East Donegal (UK Parliament constituency)
East Donegal was a UK Parliament constituency in County Donegal, Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament 1885–1922.
East Donegal | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885–1922 | |
Number of members | One |
Created from | Donegal |
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.
Boundaries
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
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
Elections in the 1880s
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | Arthur O'Connor | 3,972 | 60.9 | +3.2 | |
Irish Unionist | 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
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | Charles McVeigh | Unopposed | |||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Parliamentary | Edward Kelly | Unopposed | |||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 2)
- Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
- http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/h1918.htm
Sources
- Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
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