▁but ▁it ▁is ▁probable ▁that ▁the ▁Free ▁State ▁would ▁have ▁broken ▁all ▁constitution al ▁t ies ▁if ▁that ▁had ▁happened . ▁ ▁While ▁every ▁Irish ▁Government ▁since ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁has ▁restricted ▁D á il ▁constitu encies ▁to ▁a ▁maximum ▁of ▁five ▁seats , ▁during ▁the ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State ▁there ▁were ▁several ▁six , ▁seven ▁and ▁eight ▁seat ▁constitu encies . ▁During ▁the ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State ▁Gal way ▁was ▁a ▁single ▁nine ▁seat ▁constitu ency . ▁As ▁well ▁as ▁ge ographical ▁constitu encies ▁two ▁university ▁constitu encies : ▁University ▁of ▁Dublin ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁University ▁of ▁Ireland . ▁The ▁franch ise ▁for ▁the ▁university ▁constitu encies ▁was ▁open ▁to ▁all ▁those ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁awarded ▁degrees ▁from ▁either ▁institution . ▁However ▁anyone ▁voting ▁in ▁a ▁university ▁constitu ency ▁was ▁ex cluded ▁from ▁voting ▁in ▁their ▁ge ographical ▁district . ▁The ▁constitution ▁required ▁that ▁each ▁return ▁three ▁T D s , ▁regardless ▁of ▁population . ▁Because ▁these ▁constitu encies ▁had ▁much ▁lower ▁populations ▁that ▁the ▁ordinary ▁ge ographical ▁constitu encies ▁this ▁resulted ▁in ▁mal app ort ion ment . ▁The ▁university ▁constitu encies ▁were ▁abol ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁under ▁the ▁Constitution ▁( Am end ment ▁No . ▁ 2 3 ) ▁Act ▁and ▁the ▁Elect oral ▁( Univers ity ▁Const itu encies ) ▁Act . ▁However , ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁university ▁constitu encies ▁would ▁be ▁rev ived ▁for ▁the ▁newly ▁created ▁Se an ad . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁general ▁elections ▁took ▁place ▁to ▁the ▁Free