Donegal South-West (Dáil constituency)

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Donegal South-West
Former Dáil constituency
Donegal South West (Dail Eireann constituency).png
Location of Donegal South-West within Ireland
Former constituency
Created 1981
Abolished 2016
Seats3
Local government area County Donegal
Replaced by Donegal
Donegal South-West
Former Dáil constituency
Former constituency
Created 1961
Abolished 1969
Seats3
Local government area County Donegal
Replaced by Donegal–Leitrim

Donegal South-West was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, from 1961 to 1969 and from 1981 to 2016. The constituency elected 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs). The method of election was proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Contents

History and boundaries

The constituency was first created for the 1961 general election. At the 1969 general election it was abolished and largely succeeded by the Donegal–Leitrim constituency. It was recreated for the 1981 general election. It was located in the southern and western parts of County Donegal, it included the towns of Lifford, Donegal, Ballyshannon, Killybegs and Gweedore. It was abolished again at the 2016 general election, and was succeeded by the Donegal constituency.

The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009 defined the constituency as: [1]

"The county of Donegal, except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituency of Donegal North-East."

TDs

TDs 1961–1969

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Donegal South-West 19611969 [2]
Key to parties
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
17th 1961 [3] Joseph Brennan
(FF)
Cormac Breslin
(FF)
Patrick O'Donnell
(FG)
18th 1965 [4]
19th 1969 Constituency abolished. See Donegal–Leitrim

Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.

TDs 1981–2016

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Donegal South-West 19812016 [2]
Key to parties
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
22nd 1981 [5] Pat "the Cope" Gallagher
(FF)
Clement Coughlan
(FF)
James White
(FG)
23rd 1982 (Feb) [6] Dinny McGinley
(FG)
24th 1982 (Nov) [7]
1983 by-election [8] Cathal Coughlan
(FF)
25th 1987 [9] Mary Coughlan
(FF)
26th 1989 [10]
27th 1992 [11]
28th 1997 [12] Tom Gildea
(Ind)
29th 2002 [13] Pat "the Cope" Gallagher
(FF)
30th 2007 [14]
2010 by-election [15] Pearse Doherty
(SF)
31st 2011 [16] Thomas Pringle
(Ind)
32nd 2016 Constituency abolished. See Donegal

Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.

Elections

^  *: Outgoing TD

2011 general election

2011 general election: Donegal South-West [16]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
Sinn Féin Pearse Doherty [*] 33.014,262    
Fine Gael Dinny McGinley [*] 19.98,5899,128 9,287 10,587 11,369
Independent Thomas Pringle 13.55,8457,031 7,364 9,139 10,175
Fianna Fáil Mary Coughlan [*] 11.54,9565,172 5,259 5,655  
Fianna Fáil Brian Ó Domhnaill 11.14,7895,147 5,236 5,724 8,834
Labour Frank McBrearty Jnr 5.12,2092,882 3,003   
Independent Stephen McCahill4.21,8312,037 2,141   
Green John Duffy 1.2527668    
New Vision Anne Sweeney [lower-alpha 1] 0.6255382    
Electorate: 64,568  Valid: 43,263  Spoilt: 332 (0.8%)  Quota: 10,816  Turnout: 43,595 (67.5%)  
    1. New Vision was an electoral alliance of independent non-party candidates and did not appear on the ballot.

    2010 by-election

    On 5 June 2009, Fianna Fáil TD Pat "the Cope" Gallagher was elected to the European Parliament, vacating his seat in the Dáil. [17] On 2 July 2009, Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (SF) proposed that the writ of election be issued to fill the vacancy. This motion was rejected by a vote of 69 to 72. [18] On 5 May 2010, Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin proposed again that the writ be issued. This motion was died, with 76 to 76, and was defeated on the casting vote of the Ceann Comhairle. [19]

    On 12 July 2010, Pearse Doherty, a Sinn Féin senator, was granted leave to bring judicial review against the government seeking a declaration that due to the length of the vacancy in Donegal South-West, the government was under a duty not to oppose a motion for a writ. On 29 September 2010, Enda Kenny, leader of Fine Gael, proposed that the writ of election be issued (as well as the writ for two other vacancies). This motion was rejected by a vote of 77 to 81. [20] On 3 November 2010, Nicholas Kearns, president of the High Court, made a declaration that there has been an unreasonable delay in moving the writ for the by-election in Donegal South-West. [21] The writ was moved the following day. [22] Doherty was successful in the by-election. [23]

    2010 by-election: Donegal South-West [15]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234
    Sinn Féin Pearse Doherty 39.8513,71913,736 15,188 16,897
    Fianna Fáil Brian Ó Domhnaill 21.337,3447,358 7,636 8,069
    Fine Gael Barry O'Neill 18.666,4246,442 7,313 8,182
    Independent Thomas Pringle 9.993,4383,491 3,763  
    Labour Frank McBrearty Jnr 9.783,3663,375   
    Independent Anne Sweeney0.39133   
    Electorate: 62,299  Valid: 34,424  Spoilt: 484  Quota: 17,213  Turnout: 57.39%  

