North Donegal (UK Parliament constituency)

{{Short description|UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland, 1885–1922}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox UK constituency

|name = North Donegal

|type = county

|parliament = uk

|year = 1885

|abolished = 1922

|seats = 1

|previous = Donegal

|next = Donegal

|}}

North Donegal was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament 1885–1922.

Prior to the 1885 United Kingdom 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 northern part of County Donegal, consisting of the barony of Inishowen East, that part of the barony of Inishowen West not contained within the constituency of East Donegal, and that part of the barony of Kilmacrenan contained within the parishes of Clandavaddog, Killygarvan and Tullyfern and the townlands of Drumherrive, Glenalla and Ray in the parish of Aughnish.

Members of Parliament

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| 1885, December 1

| James Edward O'Doherty

| Irish Parliamentary

| Resigned

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| 1890, June 25

|rowspan="2"| James Rochfort Maguire

| Irish Parliamentary

| Party split

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| 1890, December 1

| Irish National League

| Re-elected for West Clare

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| 1892, July 12

| John Mains

| Irish National Federation

|

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| 1895, July 15

| Thomas Bartholomew Curran

| Irish National Federation

|

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| 1900, October 8

| William O'Doherty

| Irish Parliamentary

| Died 18 May 1905

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| 1905, June 15

| John Muldoon

| Irish Parliamentary

|

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| 1906, January 16

| Philip O'Doherty

| Irish Parliamentary

|

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" |

| 1918, December 14 2

| Joseph O'Doherty

| Sinn Féin

| Did not take his seat at Westminster

colspan="2" align="center"|1922, October 26

|colspan="3"| UK constituency abolished

Notes:-

  • 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 1910s=

{{Election box begin |

|title=1918 general election: North Donegal

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Sinn Féin

|candidate = Joseph O'Doherty

|votes = 7,003

|percentage = 69.5

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Irish Parliamentary Party

|candidate = Philip O'Doherty

|votes = 3,075

|percentage = 30.5

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 3,928

|percentage = 39.0

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 10,078

|percentage = 57.5

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 17,538

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Sinn Féin

|loser = Irish Parliamentary Party

|swing = N/A

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=December 1910 general election: North Donegal

}}

{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Irish Parliamentary Party

|candidate = Philip O'Doherty

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party

|swing = N/A

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=January 1910 general election: North Donegal

}}

{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Irish Parliamentary Party

|candidate = Philip O'Doherty

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party

|swing = N/A

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Elections in the 1900s=

{{Election box begin |

|title=1906 general election: North Donegal

}}

{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Irish Parliamentary Party

|candidate = Philip O'Doherty

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party

|swing = N/A

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=1905 North Donegal by-election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Irish Parliamentary Party

|candidate = John Muldoon

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=1900 general election: North Donegal

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Irish Parliamentary Party

|candidate = William O'Doherty

|votes = 2,562

|percentage = 61.4

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Healyite Nationalist

|candidate = Arthur O'Connor

|votes = 1,612

|percentage = 38.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 950

|percentage = 22.8

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 4,174

|percentage = 51.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 8,095

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party

|swing = N/A

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Elections in the 1890s=

{{Election box begin |

|title=1895 general election: North Donegal

}}

{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Irish National Federation

|candidate = Thomas Bartholomew Curran

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Irish National Federation

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=1892 general election: North Donegal

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Irish National Federation

|candidate = John Mains

|votes = 3,819

|percentage = 77.5

|change = -4.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Unionist Party

|candidate = David Bartholomew McCorkell

|votes = 1,108

|percentage = 22.5

|change = +4.8

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 2,711

|percentage = 55.0

|change = -9.6

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 4,927

|percentage = 70.7

|change = -4.0

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 6,965

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Irish National Federation

|loser = Irish Parliamentary Party

|swing = N/A

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=1890 North Donegal by-election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Irish Parliamentary Party

|candidate = James Rochfort Maguire

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Elections in the 1880s=

{{Election box begin |

|title=1886 general election: North Donegal

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Irish Parliamentary Party

|candidate = James Edward O'Doherty

|votes = 4,263

|percentage = 82.3

|change = -0.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Irish Conservative Party

|candidate = Harry Hutchinson Augustus Stewart

|votes = 914

|percentage = 17.7

|change = +0.5

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 3,349

|percentage = 64.6

|change = -1.0

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 5,177

|percentage = 74.7

|change = -5.3

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 6,932

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party

|swing = −0.5

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=1885 general election: North 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=339–340, 386}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Irish Parliamentary Party

|candidate = James Edward O'Doherty

|votes = 4,597

|percentage = 82.8

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Irish Loyal and Patriotic Union

|candidate = Harry Hutchinson Augustus Stewart

|votes = 952

|percentage = 17.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 3,645

|percentage = 65.6

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 5,549

|percentage = 80.0

|change =

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 6,932

}}

{{Election box new seat win|

|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

References

{{Reflist}}

{{cite book|title=Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922|editor-first=Brian M.|editor-last=Walker|publisher=Royal Irish Academy|year=1978|location=Dublin|isbn=0901714127}}

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{{Donegal constituencies}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Donegal North}}

Category:Westminster constituencies in County Donegal (historic)

Category:Dáil constituencies in the Republic of Ireland (historic)

Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885

Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1922