- Donegal (UK Parliament constituency)
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Donegal Former County constituency for the House of Commons 1801–1885 Number of members Two Replaced by East Donegal, North Donegal, South Donegal and West Donegal Donegal was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning two Members of Parliament (MPs).
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Boundaries
This constituency comprised the whole of County Donegal. In 1885, it was divided into separate constituencies of East Donegal, North Donegal, South Donegal and West Donegal.
Members of Parliament
- Constituency created (1801)
Year First member Second member 1801 Henry Vaughan Brooke Viscount Sudley 1802 Sir James Stewart, Bt 1806 Henry Vaughan Brooke 1808 Henry Montgomery 1812 George Vaughan Hart 1818 Earl of Mount Charles 1825 Earl of Mount Charles 1831 Sir Edmund Hayes Edward Conolly 1849 Thomas Conolly 1860 Viscount Hamilton 1876 William Wilson 1879 Thomas Lea 1880 John Kinnear - Constituency abolished (1885)
Elections
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References
- The Parliaments of England by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844-50), 2nd edition edited (in one volume) by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973)
- Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 2)
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:- Historic constituencies in County Donegal
- Westminster constituencies in the Republic of Ireland (historic)
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1801
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1885
- Historic Westminster constituency in Ireland stubs
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