Donegal (UK Parliament constituency)

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County Donegal
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
Location of County Donegal within Ireland.
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1801–1885
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Created fromCounty Donegal (IHC)
Replaced by

County Donegal was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning two Members of Parliament (MPs).

Boundaries[edit]

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[edit]

  • Constituency created (1801)
Election 1st Member 1st Party 2nd Member 2nd Party
1801 Henry Vaughan Brooke Viscount Sudley Tory
1802 Sir James Stewart, Bt
1806 Henry Vaughan Brooke
1808 Henry Montgomery Tory[1]
1812 George Vaughan Hart Tory[1]
1818 Earl of Mount Charles Tory
1825 Earl of Mount Charles Tory[1][2]
1831 Sir Edmund Hayes Tory[1] Edward Conolly Tory[1]
1831 Conservative[1] Conservative[1]
1849 Thomas Conolly Conservative
1860 Viscount Hamilton (known as the Marquess of Hamilton from August 1868) Conservative
1876 William Wilson Conservative
1879 Thomas Lea Liberal
1880 John Kinnear Liberal
  • Constituency abolished (1885)

Elections[edit]

Elections of the 1880s[edit]

General election 1880: Donegal[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Lea 2,274 36.4 +12.2
Liberal John Kinnear 2,015 32.3 +9.0
Irish Conservative James Hamilton 1,954 31.3 −21.2
Majority 61 1.0 N/A
Turnout 4,228 (est) 91.7 (est) +9.4
Registered electors 4,612
Liberal gain from Irish Conservative Swing +11.4
Liberal gain from Irish Conservative Swing +9.8

Elections of the 1870s[edit]

By-election, 15 Dec 1879: Donegal[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Lea 2,313 58.7 +11.2
Irish Conservative David Bartholomew McCorkeil 1,630 41.3 −11.2
Majority 683 17.4 N/A
Turnout 3,943 84.3 +2.0 (est)
Registered electors 4,680
Liberal gain from Irish Conservative Swing +11.2
  • Caused by Wilson's death.
By-election, 26 Aug 1876: Donegal[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Conservative William Wilson 1,975 51.3 −1.2
Liberal Thomas Lea 1,876 48.7 +1.2
Majority 99 2.6 +2.1
Turnout 3,851 83.8 +1.5 (est)
Registered electors 4,597
Irish Conservative hold Swing −1.2
  • Caused by Conolly's death.
General election 1874: Donegal[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Conservative James Hamilton 2,102 27.8 N/A
Irish Conservative Thomas Conolly 1,866 24.7 N/A
Liberal Tristram Kennedy 1,826 24.2 New
Liberal Evory Kennedy 1,757 23.3 New
Majority 40 0.5 N/A
Turnout 3,776 (est) 82.3 (est) N/A
Registered electors 4,587
Irish Conservative hold Swing N/A
Irish Conservative hold Swing N/A

Elections of the 1860s[edit]

General election 1868: Donegal[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Conservative Thomas Conolly Unopposed
Irish Conservative James Hamilton Unopposed
Registered electors 4,596
Irish Conservative hold
Irish Conservative hold
General election 1865: Donegal[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Conservative Thomas Conolly Unopposed
Irish Conservative James Hamilton Unopposed
Registered electors 4,685
Irish Conservative hold
Irish Conservative hold
By-election, 17 July 1860: Donegal[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Conservative James Hamilton Unopposed
Irish Conservative hold
  • Caused by Hayes' death.

Elections of the 1850s[edit]

General election 1859: Donegal[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Conservative Thomas Conolly Unopposed
Irish Conservative Edmund Hayes Unopposed
Registered electors 4,307
Irish Conservative hold
Irish Conservative hold
General election 1857: Donegal[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Conservative Thomas Conolly Unopposed
Irish Conservative Edmund Hayes Unopposed
Registered electors 4,254
Irish Conservative hold
Irish Conservative hold
General election 1852: Donegal[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Conservative Thomas Conolly 1,839 39.9 N/A
Irish Conservative Edmund Hayes 1,624 35.3 N/A
Whig Patrick Francis Campbell-Johnston[4] 1,143 24.8 New
Majority 481 10.5 N/A
Turnout 2,875 (est) 76.7 (est) N/A
Registered electors 3,748
Irish Conservative hold Swing N/A
Irish Conservative hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1840s[edit]

