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Donegal North-East (Dáil constituency)

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Donegal North-East was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, from 1961 to 1977 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).

Donegal North-East
Former Dáil constituency
Outline map
Location of Donegal North-East within Ireland
Former constituency
Created1981
Abolished2016
Seats3
Local government areaCounty Donegal
Replaced byDonegal
Donegal North-East
Former Dáil constituency
Former constituency
Created1961
Abolished1977
Seats3
Local government areaCounty Donegal
Replaced byDonegal

History edit

The constituency was first created for the 1961 general election, taking in parts of the abolished Donegal East constituency. It lasted until 1977, when it was abolished and became part of a new Donegal constituency, and was then recreated for the 1981 general election. It was abolished at the 2016 general election, and again became part of the re-created Donegal constituency.

Boundaries edit

The constituency was located in the northern part of County Donegal. It encompassed the Letterkenny, Milford and Inishowen electoral areas of Donegal County Council.

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

"In the county of Donegal the electoral divisions of:

Ardmalin, Ballyliffin, Birdstown, Buncrana Rural, Burt, Carndonagh, Carthage, Castlecary, Castleforward, Culdaff, Desertegny, Dunaff, Fahan, Glenagannon, Gleneely, Glentogher, Greencastle, Illies, Inch Island, Kilderry, Killea, Malin, Mintiaghs, Moville, Newtown Cunningham, Redcastle, Straid, Three Trees, Turmone, Whitecastle, in the former Rural District of Inishowen;

Ballymacool, Castlewray, Corravaddy, Edenacarnan, Gartán, Gortnavern, Killymasny, Kincraigy, Letterkenny Rural, Magheraboy, Manorcunningham, Mín an Lábáin, Suí Corr, Templedouglas, in the former Rural District of Letterkenny;

An Cheathrú Chaol, An Tearmann, Ballyarr, Carraig Airt, Cnoc Colbha, Creamhghort, Fánaid Thiar, Fánaid Thuaidh, Glen, Glenalla, Grianfort, Killygarvan, Kilmacrenan, Loch Caol, Millford, Rathmelton, Rathmullan, Ros Goill, Rosnakill, in the former Rural District of Millford;

and the towns of Buncrana and Letterkenny.

TDs edit

TDs 1969–1977 edit

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Donegal North-East 1961–1977[2]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
17th 1961[3] Liam Cunningham
(FF) 		Neil Blaney
(IFF) 		Paddy Harte
(FG)
18th 1965[4]
19th 1969[5]
20th 1973[6]
1976 by-election[7] Paddy Keaveney
(IFF)
21st 1977 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.

TDs 1981–2016 edit

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Donegal North-East 1981–2016[2]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
22nd 1981[8] Hugh Conaghan
(FF) 		Neil Blaney
(IFF) 		Paddy Harte
(FG)
23rd 1982 (Feb)[9]
24th 1982 (Nov)[10]
25th 1987[11]
26th 1989[12] Jim McDaid
(FF)
27th 1992[13]
1996 by-election[14] Cecilia Keaveney
(FF)
28th 1997[15] Harry Blaney
(IFF)
29th 2002[16] Niall Blaney
(IFF)
30th 2007[17] Niall Blaney
(FF) 		Joe McHugh
(FG)
31st 2011[18] Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
(SF) 		Charlie McConalogue
(FF)
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 edit

2011 general election edit

2011 general election: Donegal North-East[18]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Sinn Féin Pádraig Mac Lochlainn 24.5 9,278 9,350 9,585            
Fine Gael Joe McHugh 19.3 7,330 7,368 7,513 7,524 7,662 8,147 8,731 12,049  
Fianna Fáil Charlie McConalogue 17.4 6,613 6,661 6,795 6,816 7,064 7,255 7,511 8,245 8,976
Fine Gael John Ryan 12.3 4,657 4,710 4,871 4,884 4,950 4,976 5,081    
Labour Jimmy Harte 10.8 4,090 4,162 4,301 4,319 4,535 4,801 5,646 6,131 7,219
Independent Dessie Shiels 4.9 1,876 1,903 2,063 2,085 2,299 2,605      
Independent Ian McGarvey 3.4 1,287 1,296 1,399 1,409 1,653        
New Vision MacDara Blaney[a] 3.2 1,228 1,249 1,317 1,327          
Independent Betty Holmes 3.0 1,150 1,197              
Green Humphrey Murphy 0.5 206                
New Vision Ryan Stewart[a] 0.5 203                
Electorate: 59,084   Valid: 37,918   Spoilt: 406 (1.1%)   Quota: 9,480   Turnout: 38,324 (64.9%)  
  1. ^ a b New Vision was an electoral alliance of Independent candidates and did not appear on the ballot.

