1937 General Election
| 1937 general election: Galway East | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Ceann Comhairle | Frank Fahy | Automatically returned | N/A | 1 | ||
| Fianna Fáil | Patrick Beegan | 7,978 | 23.5 | 2 | ||
| Fianna Fáil | Mark Killilea, Snr | 8,067 | 23.80 | 3 | ||
| Fine Gael | Seán Broderick | 5,867 | 17.3 | 4 | ||
| Fine Gael | Patrick Cawley | 4,275 | 12.6 | |||
| Fianna Fáil | Stephen Jordan | 4,033 | 11.9 | |||
| Labour Party | Robert Burke | 3,672 | 10.8 | |||
| Electorate: ? Valid: 33,892 Quota: 8,474 Turnout: | ||||||
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