Donegal (UK Parliament constituency)
| Donegal | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
| 1801–1885 | |
| Number of members | Two |
| Replaced by | East Donegal, North Donegal, South Donegal and West Donegal |
Donegal was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning two Members of Parliament (MPs).
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- Constituency created (1801)
| Year | First member | Second member |
|---|---|---|
| 1801 | Henry Vaughan Brooke | Viscount Sudley |
| 1802 | Sir James Stewart, Bt | |
| 1806 | Henry Vaughan Brooke | |
| 1808 | Henry Montgomery | |
| 1812 | George Vaughan Hart | |
| 1818 | Earl of Mount Charles | |
| 1825 | Earl of Mount Charles | |
| 1831 | Sir Edmund Hayes | Edward Conolly |
| 1849 | Thomas Conolly | |
| 1860 | Viscount Hamilton | |
| 1876 | William Wilson | |
| 1879 | Thomas Lea | |
| 1880 | John Kinnear |
- Constituency abolished (1885)
[edit] Elections
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[edit] 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)
- Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 2)
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