2007 general election edit

2007 general election: Donegal North-East[17]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fine Gael Joe McHugh 22.6 8,711 8,800 8,900 9,134 10,034      
Sinn Féin Pádraig Mac Lochlainn 17.5 6,733 6,789 6,896 6,997 7,315 7,410 8,821 8,876
Fianna Fáil Jim McDaid 17.5 6,724 6,746 6,786 6,932 7,343 7,489 10,008  
Fianna Fáil Cecilia Keaveney 16.5 6,362 6,441 6,471 6,481 6,674 6,744    
Fianna Fáil Niall Blaney 16.3 6,288 6,332 6,360 6,538 6,802 6,888 9,123 9,439
Independent Jimmy Harte 3.4 1,313 1,353 1,415 1,469        
Independent Ian McGarvey 2.0 733 795 823          
Labour Siobhan McLaughlin 1.8 703 723 844 884        
Green Frank Gallagher 1.4 520 546            
Christian Solidarity Mary Doherty 0.9 339              
Independent Arthur McGuinness 0.1 86              
Electorate: 57,244   Valid: 38,545   Spoilt: 386 (1.0%)   Quota: 9,637   Turnout: 38,931 (68.0%)  

2002 general election edit

2002 general election: Donegal North-East[16]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil Jim McDaid 26.5 9,614          
Fianna Fáil Cecilia Keaveney 22.9 8,340 8,463 8,712 9,724    
Independent Fianna Fáil Niall Blaney[a] 16.8 6,124 6,261 6,392 7,667 8,031 8,789
Fine Gael Bernard McGuinness 10.8 3,914 4,101 4,111 4,376 4,551  
Fine Gael Seán Maloney 10.3 3,694 4,081 4,181 4,627 4,680 7,432
Sinn Féin Pádraig Mac Lochlainn 9.9 3,611 3,714 3,751      
Labour Jackie McNair 2.8 1,021          
Electorate: 58,208   Valid: 36,347   Spoilt: 549 (1.5%)   Quota: 9,087   Turnout: 36,896 (63.4%)  
  1. ^ Blaney was a member of Independent Fianna Fáil, an unregistered political party, and appeared on the ballot as a non-party independent.

1997 general election edit

1997 general election: Donegal North-East[15][19]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fianna Fáil Cecilia Keaveney 23.4 8,317 8,450 8,860 9,712  
Independent Fianna Fáil Harry Blaney[a] 21.1 7,484 7,608 7,723 9,387  
Fianna Fáil Jim McDaid 18.4 6,538 6,710 6,788 7,894 8,244
Fine Gael Paddy Harte 14.0 4,969 5,860 6,798 7,627 7,729
Sinn Féin Pat Doherty 8.1 2,881 2,917 2,975    
Labour Seán Maloney 5.5 1,948 2,038 2,178    
Fine Gael Jim Sheridan 4.9 1,735 1,793      
Donegal Progressive Party Jim Devenney[b] 4.7 1,657        
Electorate: 52,576   Valid: 35,529   Spoilt: 422 (1.2%)   Quota: 8,883   Turnout: 35,951 (68.4%)  
  1. ^ Blaney was a member of Independent Fianna Fáil, an unregistered political party, and appeared on the ballot as a non-party independent.
  2. ^ Devenney was a member of the Donegal Progressive Party, which was registered to contest local elections only, and appeared on the ballot as a non-party independent.

1996 by-election edit

Following the death of Independent Fianna Fáil TD Neil Blaney, a by-election was held on 2 April 1996.

1996 by-election: Donegal North-East[14]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Fianna Fáil Cecilia Keaveney 32.2 9,872 10,351 11,454 14,115
Independent Fianna Fáil Harry Blaney[a] 29.2 8,943 10,208 11,444 13,077
Fine Gael Jim Sheridan 18.5 5,679 5,813 6,861  
Labour Seán Maloney 12.4 3,791 4,003    
Sinn Féin Pat Doherty 7.6 2,340      
Electorate: 50,443   Valid: 30,625   Quota: 15,313   Turnout: 60.7%  
  1. ^ Blaney was a member of Independent Fianna Fáil, an unregistered political party, and appeared on the ballot as a non-party independent.

