- Donegal County (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
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Donegal
Former County constituencyCreated Post-Union Donegal Type Irish House of Commons Donegal County was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800. The county received two seats at Westminster thereafter.
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History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Donegal County was not represented.[1] Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.
Members of Parliament
- 1639–1648 Sir Ralph Gore
1689–1801
Election First member First party Second member Second party 1689 Donegal County was not represented in the Patriot Parliament 1692 Charles Hamilton Gustavus Hamilton 1695 Henry Conyngham 1707 Frederick Hamilton [note 1] 1713 Sir Ralph Gore, 4th Bt 1716 Hon. Gustavus Hamilton 1727 Alexander Montgomery 1730 Hon. Henry Hamilton 1735 George Knox 1741 Sir St George Gore-St George, 5th Bt 1743 Andrew Knox 1747 Sir Ralph Gore, 6th Bt 1765 Robert Clements 1768 John McCausland Alexander Montgomery 1776 Robert Clements 1783 Henry Vaughan Brooke 1800 Viscount Sudley 1801 Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Donegal Notes
- ^ Styled as The Honourable from 1715
References
- ^ O'Hart (2007), p. 501
Bibliography
- O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 0788419277.
- Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commons
Parliamentary constituencies in County Donegal Parliament of Ireland
to 1800Ballyshannon (1613–1800) · Donegal Borough (1613–1800) · Donegal County (1613–1800) · Killybegs (1613–1800) · Lifford (1613–1800) · St Johnstown (1618–1800)
Westminster 1801–1922
and First Dáil 1918Donegal (1801–1885) · East Donegal (1885–1922) · North Donegal (1885–1922) · South Donegal (1885–1922) · West Donegal (1885–1922)
Dáil Éireann
1918–presentDonegal (1921–1937, 1977–1981) · Donegal East (1937–1961) · Donegal West (1937–1961) · Donegal–Leitrim (1969–1977) · Donegal North–East (1961–1977, 1981– ) · Donegal South–West (1961–1969, 1981– )
European Parliament
1979–presentConnacht–Ulster (1979–2004) · North-West (2004– )
Irish counties: Carlow · Cavan · Clare · Cork · Donegal · Dublin · Galway · Kerry · Kildare · Kilkenny · Laois · Leitrim · Limerick · Longford · Louth · Mayo · Meath · Monaghan · Offaly · Roscommon · Sligo · Tipperary · Waterford · Westmeath · Wexford · WicklowCategories:- Constituencies of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801)
- Historic constituencies in County Donegal
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