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byelections 2026

Poll: Who do you think will win the Galway West byelection?

Voters are casting their ballots to fill the seat vacated by President Catherine Connolly.
11.57am, 22 May 2026
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PEOPLE ARE GOING to the polls in two byelections in Dublin Central and Galway West.

Voting will continue until 10pm tonight, with a day of counting in store on Saturday (and possibly into Sunday) to see who will fill the seats vacated by former finance minister Paschal Donohoe and President Catherine Connolly. 

For the day that’s in it, we want to know who our readers think will come out on top in each constituency.

This poll is looking at Galway West. The options include any candidate who got 5% or more in the TG4/Irish Times opinion poll. A full list of candidates can be found here.

We’re asking: Who do you think will win the Galway West byelection?


Poll Results:

Seán Kyne (Fine Gael) (190)
Noel Thomas (Independent Ireland) (115)
Mark Lohan (Sinn Féin) (114)
Míde Nic Fhionnlaoich (Social Democrats) (66)
Mike Cubbard (Independent) (51)
Helen Ogbu (Labour) (44)
Another candidate (44)
Cillian Keane (Fianna Fáil) (29)
Thomas Welby (Independent) (11)
Niall Murphy (Green Party) (10)

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