1992 general election edit

1992 general election: Donegal North-East[13][20]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fianna Fáil Jim McDaid 22.2 6,927 6,952 7,036 7,119 7,347 7,531 8,834  
Independent Fianna Fáil Neil Blaney[a] 16.8 5,248 5,345 5,403 5,722 5,819 6,125 6,734 7,061
Fianna Fáil Hugh Conaghan 14.5 4,538 4,638 4,679 4,770 4,883 5,137 5,477 5,722
Fine Gael Paddy Harte 13.8 4,292 4,330 4,387 4,424 5,487 7,036 8,055  
Labour Seán Maloney 11.3 3,538 3,590 3,794 3,888 4,093 4,379    
Fine Gael Bernard McGuinness 8.6 2,667 2,707 2,790 2,817 2,907      
Donegal Progressive Party Jim Devenney[b] 6.7 2,082 2,096 2,121 2,135        
Sinn Féin Jim Ferry 2.6 819 844 876          
Green Brigid McGonagle 2.0 611 657            
Christian Centrist Patrick Doherty 1.6 487              
Electorate: 46,978   Valid: 31,209   Spoilt: 560 (1.8%)   Quota: 7,803   Turnout: 31,769 (67.6%)  
  1. ^ Blaney was a member of Independent Fianna Fáil, an unregistered political party, and appeared on the ballot as a non-party independent.
  2. ^ Devenney was a member of the Donegal Progressive Party, which was registered to contest local elections only, and appeared on the ballot as a non-party independent.

1989 general election edit

1989 general election: Donegal North-East[12][21][22]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fine Gael Paddy Harte 27.0 7,506        
Independent Fianna Fáil Neil Blaney[a] 25.1 6,961        
Fianna Fáil Jim McDaid 20.0 5,553 5,623 5,717 5,951 6,254
Fianna Fáil Hugh Conaghan 19.3 5,363 5,399 5,447 5,576 5,730
Sinn Féin Patrick Doherty 3.9 1,091 1,102 1,164    
Fine Gael Joachim Loughrey 3.2 891 1,320 1,405 1,474  
Independent Anne Wilkinson 1.5 428 440      
Electorate: 44,450   Valid: 27,793   Quota: 6,949   Turnout: 62.5%  
  1. ^ Blaney was a member of Independent Fianna Fáil, an unregistered political party, and appeared on the ballot as a non-party independent.

1987 general election edit

1987 general election: Donegal North-East[11][23][24]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Independent Fianna Fáil Neil Blaney[a] 26.2 7,720      
Fianna Fáil Hugh Conaghan 24.9 7,324 7,455    
Fine Gael Paddy Harte 23.8 6,997 7,041 7,481  
Sinn Féin Eddie Fullerton 8.0 2,365 2,438 2,536 2,663
Fianna Fáil Ronan Sweeney 7.4 2,188 2,269 2,390 2,471
Fine Gael Joachim Loughrey 5.9 1,737 1,757 1,870  
Ind. Unionist Michael Brooks 2.4 696 705    
Labour Kevin Monaghan 1.3 393 399    
Electorate: 44,853   Valid: 29,420   Quota: 7,356   Turnout: 65.6%  
  1. ^ Blaney was a member of Independent Fianna Fáil, an unregistered political party, and appeared on the ballot as a non-party independent.

November 1982 general election edit

November 1982 general election: Donegal North-East[10][25][26]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fine Gael Paddy Harte 31.4 9,486        
Independent Fianna Fáil Neil Blaney[a] 26.5 7,997        
Fianna Fáil Hugh Conaghan 21.8 6,599 6,698 6,795 7,033 7,529
Fianna Fáil Bernard McGlinchey 12.9 3,889 3,975 4,056 4,219 4,615
Fine Gael Joachim Loughrey 5.6 1,697 3,389 3,654 3,692  
Labour Anne Wilkinson 1.9 562 613      
Electorate: 41,462   Valid: 30,230   Quota: 7,558   Turnout: 72.9%  
  1. ^ Blaney was a member of Independent Fianna Fáil, an unregistered political party, and appeared on the ballot as a non-party independent.

February 1982 general election edit

Unusually, all seats were filled on the first count. A further two counts were then held to give lower-placed candidates a chance to save their deposits.

