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 | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885–1922 | |
Seats | 1 |
Created from | Donegal |
Replaced by | Donegal |
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 edit
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 edit
- ^ Also elected for Queen's County Ossory, but chose to sit for East Donegal.
Elections edit
Elections in the 1880s edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | Arthur O'Connor | 4,089 | 57.7 | ||
Liberal | Thomas Lea | 2,992 | 42.3 | ||
Majority | 1,097 | 15.4 | |||
Turnout | 7,081 | 90.3 | |||
Registered electors | 7,840 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | Arthur O'Connor | 3,972 | 60.9 | +3.2 | |
Irish Conservative | Thomas Butler Stoney | 2,551 | 39.1 | New | |
Majority | 1,421 | 21.8 | +6.4 | ||
Turnout | 6,523 | 83.2 | −7.1 | ||
Registered electors | 7,840 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1890s edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish National Federation | Arthur O'Connor | 3,546 | 56.0 | −4.9 | |
Liberal Unionist | Emerson Tennent Herdman | 2,783 | 44.0 | New | |
Majority | 763 | 12.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 6,329 | 89.8 | +6.6 | ||
Registered electors | 7,051 | ||||
Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish National Federation | Arthur O'Connor | 3,392 | 55.4 | −0.6 | |
Liberal Unionist | Emerson Tennent Herdman | 2,729 | 44.6 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 663 | 10.8 | −1.2 | ||
Turnout | 6,121 | 88.7 | −1.1 | ||
Registered electors | 6,901 | ||||
Irish National Federation hold | Swing | −0.6 |
Elections in the 1900s edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | Edward McFadden | 3,113 | 53.9 | −1.5 | |
Irish Unionist | John Fitzpatrick Cooke | 2,660 | 46.0 | New | |
Majority | 453 | 7.9 | −2.9 | ||
Turnout | 5,773 | 72.6 | −16.1 | ||
Registered electors | 7,950 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | −1.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | Charles McVeigh | Unopposed | |||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Elections in the 1910s edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | Edward Kelly | 3,415 | 60.8 | N/A | |
Irish Unionist | Thomas Harrison | 2,202 | 39.2 | New | |
Majority | 1,213 | 21.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,617 | 87.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 6,454 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | Edward Kelly | Unopposed | |||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | Edward Kelly | 7,596 | 61.1 | N/A | |
Irish Unionist | Robert Moore | 4,797 | 38.6 | New | |
Sinn Féin | Samuel O'Flaherty | 46 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 2,799 | 22.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 12,439 | 77.7 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 16,015 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A |
References edit
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 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.
- ^ "The Irish General Election of 1918".
Sources edit
Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.