West Donegal (UK Parliament constituency)
West Donegal was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament 1885–1922.
| West Donegal | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1922 | |
| Created from | Donegal |
Prior to the 1885 United Kingdom general election the area was part of the Donegal constituency. From 1922 it was not represented in the UK Parliament.
Boundaries
This constituency comprised the western part of County Donegal, consisting of the barony of Boylagh and that part of the barony of Kilmacrenan contained within the parishes of Clondahorky, Gartan, Kilmacrenan, Mevagh, Raymunterdoney and Tullaghobegly and the townlands of Ballybolander, Boheolan, Cabra Brook, Cabra Glebe, Carnatreantagh, Carrick, Carrickyscanlan, Cloncarney, Dromore, Drumcavany, Keeloges, Maghernagran, Pollans, Roshin, Stackarnagh, Temple Douglas, Treanbeg and Tullanascreen in the parish of Conwal.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member [1] | Party | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885, December 1 | Patrick O'Hea | Irish Parliamentary | Resigned | |
| 1890, May 30 | James Joseph Dalton | Irish Parliamentary | Party split | |
| 1890, December 1 | Irish National League | |||
| 1892, July 11 | Timothy Daniel Sullivan | Irish National Federation | ||
| 1900, October 3 | James Boyle | Irish Parliamentary | Resigned | |
| 1902, April 25 | Hugh Alexander Law | Irish Parliamentary | ||
| 1918, December 14 2 | Joseph Aloysius Sweeney | Sinn Féin | Did not take his seat at Westminster | |
| 1922, October 26 | UK constituency abolished | |||
Note:-
- 1 Not an election, but the date of a party change. The Irish Parliamentary Party had been created in 1882, on the initiative of Charles Stewart Parnell's Irish National League. Both the IPP and the INL split into Parnellite and Anti-Parnellite factions, in December 1890. The Parnellites remained members of the Irish National League after the split and the Anti-Parnellites organised the Irish National Federation in March 1891. The two organisations and the United Irish League merged in 1900, to re-create the Irish Parliamentary Party.
- 2 Date of polling day. The result was declared on 28 December 1918, to allow time for votes cast by members of the armed forces to be included in the count.
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Patrick O'Hea | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 7,377 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Patrick O'Hea | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 7,377 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Elections in the 1890s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | J. J. Dalton | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 5,536 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Timothy Daniel Sullivan | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 5,279 | ||||
| Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Timothy Daniel Sullivan | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 6,254 | ||||
| Irish National Federation hold | |||||
Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | James Boyle | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 9,475 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Hugh Law | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 7,303 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Hugh Law | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 6,958 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Hugh Law | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 6,642 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Hugh Law | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 6,642 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | Joseph Sweeney | 6,712 | 62.0 | New | |
| Irish Parliamentary | Daniel McMenamin | 4,116 | 38.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,596 | 24.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 10,828 | 56.1 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 19,296 | ||||
| Sinn Féin hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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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.
Sources
- Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
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