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East Donegal (UK Parliament constituency)

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

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

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

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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

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

Elections

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Elections in the 1880s

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1885 general election: East Donegal[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish ParliamentaryArthur O'Connor 4,089 57.7
LiberalThomas Lea2,99242.3
Majority1,09715.4
Turnout7,08190.3
Registered electors7,840
Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)
1886 general election: East Donegal[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish ParliamentaryArthur O'Connor 3,972 60.9 +3.2
Irish ConservativeThomas Butler Stoney2,55139.1New
Majority1,42121.8+6.4
Turnout6,52383.2−7.1
Registered electors7,840
Irish Parliamentary holdSwingN/A

Elections in the 1890s

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1892 general election: East Donegal[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish National FederationArthur O'Connor 3,546 56.0 −4.9
Liberal UnionistEmerson Tennent Herdman2,78344.0New
Majority76312.0N/A
Turnout6,32989.8+6.6
Registered electors7,051
Irish National Federation gain from Irish ParliamentarySwingN/A
1895 general election: East Donegal[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish National FederationArthur O'Connor 3,392 55.4 −0.6
Liberal UnionistEmerson Tennent Herdman2,72944.6+0.6
Majority66310.8−1.2
Turnout6,12188.7−1.1
Registered electors6,901
Irish National Federation holdSwing−0.6

Elections in the 1900s

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1900 general election: East Donegal[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish ParliamentaryEdward McFadden 3,113 53.9 −1.5
Irish UnionistJohn Fitzpatrick Cooke2,66046.0New
Majority4537.9−2.9
Turnout5,77372.6−16.1
Registered electors7,950
Irish Parliamentary holdSwing−1.5
1906 general election: East Donegal[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish ParliamentaryCharles McVeighUnopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1910s

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January 1910 general election: East Donegal[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish ParliamentaryEdward Kelly 3,415 60.8 N/A
Irish UnionistThomas Harrison2,20239.2New
Majority1,21321.6N/A
Turnout5,61787.0N/A
Registered electors6,454
Irish Parliamentary holdSwingN/A
December 1910 general election: East Donegal[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish ParliamentaryEdward KellyUnopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold
1918 general election: East Donegal[3][2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish ParliamentaryEdward Kelly 7,596 61.1 N/A
Irish UnionistRobert Moore4,79738.6New
Sinn FéinSamuel O'Flaherty460.4New
Majority2,79922.5N/A
Turnout12,43977.7N/A
Registered electors16,015
Irish Parliamentary holdSwingN/A

References

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  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 2)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i 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

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


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