- East Donegal (UK Parliament constituency)
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East Donegal Former County constituency for the House of Commons 1885–1922 Number of members One Created from Donegal East Donegal was a UK Parliament constituency in County Donegal, Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament 1885–1922.
Prior to the British General Election of 1885, the area was part of the Donegal constituency. From 1922 it was not represented in the UK Parliament.
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Boundaries
This constituency comprised the eastern part of County Donegal.
Members of Parliament
Election Member [1] Party 1885 Arthur O'Connor a Irish Parliamentary Party 1892 Anti-Parnellite Nationalist 1895 Anti-Parnellite Nationalist 1900 Edward McFadden Irish Parliamentary Party 1906 Charles McVeigh Irish Parliamentary Party 1910 (January) Edward Kelly Irish Parliamentary Party 1918 Irish Parliamentary Party 1922 UK constituency abolished – see Donegal (Dáil Éireann constituency) Note:-
- a O'Connor was returned by more than one seat in 1885. He elected to sit for this constituency and not Queen's County Ossory.
Elections
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References
Sources
- Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
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 · Wicklow Categories:- Historic constituencies in County Donegal
- Westminster constituencies in the Republic of Ireland (historic)
- Dáil Éireann constituencies in the Republic of Ireland (historic)
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1885
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1922
- Historic Westminster constituency in Ireland stubs
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