East Donegal (UK Parliament constituency)

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East Donegal
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1922
Seats1
Created from Donegal
Replaced by Donegal

East Donegal was a UK Parliament constituency in County Donegal, Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament from 1885 to 1922.

Contents

Prior to the 1885 general election, the area was part of the Donegal constituency. From 1922, on the establishment of the Irish Free State, it was not represented in the UK Parliament.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the eastern part of County Donegal, consisting of the baronies of Raphoe North and Raphoe South, that part of the barony of Inishowen West contained within the parish of Burt, and that part of the barony of Kilmacrenan not contained within the constituencies of North Donegal or West Donegal.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [1] Party
1885 Arthur O'Connor [lower-alpha 1] Irish Parliamentary Party
1892 Anti-Parnellite Nationalist
1895 Anti-Parnellite Nationalist
1900 Edward McFadden Irish Parliamentary Party
1906 Charles McVeigh Irish Parliamentary Party
1910 (January) Edward Kelly Irish Parliamentary Party
1918 Irish Parliamentary Party
1922 UK constituency abolished – see Donegal (Dáil constituency)
  1. ↑ Also elected for Queen's County Ossory, but chose to sit for East Donegal.

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

1885 general election: East Donegal [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary Arthur O'Connor 4,089 57.7
Liberal Thomas Lea 2,99242.3
Majority1,09715.4
Turnout 7,08190.3
Registered electors 7,840
Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)
1886 general election: East Donegal [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary Arthur O'Connor 3,972 60.9 +3.2
Irish Conservative Thomas Butler Stoney2,55139.1New
Majority1,42121.8+6.4
Turnout 6,52383.2−7.1
Registered electors 7,840
Irish Parliamentary hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1890s

1892 general election: East Donegal [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish National Federation Arthur O'Connor 3,546 56.0 −4.9
Liberal Unionist Emerson Tennent Herdman2,78344.0+4.9
Majority76312.0N/A
Turnout 6,32989.8+6.6
Registered electors 7,051
Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary Swing
1895 general election: East Donegal [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish National Federation Arthur O'Connor 3,392 55.4 −0.6
Liberal Unionist Emerson Tennent Herdman2,72944.6+0.6
Majority66310.8−1.2
Turnout 6,12188.7−1.1
Registered electors 6,901
Irish National Federation hold Swing −0.6

Elections in the 1900s

1900 general election: East Donegal [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary Edward McFadden 3,113 53.9 −1.5
Irish Unionist John Fitzpatrick Cooke2,66046.0+1.4
Majority4537.9−2.9
Turnout 5,77372.6−16.1
Registered electors 7,950
Irish Parliamentary hold Swing −1.5
1906 general election: East Donegal [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary Charles McVeigh Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1910s

January 1910 general election: East Donegal [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary Edward Kelly 3,415 60.8 N/A
Irish Unionist Thomas Harrison2,20239.2New
Majority1,21321.6N/A
Turnout 5,61787.0N/A
Registered electors 6,454
Irish Parliamentary hold Swing N/A
December 1910 general election: East Donegal [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary Edward Kelly Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold
1918 general election: East Donegal [3] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary Edward Kelly 7,596 61.1 N/A
Irish Unionist Robert Moore4,79738.6New
Sinn Féin Samuel O'Flaherty 460.4New
Majority2,79922.5N/A
Turnout 12,43977.7N/A
Registered electors 16,015
Irish Parliamentary hold Swing N/A

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References

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 2)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 341, 387. ISBN   0901714127.
  3. ↑ "The Irish General Election of 1918".

Sources

Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN   0901714127.


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