Galway North East (Dáil Éireann constituency)

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Galway North East is a former parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which was represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. Covering the northern part 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).

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2 History
3 See also
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It comprised the administrative county of Galway, except the parts thereof which were comprised in the constituencies of Clare-Galway South and Galway West, and a small part of County Roscommon. [1]

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The constituency was created in 1969, under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1969, for the 1969 general election to Dáil Éireann. It was abolished under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974.

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v • d • e Parliamentary constituencies in County Galway and Borough/City

Parliament of Ireland to 1800	Athenry (1310–1800) · Galway Borough (1264–1800) · Galway County (1264–1800) · Tuam (1614–1800) ·

Westminster 1801–1922	Galway County (????–1885) · Galway Borough (1801–1918) · Galway Connemara (1885–1922) · East Galway (1885–1922) · North Galway (1885–1922) · South Galway (1885–1922)

Dáil Éireann 1918–present	Galway (1921–1937) · Galway East (1918–1921, 1937–1948, 1961–1969, 1977—) · Galway North (1918–1921, 1948–1961) · Galway North East (1969–1977) · Galway South (1918–1921, 1948–1961) · Clare-Galway South (1969–1977) · Galway West (1937—)