      2007 general election

      2007 general election: Donegal South-West [14]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123
      Fianna Fáil Mary Coughlan [*] 26.410,530  
      Fianna Fáil Pat "the Cope" Gallagher [*] 24.19,6069,976 
      Fine Gael Dinny McGinley [*] 23.09,1679,249 10,281
      Sinn Féin Pearse Doherty 21.28,4628,551 9,263
      Labour Séamus Rodgers2.81,1111,120  
      Green Seán Ó Maolchallann1.5589596  
      Independent John Doherty1.0388397  
      Electorate: 60,829  Valid: 39,853  Spoilt: 421 (1.1%)  Quota: 9,964  Turnout: 40,274 (66.2%)  

        2002 general election

        2002 general election: Donegal South-West [13]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678
        Fianna Fáil Pat "the Cope" Gallagher 21.77,7407,843 7,960 8,202 8,502 9,281  
        Fianna Fáil Mary Coughlan [*] 20.47,2577,380 7,465 7,547 8,335 8,757 8,932 
        Fine Gael James White 13.14,6804,720 4,740 4,822 5,161 5,385 5,402 5,930
        Fine Gael Dinny McGinley [*] 12.34,3784,484 4,512 4,797 5,216 5,921 6,002 7,370
        Independent Joe Kelly8.73,0913,174 3,219 3,329 3,796    
        Sinn Féin Pearse Doherty 7.62,6972,771 3,571 3,720 4,166 5,170 5,269  
        Independent Thomas Pringle 7.42,6302,887 2,908 3,078     
        Sinn Féin Tom Dignam3.21,1331,148       
        Labour Séamus Rodgers3.01,0791,199 1,205      
        Independent Gwen Breslin2.6951       
        Electorate: 54,789  Valid: 35,635  Spoilt: 500 (1.4%)  Quota: 8,909  Turnout: 36,135 (65.9%)  

          1997 general election

          1997 general election: Donegal South-West [12] [24]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456
          Fianna Fáil Mary Coughlan [*] 20.36,5976,620 6,877 7,192 7,548 8,203
          Fianna Fáil Enda Bonner 17.75,7425,751 5,832 5,946 6,000 6,745
          Fine Gael Dinny McGinley [*] 17.55,6795,695 5,973 6,222 7,434 8,165
          Independent Tom Gildea 17.35,5925,651 5,925 6,370 6,489 7,983
          Independent Fianna Fáil Paddy Kelly [lower-alpha 1] 12.74,1234,175 4,250 4,415 4,515  
          Fine Gael Frank O'Kelly5.51,7741,783 1,873 2,053   
          Green Elizabeth Cullen4.21,3661,387 1,643    
          Labour Manus Brennan4.21,3611,367     
          Independent Tom Kennedy0.6206     
          Electorate: 51,479  Valid: 32,440  Spoilt: 454 (1.4%)  Quota: 8,111  Turnout: 32,894 (63.9%)  
            1. Independent Fianna Fáil was an unregistered political party and did not appear on the ballot.

            1992 general election

            1992 general election: Donegal South-West [11] [25]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            1234567
            Fianna Fáil Pat "the Cope" Gallagher [*] 26.47,870      
            Fianna Fáil Mary Coughlan [*] 22.36,6396,915 6,962 7,033 7,178 7,317 7,624
            Fine Gael Jim White 19.35,7455,762 5,792 5,836 5,966 6,009 6,379
            Fine Gael Dinny McGinley [*] 18.55,5045,564 5,576 5,731 5,855 5,937 6,588
            Democratic Left Séamus Rodgers6.11,8251,863 1,881 1,974 2,058 2,201  
            Independent Benny Mooney2.4700705 711 765    
            Sinn Féin Anna Rose Doherty1.9577583 828 855 905   
            Independent Fred Coll1.8539551 557     
            Sinn Féin John McCluskey1.4409412      
            Electorate: 48,528  Valid: 29,808  Spoilt: 688 (2.3%)  Quota: 7,453  Turnout: 30,496 (62.8%)  

              1989 general election

              1989 general election: Donegal South-West [10] [26]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              12
              Fianna Fáil Pat "the Cope" Gallagher [*] 28.98,332 
              Fianna Fáil Mary Coughlan [*] 26.37,592 
              Fine Gael Dinny McGinley [*] 24.87,1607,534
              Workers' Party Séamus Rodgers9.62,7683,338
              Fine Gael Frank O'Kelly8.62,4932,573
              Independent Tom Kennedy1.8521612
              Electorate: 47,027  Valid: 28,866  Quota: 7,217  Turnout: 61.4%  