February 1982 general election: Donegal North-East[9][27]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Fine Gael Paddy Harte 31.3 9,362    
Fianna Fáil Hugh Conaghan 27.1 8,116    
Independent Fianna Fáil Neil Blaney[a] 26.3 7,864    
Fine Gael Joachim Loughrey 7.1 2,112 3,823  
Fianna Fáil Ian McGarvey 6.6 1,959 2,046 2,670
Labour Anne Wilkinson 1.6 493 580 595
Electorate: 40,811   Valid: 29,906   Spoilt: 410 (1.4%)   Quota: 7,477   Turnout: 30,316 (74.3%)  
  1. ^ Blaney was a member of Independent Fianna Fáil, an unregistered political party, and appeared on the ballot as a non-party independent.

1981 general election edit

1981 general election: Donegal North-East[8][28]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Independent Fianna Fáil Neil Blaney[a] 24.5 7,920 7,999 8,228  
Fine Gael Paddy Harte 24.3 7,853 7,967 10,995  
Fianna Fáil Hugh Conaghan 22.6 7,283 7,319 7,536 7,814
Fianna Fáil Bernard McGlinchey 15.8 5,111 5,191 5,324 5,500
Fine Gael Bernard McGuinness 11.3 3,650 3,753    
Labour Anne Wilkinson 1.5 470      
Electorate: 40,807   Valid: 32,287   Spoilt: 405 (1.2%)   Quota: 8,072   Turnout: 32,992 (80.8%)  
  1. ^ Blaney was a member of Independent Fianna Fáil, an unregistered political party, and appeared on the ballot as a non-party independent.

1976 by-election edit

Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Liam Cunningham, a by-election was held on 10 June 1976.

1976 by-election: Donegal North-East[29][30]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Fine Gael Joachim Loughrey 31.8 10,188 10,777 11,957
Independent Fianna Fáil Paddy Keaveney[a] 31.1 9,986 10,525 13,579
Fianna Fáil Hugh Conaghan 30.7 9,865 10,323  
Independent Tony Gill 6.4 2,053    
Electorate: 42,390   Valid: 32,092   Quota: 16,047   Turnout: 75.71%  
  1. ^ Keaveney was a member of Independent Fianna Fáil, an unregistered political party, and appeared on the ballot as a non-party independent.

1973 general election edit

1973 general election: Donegal North-East[6]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Independent Fianna Fáil Neil Blaney[a] 8,368 29.3 1
Fianna Fáil Liam Cunningham 6,704 23.5 2
Fine Gael Paddy Harte 5,480 19.2 3
Fine Gael Bertie Boggs 4,056 14.2
Fianna Fáil Bernard McGlinchey 2,537 8.9
Fianna Fáil John Harkin 1,191 4.2
Independent Daniel MacCarron 205 0.7
Electorate: ?   Valid: 28,541   Quota: 7,136   Turnout:
  1. ^ Blaney was a member of Independent Fianna Fáil, an unregistered political party, and appeared on the ballot as a non-party independent.

1969 general election edit

1969 general election: Donegal North-East[5]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Neil Blaney 8,706 30.4 1
Fianna Fáil Liam Cunningham 6,903 24.1 2
Fine Gael Paddy Harte 6,057 21.1 3
Fine Gael Bertie Boggs 5,962 20.8
Labour Colum O'Donnell 1,037 3.6
Electorate: ?   Valid: 28,665   Quota: 7,167   Turnout:

1965 general election edit

1965 general election: Donegal North-East[4][29]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Fianna Fáil Neil Blaney 35.5 9,003    
Fianna Fáil Liam Cunningham 23.8 6,039 8,501  
Fine Gael Paddy Harte 23.7 6,016 6,142 6,328
Fine Gael Seán McLaughlin 12.5 3,170 3,185 3,279
Labour Dominick McCauley 4.5 1,147 1,203 1,374
Electorate: 35,152   Valid: 25,375   Quota: 6,344   Turnout: 72.2%  

1961 general election edit

1961 general election: Donegal North-East[3][29]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Fianna Fáil Neil Blaney 37.2 8,738    
Fianna Fáil Liam Cunningham 24.2 5,686 8,349  
Fine Gael Paddy Harte 23.1 5,427 5,568 5,888
Fine Gael Seán McLaughlin 15.5 3,650 3,708 3,789
Electorate: 34,844   Valid: 23,501   Quota: 5,876   Turnout: 67.5%  

See also edit

References edit

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