Galway West (Dáil constituency)

Galway West
Galway West
Dáil constituency
Major settlements	Clifden; Galway;
Current constituency
Created	1937
Seats	3 (1937–1977); 4 (1977–1981); 5 (1981–);
TDs	Catherine Connolly (Ind); Mairéad Farrell (SF); Noel Grealish (Ind); Hildegarde Naughton (FG); Éamon Ó Cuív (FF);
Local government areas	County Galway; Galway City; County Mayo;
Created from	Galway
EP constituency	Midlands–North-West

Galway West is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 5 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

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