By-election, 20 February 1849: Donegal[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Conservative Thomas Conolly Unopposed
Irish Conservative hold
  • Caused by Conolly's death
General election 1847: Donegal[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Conservative Edward Michael Conolly Unopposed
Irish Conservative Edmund Hayes Unopposed
Registered electors 848
Irish Conservative hold
Irish Conservative hold
General election 1841: Donegal[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Conservative Edward Michael Conolly Unopposed
Irish Conservative Edmund Hayes Unopposed
Registered electors 1,446
Irish Conservative hold
Irish Conservative hold

Elections of the 1830s[edit]

General election 1837: Donegal[3][1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Irish Conservative Edmund Hayes Unopposed
Irish Conservative Edward Michael Conolly Unopposed
Registered electors 1,960
Irish Conservative hold
Irish Conservative hold
General election 1835: Donegal[3][1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Irish Conservative Edmund Hayes Unopposed
Irish Conservative Edward Michael Conolly Unopposed
Registered electors 1,618
Irish Conservative hold
Irish Conservative hold
General election 1832: Donegal[3][1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Tory Edmund Hayes 795 38.2 +2.4
Tory Edward Michael Conolly 734 35.3 +3.2
Whig Hamilton Francis Chichester 552 26.5 −5.5
Majority 182 8.8 −6.8
Turnout 1,323 91.4 c. +1.4
Registered electors 1,448
Tory hold Swing +2.6
Tory hold Swing +3.0
General election 1831: Donegal[3][1][5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Tory Edmund Hayes 416 35.8
Tory Edward Michael Conolly 373 32.1
Whig Sir Thomas Style, 8th Baronet 192 16.5
Whig Arthur Chichester 180 15.5
Majority 181 15.6
Turnout c. 600 c. 90.0
Registered electors c. 667
Tory hold
Tory hold
General election 1830: Donegal[3][1][5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Tory George Vaughan Hart Unopposed
Tory Francis Conyngham Unopposed
Registered electors 667
Tory hold
Tory hold

Elections of the 1810s[edit]

General election 1818: Donegal
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Tory George Vaughan Hart Unopposed N/A N/A
Tory Henry Conyngham Unopposed N/A N/A
Turnout N/A N/A N/A
General election 1812: Donegal
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
James Stewart Unopposed N/A N/A
Tory George Vaughan Hart Unopposed N/A N/A
Turnout N/A N/A N/A

Elections of the 1800s[edit]

1808 Donegal by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Tory Henry Conyngham Montgomery 433 54.8 N/A
Tory George Vaughan Hart 357 45.2 N/A
Majority 76 9.6 N/A
Turnout 790 N/A
Tory gain from Swing
General election 1807: Donegal
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
James Stewart Unopposed N/A N/A
Henry Vaughan Brooke Unopposed N/A N/A
Turnout N/A N/A N/A
General election 1806: Donegal
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
James Stewart Unopposed N/A N/A
Henry Vaughan Brooke Unopposed N/A N/A
Turnout N/A N/A N/A
General election 1802: Donegal
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Tory Arthur Gore Unopposed N/A N/A
James Stewart Unopposed N/A N/A
Turnout N/A N/A N/A
1801 co-option: Donegal
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Henry Vaughan Brooke Unopposed N/A N/A
Tory Arthur Gore Unopposed N/A N/A
Turnout N/A N/A N/A

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Stooks Smith, Henry (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections: Containing the Uncontested Elections Since 1830. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. p. 221. Retrieved 12 May 2020 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Fisher, David R.; Farrell, Stephen. "CONYNGHAM, Francis Nathaniel, earl of Mount Charles (1797-1876)". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 207, 267. ISBN 0901714127.
  4. ^ "The General Election". London Evening Standard. 29 July 1852. p. 3. Retrieved 30 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ a b Farrell, Stephen. "Co. Donegal". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
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