Donegal (UK Parliament constituency) explained

County Donegal
Type:	county
Region:	Ireland
County:	County
Parliament:	uk
Year:	1801
Abolished:	1885
Elects Howmany:	2
Previous:	County Donegal (IHC)

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

Boundaries

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

• 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
1818		Earl of Mount Charles	Tory
1825		Earl of Mount Charles	Tory^[2]
1831			Tory		Edward Conolly	Tory
1831			Conservative			Conservative
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

Elections of the 1870s

• Caused by Wilson's death.

• Caused by Conolly's death.

Elections of the 1860s

• Caused by Hayes' death.

Elections in the 1840s

• Caused by Conolly's death

Elections of the 1800s

References

• The Parliaments of England by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844–50), 2nd edition edited (in one volume) by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973)
• Book: Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. B.M.. Walker. Royal Irish Academy. 1978. Dublin. 0901714127.

Notes and References

1. Book: Stooks Smith . Henry . The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections: Containing the Uncontested Elections Since 1830 . 1842 . Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. . London . 221 . . 12 May 2020.
2. Web site: Fisher, David R. . Farrell, Stephen . CONYNGHAM, Francis Nathaniel, earl of Mount Charles (1797-1876). . The History of Parliament . 12 May 2020.