# North Galway (UK Parliament constituency)

North Galway was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament from 1885 to 1922.
Prior to the 1885 United Kingdom general election the area was part of the County Galway constituency. From 1922, on the establishment of the Irish Free State, it was not represented in the UK Parliament.

## Boundaries

This constituency comprised the northern part of County Galway. The boundaries were redefined in 1918 to take account of the transfer of the district electoral division of Rosmoylan from County Galway to County Roscommon under the 1898 Local Government Act.
1885–1918: The baronies of Ballymoe, Clare and Dunmore.
1918–1922: The rural districts of Glennamaddy and Tuam.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1885 | John Philip Nolan | Irish Parliamentary Party |
| | 1890 | John Philip Nolan | Parnellite |
| | 1895 | Denis Kilbride | Irish National Federation |
| | 1900 | John Philip Nolan | Irish Parliamentary Party |
| | 1906 | Thomas Higgins | Irish Parliamentary Party |
| | 1906 by-election | Richard Hazleton | Irish Parliamentary Party |
| | 1918 | Bryan Cusack | Sinn Féin |
| 1921 | 1921 | Constituency merged into Galway (Dáil constituency) | Constituency merged into Galway (Dáil constituency) |

## Elections

The elections in this constituency took place using the first past the post electoral system.

### Elections in the 1880s

1885 general election: North Galway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | John Philip Nolan | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) |
1886 general election: North Galway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | John Philip Nolan | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |

### Elections in the 1890s

1892 general election: North Galway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National League | John Philip Nolan | 2,040 | 55.3 | N/A |
| | Irish National Federation | Charles Kearns Deane Tanner | 1,651 | 44.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 389 | 10.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,691 | 44.3 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,328 | | |
| | Irish National League gain from Irish Parliamentary | Irish National League gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |
1895 general election: North Galway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | Denis Kilbride | 2,590 | 56.1 | +11.4 |
| | Irish National League | John Philip Nolan | 2,025 | 43.9 | −11.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 565 | 12.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,615 | 46.0 | +1.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,034 | | |
| | Irish National Federation gain from Irish National League | Irish National Federation gain from Irish National League | Swing | +11.4 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

1900 general election: North Galway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | John Philip Nolan | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
1906 general election: North Galway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Thomas Higgins | 2,585 | 70.8 | N/A |
| | Ind. Nationalist | John Philip Nolan | 1,064 | 29.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,521 | 41.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,649 | 47.5 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,689 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A | |
By-election, 1906: North Galway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Richard Hazleton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |

### Elections in the 1910s

January 1910 general election: North Galway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Richard Hazleton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
December 1910 general election: North Galway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Richard Hazleton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
By-election 1914: North Galway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Richard Hazleton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
1918 general election: Galway North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Sinn Féin | Bryan Cusack | 8,896 | 69.0 | New |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Thomas Sloyan | 3,999 | 31.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,897 | 38.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,885 | 61.3 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,036 | | |
| | Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |