 | 4,058 | 4,256 | 4,351 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Lydon | 14.4 | 3,066 | 3,177 | 3,311 | 3,754 | 3,898 | 4,083 |
| | Fine Gael | John Mannion Snr | 13.3 | 2,832 | 2,959 | 3,671 | 4,079 | 6,331 | |
| | Fine Gael | Martin Mylotte | 10.5 | 2,238 | 2,468 | 2,848 | 3,254 | | |
| | Labour | John McElhinney | 8.8 | 1,885 | 2,357 | 2,701 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Fintan Coogan Snr | 7.4 | 1,572 | 1,821 | | | | |
| | Clann na Poblachta | Fursa Walsh | 6.8 | 1,457 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 33,229 Valid: 21,324 Quota: 5,332 Turnout: 64.2% ||||||||||

### 1948 general election

1948 general election: Galway West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Fine Gael | Joseph Mongan | 21.7 | 4,635 | 4,713 | 4,784 | 4,791 | 5,421 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Gerald Bartley | 21.7 | 4,600 | 4,636 | 6,023 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Lydon | 17.9 | 3,787 | 3,807 | 4,424 | 5,127 | 5,443 |
| | National Labour Party | John McElhinney | 15.1 | 3,205 | 3,243 | 3,273 | 3,280 | 4,313 |
| | Clann na Poblachta | Margaret Ashe | 10.7 | 2,273 | 2,642 | 2,668 | 2,672 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | John J. Keane | 10.1 | 2,146 | 2,152 | | | |
| | Clann na Poblachta | Pádraig Ó Cosgarda | 2.6 | 560 | | | | |
| Electorate: 32,767 Valid: 21,206 Quota: 5,302 Turnout: 64.7% |||||||||

### 1944 general election

1944 general election: Galway West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Gerald Bartley | 24.2 | 6,078 | 6,161 | 7,036 |
| | Fine Gael | Joseph Mongan | 20.4 | 5,122 | 6,374 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Lydon | 19.1 | 4,790 | 4,843 | 5,687 |
| | Fianna Fáil | John J. Keane | 17.0 | 4,267 | 4,290 | 4,625 |
| | Independent | Margaret Ashe | 12.2 | 3,054 | 3,401 | |
| | Fine Gael | Brendan Allen | 7.2 | 1,813 | | |
| Electorate: 43,385 Valid: 25,124 Quota: 6,282 Turnout: 57.9% |||||||

### 1943 general election

1943 general election: Galway West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Gerald Bartley | 21.6 | 5,968 | 6,019 | 6,030 | 6,097 | 6,689 | 6,842 | 6,855 | 9,130 | |
| | Fine Gael | Joseph Mongan | 19.3 | 5,344 | 5,409 | 6,040 | 6,354 | 6,716 | 7,230 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Eamon Corbett | 13.3 | 3,693 | 3,717 | 3,735 | 3,746 | 4,015 | 4,207 | 4,225 | 4,734 | 6,635 |
| | Fianna Fáil | John J. Keane | 11.6 | 3,204 | 3,227 | 3,244 | 3,430 | 3,535 | 3,714 | 3,743 | | |
| | Labour | Bartley Keane | 8.3 | 2,287 | 2,496 | 2,551 | 2,757 | 3,356 | 3,731 | 3,785 | 4,111 | 4,180 |
| | Independent | Margaret Ashe | 7.9 | 2,186 | 2,207 | 2,246 | 2,310 | | | | | |
| | Clann na Talmhan | Patrick Morris | 7.3 | 2,019 | 2,026 | 2,047 | 2,796 | 2,967 | | | | |
| | Clann na Talmhan | Joseph Ridge | 6.3 | 1,733 | 1,758 | 1,763 | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | William Higgins | 2.9 | 810 | 814 | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Michael Ó Maoláin | 1.6 | 442 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 43,385 Valid: 27,686 Quota: 6,922 Turnout: 63.8% |||||||||||||

### 1940 by-election

Fianna Fáil TD Seán Tubridy died on 15 July 1939. A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 30 May 1940.
1940 by-election: Galway West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | Fianna Fáil | John J. Keane | 72.1 | 14,836 |
| | Clann na Talmhan | Michael Donnellan | 27.9 | 5,735 |
| Electorate: 43,091 Valid: 20,571 Quota: 10,286 Turnout: 47.7% |||||

### 1938 general election

1938 general election: Galway West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Gerald Bartley | 28.1 | 8,044 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán Tubridy | 22.2 | 6,346 | 6,657 | 7,018 | 7,128 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Louis O'Dea | 18.2 | 5,204 | 5,703 | 6,260 | 6,571 |
| | Fine Gael | Joseph Mongan | 14.6 | 4,172 | 4,210 | 4,384 | 6,980 |
| | Fine Gael | Peter Kelly | 9.8 | 2,803 | 2,834 | 3,477 | |
| | Labour | Michael O'Sullivan | 7.2 | 2,046 | 2,057 | | |
| Electorate: 43,112 Valid: 28,615 Quota: 7,154 Turnout: 66.4% ||||||||

### 1937 general election

1937 general election: Galway West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán Tubridy | 28.2 | 7,274 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Gerald Bartley | 23.9 | 6,179 | 6,706 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Eamon Corbett | 19.8 | 5,109 | 5,359 | 5,525 |
| | Fine Gael | Joseph Mongan | 15.1 | 3,909 | 3,928 | 6,648 |
| | Fine Gael | Peter Kelly | 12.9 | 3,337 | 3,362 | |
| Electorate: 42,796 Valid: 25,808 Quota: 6,453 Turnout: 60.3% |||||||