                1987 general election

                1987 general election: Donegal South-West [9] [27] [28]
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                12345
                Fianna Fáil Mary Coughlan 30.79,698    
                Fianna Fáil Pat "the Cope" Gallagher [*] 27.58,686    
                Fine Gael Dinny McGinley [*] 20.16,3316,811 7,008 7,158 9,821
                Fine Gael Francis O'Kelly9.73,0723,452 3,505 3,614  
                Workers' Party Séamus Rodgers8.02,5123,030 3,465 4,085 4,344
                Sinn Féin Eamonn Monaghan4.01,2761,702 1,809   
                Electorate: 45,871  Valid: 31,575  Quota: 7,894  Turnout: 68.8%  

                  1983 by-election

                  Fianna Fáil TD Clement Coughlan died on 1 February 1983. [29] On 19 April 1983, the writ of election to fill the vacancy was issued. [30] The by-election was held on 13 May 1983. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Cathal Coughlan, brother of the deceased TD. [31]

                  Cathal Coughlan died on 21 June 1986. [32] On 22 October 1986, a motion to issue the writ was rejected by a vote of 81 to 82. [33]

                  1983 by-election: Donegal South-West [8] [28]
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                  123
                  Fianna Fáil Cathal Coughlan 56.617,960  
                  Fine Gael J. J. Reid31.19,87010,512 10,731
                  Workers' Party Séamus Rodgers9.42,9924,021 4,435
                  Independent Eamon Ó Gallachoir1.7530802  
                  Independent Leo Armstrong1.2373490  
                  Independent Jim Tallon0.13755  
                  Electorate: 45,823  Valid: 31,762  Quota: 15,882  Turnout: 69.3%  

                    November 1982 general election

                    November 1982 general election: Donegal South-West [7] [34]
                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                    1234
                    Fianna Fáil Clement Coughlan [*] 29.59,483   
                    Fine Gael Dinny McGinley [*] 26.58,544   
                    Fianna Fáil Pat "the Cope" Gallagher [*] 25.48,165   
                    Fine Gael Francis O'Kelly12.54,0354,815 5,270 5,290
                    Workers' Party Séamus Rodgers6.11,9722,625 2,664 2,759
                    Electorate: 45,334  Valid: 32,199  Quota: 8,050  Turnout: 71.0%  

                      February 1982 general election

                      February 1982 general election: Donegal South-West [6] [35]
                      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                      123
                      Fianna Fáil Clement Coughlan [*] 25.18,321  
                      Fianna Fáil Pat "the Cope" Gallagher [*] 22.97,5768,011 8,270
                      Fine Gael Dinny McGinley 21.67,1607,419 10,925
                      Fine Gael J J Reid12.44,1134,300  
                      Independent Fianna Fáil Patrick Kelly [lower-alpha 1] 11.73,8684,877 5,036
                      Sinn Féin The Workers' Party Séamus Rodgers3.21,056  
                      Independent Daniel Harkin3.11,013  
                      Electorate: 44,860  Valid: 33,107  Spoilt: 253 (0.8%)  Quota: 8,277  Turnout: 33,360 (74.4%)  
                        1. Independent Fianna Fáil was an unregistered political party and did not appear on the ballot.

                        1981 general election

                        1981 general election: Donegal South-West [5] [36]
                        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                        1234
                        Fianna Fáil Clement Coughlan [*] 26.99,341   
                        Fine Gael James White [*] 23.48,1178,167 12,271 
                        Fianna Fáil Pat "the Cope" Gallagher 18.56,4336,969 7,348 7,762
                        Independent Fianna Fáil Patrick Kelly [lower-alpha 1] 16.25,6265,684 6,197 7,038
                        Fine Gael Dinny McGinley 14.95,1995,216   
                        Electorate: 44,860  Valid: 34,716  Spoilt: 335 (0.9%)  Quota: 8,680  Turnout: 35,051 (78.1%)  
                          1. Independent Fianna Fáil was an unregistered political party and did not appear on the ballot.

                          1965 general election

                          1965 general election: Donegal South-West [4] [37]
                          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                          12
                          Fianna Fáil Joseph Brennan [*] 27.37,020 
                          Fine Gael Patrick O'Donnell [*] 26.16,691 
                          Fianna Fáil Cormac Breslin [*] 24.36,2406,804
                          Fine Gael James White 16.74,2984,326
                          Fine Gael Frank Reid5.61,4321,439
                          Electorate: 35,828  Valid: 25,681  Quota: 6,421  Turnout: 71.7%  

                            1961 general election

                            1961 general election: Donegal South-West [3] [37]
                            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                            123
                            Fianna Fáil Joseph Brennan [*] 29.87,045  
                            Fine Gael Patrick O'Donnell [*] 23.35,5125,546 6,030
                            Fine Gael Christopher Gallagher19.54,5994,660 4,864
                            Fianna Fáil Cormac Breslin [*] 19.24,5365,552 5,927
                            Sinn Féin Séamus Rodgers8.21,9301,958  
                            Electorate: 36,231  Valid: 23,622  Quota: 5,906  Turnout: 65.2%  

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