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Clare–Galway South was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which was represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. Covering a small part of County Clare and a larger area of County Galway, it existed from 1969–1977. It elected three Teachtaí Dála (TDs) to the Dáil, using the single transferable vote method of proportional representation (PR-STV).

[edit] History

The constituency was created under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969, for the 1969 general election to the 19th Dáil. It was used again for the 1973 general election to the 20th Dáil.

Clare–Galway South was abolished under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974, 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 West and Galway East.

[edit] 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 centre of the county), and it would have not have been anomalous to have simply called it "Galway South". Clare–Galway South also included a small part of County Roscommon.

Its territory did not change in the eight years of its existence, and was defined in the 1969 Act as being:

"Ballynahinch, Caher, Glendree, Killanena, Kiltannon, Loughea, Newgrove, Rathclooney, Toberbreeda, Tulla, in the former Rural District of Tulla;

and, in the administrative county of Galaway, 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."

[edit] TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Clare–Galway South 1969–1977^[1]
Dáil	Election	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 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.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

^ Walker, Brian M, ed (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918-92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0 901714 96 8.

[edit] External links

Oireachtas members database

[walker-0] Walker, Brian M, ed (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918-92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0 901714 96 8.

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