Galway East (Dáil constituency)
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Galway East is a parliamentary constituency in Ireland’s Dáil Éireann, representing a largely rural and small-town area of eastern County Galway.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Galway East (Dáil constituency) canonical | 1 |
| constituency of Galway East | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Dáil constituency ⓘ |
| abbreviation | PR-STV ⓘ |
| administrativeCountyOverlap | Galway County Council area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderingConstituency |
Clare (Dáil constituency)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Galway West (Dáil constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mayo (Dáil constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ Roscommon–Galway (Dáil constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boundaryReviewBody | Constituency Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterisedAs |
largely rural area
ⓘ
small-town area ⓘ |
| containsSettlementType |
rural hinterland
ⓘ
villages ⓘ |
| containsTown |
Athenry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ballinasloe (parts) NERFINISHED ⓘ Loughrea NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralRegion | western Ireland ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote ⓘ |
| electsToOffice | Teachta Dála NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstCreated | 1937 ⓘ |
| governingLawType | electoral law of Ireland ⓘ |
| governmentalLevel | national ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSeats | 3 ⓘ |
| hasPredecessor | Galway (Dáil constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRepresentationType | multi-seat constituency ⓘ |
| hasUrbanCentres | small towns ⓘ |
| IrishName | Gaillimh Thoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRural | true ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Dáil Éireann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Connacht
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
County Galway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryBody | Oireachtas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dáil Éireann
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oireachtas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousSeatCount | 4 ⓘ |
| province | Connacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recreated | 1969 ⓘ |
| represents | eastern County Galway ⓘ |
| seatCountAppliesFrom | 2016 general election ⓘ |
| shortName | Galway East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorBodyForReviews | Electoral Commission (Ireland) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | elections to the Dáil ⓘ |
| wasAbolished | 1948 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
constituency of Galway East