Galway West is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency has an electorate of 82,213 and at present is served by 5 Teachtaí Dála (TDs). The method of election is the Single Transferable Vote. The constituency spans the entire area of the western half of the Connacht county, in the heart of the Gaeltacht, taking in the towns of Galway City, Clifden and many other areas.

The most high profile TD from the constituency is the current Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Éamon Ó Cuív.

2007 Election

Turnout 64.2%, Seats 5, Quota 9,183

2002 Election results

November 1982 - 1997 full election results

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1977 full election result

Electorate=61582, Valid votes =42345, spoiled votes=284, quota=8470

	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8	Count 9
Bobby Molloy, Fianna Fáil	7832	7902	7929	8659	8659	8659
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, Fianna Fáil	7575	7647	7697	8755
William Loughnane, Fianna Fáil	7280	7397	7425	7784	8051	8374	8535
Michael D. Higgins, Labour	4952	5355	5453	5503	5511	5848	5854	5858	7397
John Mannion, Jnr, Fine Gael	4331	4363	4756	4859	4865	5360	5380	5388	8520
Fintan Coogan, Fine Gael	3136	3191	3510	3547	3557	5332	5334	5335
Toddie Byrne, Fine Gael	2854	2889	3072	3082	3082
Micheál Ó Móráin, Fianna Fáil	2333	2364	2369
Padraic McCormack, Fine Gael	1126	1138
Anthony Coffey, Workers Party	926

Former TDs

• Máire Geoghegan-Quinn
• Bobby Molloy

See also

• Politics of the Republic of Ireland
• List of political parties in Ireland
• List of Irish by-elections
• Elections in Ireland

References