Donegal North-East (Dáil constituency)
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 the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).
Donegal North-East | |
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Former Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Constituency | |
![]() Location of Donegal North-East within Ireland | |
Former constituency | |
Created | 1981 |
Abolished | 2016 |
Seats | 3 |
County council | County Donegal |
Donegal North-East | |
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Former Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Constituency | |
Former constituency | |
Created | 1961 |
Abolished | 1977 |
Seats | 3 |
County council | County Donegal |
History
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
The constituency was located in the northern part of County Donegal. It encompassed the Letterkenny, Milford and Inishowen electoral areas of Donegal County Council.[1]
The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009 defined the constituency as:
- "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
TDs 1969–1977
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Donegal North-East 1961–1977[2] | |||||||
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Key to parties
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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
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Donegal North-East 1981–2016[2] | |||||||
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Key to parties
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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
2011 general election
2011 general election: Donegal North-East[18] | |||||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 | Count 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 Party | 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 | 3.2 | 1,228 | 1,249 | 1,317 | 1,327 | |||||||
Independent | Betty Holmes | 3.0 | 1,150 | 1,197 | |||||||||
Green Party | Humphrey Murphy | 0.5 | 206 | ||||||||||
New Vision | Ryan Stewart | 0.5 | 203 | ||||||||||
Electorate: 59,084 Valid: 37,918 Spoilt: 406 (1.1%) Quota: 9,480 Turnout: 38,324 (64.9%) |
2007 general election
2007 general election: Donegal North-East[17] | ||||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 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 Party | Siobhan McLaughlin | 1.8 | 703 | 723 | 844 | 884 | ||||||
Green Party | 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
2002 general election: Donegal North-East[16] | |||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 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 | 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 | Sean 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 Party | Jackie McNair | 2.8 | 1,021 | ||||||||
Electorate: 58,208 Valid: 36,347 Spoilt: 549 (1.5%) Quota: 9,087 Turnout: 36,896 (63.4%) |
1997 general election
1997 general election: Donegal North-East[19] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | ||
Fianna Fáil | Cecilia Keaveney | 23.4 | 8,317 | 8,450 | 8,860 | 9,712 | |||
Independent | Harry Blaney[n 1] | 21.1 | 7,484 | 7,608 | 7,723 | 9,387 | |||
Fianna Fáil | James 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 Party | Seán Maloney | 5.5 | 1,948 | 2,038 | 2,178 | ||||
Fine Gael | Jim Sheridan | 4.9 | 1,735 | 1,793 | |||||
Independent | Jim Devenney[n 2] | 4.7 | 1,657 | ||||||
Electorate: 52,576 Valid: 35,529 Spoilt: 422 (1.2%) Quota: 8,883 Turnout: 35,951 (68.4%) |
- Blaney was a member of Independent Fianna Fáil but appeared on the ballot as a non-party independent.
- Devenney was a member of the Donegal Progressive Party but appeared on the ballot as a non-party independent.
1996 by-election
Following the death of Independent Fianna Fáil TD Neil Blaney, a by-election was held on 2 April 1996. It was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Cecilia Keaveney.
1996 by-election: Donegal North-East[14] | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | ||
Fianna Fáil | Cecilia Keaveney | 32.2 | 9,872 | 10,351 | 11,454 | 14,115 | ||
Independent Fianna Fáil | Harry Blaney | 29.2 | 8,943 | 10,208 | 11,444 | 13,077 | ||
Fine Gael | Jim Sheridan | 18.5 | 5,679 | 5,813 | 6,861 | |||
Labour Party | Sean 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% |
1992 general election
1992 general election: Donegal North-East[13] | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
Fianna Fáil | Jim McDaid | 6,927 | 22.2 | 1 | 7 | |
Independent Fianna Fáil | Neil Blaney | 5,248 | 16.8 | 3 | 8 | |
Fianna Fáil | Hugh Conaghan | 4,538 | 14.5 | |||
Fine Gael | Paddy Harte | 4,292 | 13.8 | 2 | 7 | |
Labour Party | Sean Maloney | 3,538 | 11.3 | |||
