2026 Galway West by-election

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A [[by-election]] is due to be held in the [[Dáil constituency]] of [[Galway West]] in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] on 22 May 2026,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0422/1569600-bye-elections-dublin-central-galway-west/|title=Bye-election writs moved, voting set to take place 22 May|first=Mícheál|last=Lehane|work=[[RTÉ News]]|date=22 April 2026}}</ref> to fill the vacancy left by [[2025 Irish presidential election|the election]] of [[Independent politician (Ireland)|independent]] [[Teachta Dála]] (TD) [[Catherine Connolly]] as [[president of Ireland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/1026/1540619-galway-west-by-election/|first=Barry|last=Lenihan|title=Connolly win will prompt fascinating Galway by-election|work=[[RTÉ News]]|date=26 October 2025|access-date=26 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/politics/arid-41726862.html|first=Louise|last=Burne|title=Éamon Ó Cuív coy on Dáil run in Galway West if Catherine Connolly wins race for the Áras|work=[[Irish Examiner]]|date=19 October 2025|access-date=25 October 2025|archive-date=26 October 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251026210702/https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/politics/arid-41726862.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Under Article 12.6.2° of the [[Constitution of Ireland]], a member of either House of the Oireachtas who is elected as president is deemed to have vacated that seat. Connolly was declared elected as president on 25 October 2025. According to the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2011, the [[writ of election|writ]] for the by-election must be issued within six months of the vacancy.<ref>{{cite ISB|year=2011|num=14|section=2|work=Irish Statute Book|title=Electoral (Amendment) Act 2011|date=25 July 2011|access-date=29 April 2021}}</ref> The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 22 April, setting the election date for 22 May, the same day as the [[2026 Dublin Central by-election]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0205/1556971-galway-and-dublin-by-elections-in-may-taoiseach/|title=Galway and Dublin by-elections in May - Taoiseach|first=Pat|last=McGrath|date=5 February 2026|via=www.rte.ie}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0422/1569600-bye-elections-dublin-central-galway-west/|title=Bye-election writs moved, voting set to take place 22 May|first=Mícheál|last=Lehane|work=RTÉ News|date=22 April 2026}}</ref> A [[by-election]] is due to be held in the [[Dáil constituency]] of [[Galway West]] in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] on 22 May 2026,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0422/1569600-bye-elections-dublin-central-galway-west/|title=Bye-election writs moved, voting set to take place 22 May|first=Mícheál|last=Lehane|work=[[RTÉ News]]|date=22 April 2026}}</ref> to fill the vacancy left by [[2025 Irish presidential election|the election]] of [[Independent politician (Ireland)|independent]] [[Teachta Dála]] (TD) [[Catherine Connolly]] as [[president of Ireland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/1026/1540619-galway-west-by-election/|first=Barry|last=Lenihan|title=Connolly win will prompt fascinating Galway by-election|work=[[RTÉ News]]|date=26 October 2025|access-date=26 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/politics/arid-41726862.html|first=Louise|last=Burne|title=Éamon Ó Cuív coy on Dáil run in Galway West if Catherine Connolly wins race for the Áras|work=[[Irish Examiner]]|date=19 October 2025|access-date=25 October 2025|archive-date=26 October 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251026210702/https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/politics/arid-41726862.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Under Article 12.6.2° of the [[Constitution of Ireland]], a member of either House of the Oireachtas who is elected as president is deemed to have vacated that seat. Connolly was declared elected as president on 25 October 2025. According to the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2011, the [[writ of election|writ]] for the by-election must be issued within six months of the vacancy.<ref>{{cite ISB|year=2011|num=14|section=2|work=Irish Statute Book|title=Electoral (Amendment) Act 2011|date=25 July 2011|access-date=29 April 2021}}</ref> The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 22 April, setting the election date for 22 May, the same day as the [[2026 Dublin Central by-election]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0205/1556971-galway-and-dublin-by-elections-in-may-taoiseach/|title=Galway and Dublin by-elections in May - Taoiseach|first=Pat|last=McGrath|date=5 February 2026|work=RTÉ News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0422/1569600-bye-elections-dublin-central-galway-west/|title=Bye-election writs moved, voting set to take place 22 May|first=Mícheál|last=Lehane|work=RTÉ News|date=22 April 2026}}</ref>

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