UK Elections Info

Data Last Updated: 7 August 2025
Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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27 November 1885		6,652
Dr Kevin Izod O'Doherty	Nationalist	Unopposed

7 July 1886		6,652
Pierce Charles de Lacy Mahony	Nationalist	Unopposed

15 July 1892		4,695/5,990	78.38
Michael Davitt	Anti-Parnellite Nationalist	2,549	54.29
Pierce Charles de Lacy Mahony	Parnellite Nationalist	2,146	45.71
Majority		403	8.58

23 December 1892 Michael Davitt was unseated on petition and a new writ was issued.

21 February 1893		5,012/6,059	82.72
James Gibney	Anti-Parnellite Nationalist	2,635	52.57
Pierce Charles de Lacy Mahony	Parnellite Nationalist	2,377	47.43
Majority		258	5.15

27 July 1895		4,616/5,721	80.69
James Gibney	Anti-Parnellite Nationalist	2,324	50.35
John Sweetman	Parnellite Nationalist	2,292	49.65
Majority		32	0.69

12 October 1900		2,769/6,064	45.66
Patrick White	Nationalist	1,453	52.47
James Gibney	Independent Nationalist	1,316	47.53
Majority		137	4.95

19 January 1906		5,615
Patrick White	Nationalist	Unopposed

20 January 1910		5,662
Patrick White	Nationalist	Unopposed

7 December 1910		5,662
Patrick White	Nationalist	Unopposed

14 December 1918		10,740/14,716	72.98
Liam Joseph Mellowes	Sinn Féin	6,982	65.01
Dr Patrick Joseph Cusack	Nationalist	3,758	34.99
Majority		3,224	30.02

Liam Mellows was also returned for Eastern Galway.