Fine Gael | Bernard McGuinness | 2,667 | 8.6 | |||
Donegal Progressive Party | Jim Devenney | 2,082 | 6.7 | |||
Sinn Féin | Jim Ferry | 819 | 2.6 | |||
Green Party | Brigid McGonagle | 611 | 2.0 | |||
Christian Centrist | Patrick Doherty | 487 | 1.6 | |||
Electorate: 46,978 Valid: 31,209 Spoilt: 560 (1.8%) Quota: 7,803 Turnout: 31,769 (67.6%) |
1989 general election
1989 general election: Donegal North-East[12] | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
Fine Gael | Paddy Harte | 7,506 | 27.0 | 1 | ||
Independent Fianna Fáil | Neil Blaney | 6,961 | 25.1 | 2 | ||
Fianna Fáil | Jim McDaid | 5,553 | 20.0 | 3 | ||
Fianna Fáil | Hugh Conaghan | 5,363 | 19.3 | |||
Sinn Féin | Patrick Doherty | 1,091 | 3.9 | |||
Fine Gael | Joachim Loughrey | 891 | 3.2 | |||
Independent | Anne Wilkinson | 428 | 1.5 | |||
Electorate: ? Valid: 27,793 Quota: 6,949 Turnout: |
1987 general election
1987 general election: Donegal North-East[11] | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
Independent Fianna Fáil | Neil Blaney | 7,720 | 26.2 | 1 | 1 | |
Fianna Fáil | Hugh Conaghan | 7,324 | 24.9 | 2 | ||
Fine Gael | Paddy Harte | 6,997 | 23.8 | 3 | ||
Sinn Féin | Edward Fullerton | 2,365 | 8.0 | |||
Fianna Fáil | Ronan Sweeney | 2,188 | 7.4 | |||
Fine Gael | Joachim Loughrey | 1,737 | 5.9 | |||
Independent | Michael Brooks | 696 | 2.4 | |||
Labour Party | Kevin Monaghan | 393 | 1.3 | |||
Electorate: ? Valid: 29,420 Quota: 7,356 Turnout: |
November 1982 general election
November 1982 general election: Donegal North-East[10] | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
Fine Gael | Paddy Harte | 9,486 | 31.4 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent Fianna Fáil | Neil Blaney | 7,997 | 26.5 | 2 | 1 | |
Fianna Fáil | Hugh Conaghan | 6,599 | 21.8 | 3 | ||
Fianna Fáil | Bernard McGlinchey | 3,889 | 12.9 | |||
Fine Gael | Joachim Loughrey | 1,697 | 5.6 | |||
Labour Party | Anne Wilkinson | 562 | 1.9 | |||
Electorate: ? Valid: 30,230 Quota: 7,558 Turnout: |
February 1982 general election
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] | |||||||
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Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | ||
Fine Gael | Paddy Harte | 31.3 | 9,362 | ||||
Fianna Fáil | Hugh Conaghan | 27.1 | 8,116 | ||||
Independent Fianna Fáil | Neil Blaney | 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 Party | 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%) |
1981 general election
1981 general election: Donegal North-East[8] | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | ||
Independent Fianna Fáil | Neil Blaney | 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 Party | Anne Wilkinson | 1.5 | 470 | |||||
Electorate: 40,807 Valid: 32,287 Spoilt: 405 (1.2%) Quota: 8,072 Turnout: 32,992 (80.8%) |
1976 by-election
Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Liam Cunningham, a by-election was held on 10 June 1976. The seat was won by the Independent Fianna Fáil candidate Paddy Keaveney.
1976 by-election: Donegal North-East[20] | |||||||
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Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | ||
Fine Gael | Joachim Loughrey | 31.8 | 10,188 | 10,777 | 11,957 | ||
Independent Fianna Fáil | Paddy Keaveney | 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% |
1973 general election
1973 general election: Donegal North-East[6] | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
Independent Fianna Fáil | Neil Blaney | 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: |
1969 general election
1969 general election: Donegal North-East[5] | ||||||
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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 Party | Colum O'Donnell | 1,037 | 3.6 | |||
Electorate: ? Valid: 28,665 Quota: 7,167 Turnout: |
1965 general election
1965 general election: Donegal North-East[4] | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
Fianna Fáil | Neil Blaney | 9,003 | 35.5 | 1 | 1 | |
Fianna Fáil | Liam Cunningham | 6,039 | 23.8 | 2 | ||
Fine Gael | Paddy Harte | 6,016 | 23.7 | 3 | ||
Fine Gael | Seán McLaughlin | 3,170 | 12.5 | |||
Labour Party | Dominick McCauley | 1,147 | 4.5 | |||
Electorate: ? Valid: 25,375 Quota: 6,344 Turnout: |
1961 general election
1961 general election: Donegal North-East[3] | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
Fianna Fáil | Neil Blaney | 8,738 | 37.2 | 1 | 1 | |
Fianna Fáil | Liam Cunningham | 5,686 | 24.2 | 2 | ||
Fine Gael | Paddy Harte | 5,427 | 23.1 | 3 | ||
Fine Gael | Seán McLaughlin | 3,650 | 15.5 | |||
Electorate: ? Valid: 23,501 Quota: 5,876 Turnout: |
See also
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