East Donegal (UK Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland, 1885–1922}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox UK constituency
|name = 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
| class="wikitable" | |
| colspan="2"|Election | Member {{Rayment-hc|d|2|date=March 2012}}
!Party |
|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Irish Parliamentary Party}}" |
| 1885 |rowspan="3"| Arthur O'Connor{{efn|Also elected for Queen's County Ossory, but chose to sit for East Donegal.}} | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Irish National Federation}}" |
| 1892 | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Irish National Federation}}" |
| 1895 | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Irish Parliamentary Party}}" |
| 1900 | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Irish Parliamentary Party}}" |
| 1906 | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Irish Parliamentary Party}}" |
|rowspan="2"| Edward Kelly | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Irish Parliamentary Party}}" |
| 1918 | |
| |1922
|colspan="2"| UK constituency abolished – see Donegal (Dáil constituency) |
{{notelist}}
Elections
=Elections in the 1880s=
{{Election box begin | title=1885 general election: East Donegal{{cite book|editor1-last=Walker|editor1-first=B.M.|title=Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922|date=1978|publisher=Royal Irish Academy|location=Dublin|isbn=0901714127|pages=341, 387}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Irish Parliamentary Party
|candidate = Arthur O'Connor
|votes = 4,089
|percentage = 57.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Thomas Lea
|votes = 2,992
|percentage = 42.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,097
|percentage = 15.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 7,081
|percentage = 90.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 7,840
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party
}}
{{election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1886 general election: East Donegal}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Irish Parliamentary Party
|candidate = Arthur O'Connor
|votes = 3,972
|percentage = 60.9
|change = +3.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Irish Conservative Party
|candidate = Thomas Butler Stoney
|votes = 2,551
|percentage = 39.1
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,421
|percentage = 21.8
|change = +6.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,523
|percentage = 83.2
|change = −7.1
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 7,840
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party
|swing = N/A
}}
{{election box end}}
=Elections in the 1890s=
{{Election box begin | title=1892 general election: East Donegal}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Irish National Federation
|candidate = Arthur O'Connor
|votes = 3,546
|percentage = 56.0
|change = −4.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = Emerson Tennent Herdman
|votes = 2,783
|percentage = 44.0
|change = +4.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 763
|percentage = 12.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,329
|percentage = 89.8
|change = +6.6
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 7,051
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Irish National Federation
|loser = Irish Parliamentary Party
|swing =
}}
{{election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1895 general election: East Donegal}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Irish National Federation
|candidate = Arthur O'Connor
|votes = 3,392
|percentage = 55.4
|change = −0.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = Emerson Tennent Herdman
|votes = 2,729
|percentage = 44.6
|change = +0.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 663
|percentage = 10.8
|change = −1.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,121
|percentage = 88.7
|change = −1.1
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 6,901
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Irish National Federation
|swing = −0.6
}}
{{election box end}}
=Elections in the 1900s=
{{Election box begin | title=1900 general election: East Donegal}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Irish Parliamentary Party
|candidate = Edward McFadden
|votes = 3,113
|percentage = 53.9
|change = −1.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Irish Unionist Alliance
|candidate = John Fitzpatrick Cooke
|votes = 2,660
|percentage = 46.0
|change = +1.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 453
|percentage = 7.9
|change = −2.9
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 5,773
|percentage = 72.6
|change = −16.1
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 7,950
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party
|swing = −1.5
}}
{{election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1906 general election: East Donegal}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Irish Parliamentary Party
|candidate = Charles McVeigh
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party
}}
{{election box end}}
=Elections in the 1910s=
{{Election box begin | title=January 1910 general election: East Donegal}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Irish Parliamentary Party
|candidate = Edward Kelly
|votes = 3,415
|percentage = 60.8
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Irish Unionist Alliance
|candidate = Thomas Harrison
|votes = 2,202
|percentage = 39.2
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,213
|percentage = 21.6
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 5,617
|percentage = 87.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 6,454
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party
|swing = N/A
}}
{{election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=December 1910 general election: East Donegal}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Irish Parliamentary Party
|candidate = Edward Kelly
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party
}}
{{election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1918 general election: East Donegal{{Cite web|url=http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/h1918.htm|title = The Irish General Election of 1918}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Irish Parliamentary Party
|candidate = Edward Kelly
|votes = 7,596
|percentage = 61.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Irish Unionist Alliance
|candidate = Robert Moore
|votes = 4,797
|percentage = 38.6
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Samuel O'Flaherty
|votes = 46
|percentage = 0.4
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,799
|percentage = 22.5
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 12,439
|percentage = 77.7
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 16,015
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party
|swing = N/A
}}
{{election box end}}
References
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Sources
{{cite book|title=Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922|editor-first=B.M.|editor-last=Walker|publisher=Royal Irish Academy|year=1978|location=Dublin|isbn=0901714127}}
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