East Donegal (UK Parliament constituency) explained

East Donegal
Type:county
Parliament:uk
Year:1885
Abolished:1922
Seats:1
Previous:Donegal
Next:Donegal

East Donegal was a UK Parliament constituency in County Donegal, Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament from 1885 to 1922.

Prior to the 1885 general election, the area was part of the Donegal constituency. From 1922, on the establishment of the Irish Free State, 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

ElectionMember Party
1885Arthur O'ConnorIrish Parliamentary Party
1892Anti-Parnellite Nationalist
1895Anti-Parnellite Nationalist
1900Edward McFaddenIrish Parliamentary Party
1906Charles McVeighIrish Parliamentary Party
1910 (January)Edward KellyIrish Parliamentary Party
1918Irish Parliamentary Party
1922UK constituency abolished – see Donegal (Dáil constituency)

Elections

Elections in the 1910s

Sources

Book: Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. B.M.. Walker. Royal Irish Academy. 1978. Dublin. 0901714127.