Donegal East (Dáil constituency)



























Donegal East
Former Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary Constituency
Former constituency
Created 1937
Abolished 1961
Seats 4
County/City council County Donegal

Donegal East was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1937 to 1961. The constituency elected 4 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) to the Dáil, using the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Boundaries


  • 3 TDs


  • 4 Elections


    • 4.1 1957 general election


    • 4.2 1954 general election


    • 4.3 1951 general election


    • 4.4 1948 by-election


    • 4.5 1948 general election


    • 4.6 1944 general election


    • 4.7 1943 general election


    • 4.8 1938 general election


    • 4.9 1937 general election




  • 5 See also


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





History


The constituency was created under the Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935, for the 1937 general election to Dáil Éireann.[1] It succeeded the constituency of Donegal. It was abolished under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1961, when it and Donegal West were replaced by the new constituencies of Donegal North-East and Donegal South-West.



Boundaries


It consisted of the administrative county of Donegal except the portion thereof which was comprised in the county constituency of Donegal West.[1]



TDs








































































Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Donegal East 1937–1961[2]


Key to parties



  •   CnaT = Clann na Talmhan

  •   FF = Fianna Fáil

  •   FG = Fine Gael

  •   Ind = Independent


























































Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
9th
1937[3]

John Friel
(FF)

Neal Blaney
(FF)

James Myles
(Ind)

Daniel McMenamin
(FG)
10th
1938[4]

Henry McDevitt
(FF)
11th
1943[5]

Neal Blaney
(FF)

William Sheldon
(CnaT)
12th
1944[6]

William Sheldon
(Ind)
13th
1948[7]

1948 by-election[8]

Liam Cunningham
(FF)
14th
1951[9]
15th
1954[10]
16th
1957[11]
17th
1961

Constituency abolished. See Donegal North-East and Donegal South-West

Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.



Elections



1957 general election




































































1957 general election: Donegal East[11]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count


Fianna Fáil

Neil Blaney
8,693
27.9
1
1


Fianna Fáil

Liam Cunningham
6,188
19.9
2



Fine Gael

Daniel McMenamin
5,098
16.4
3



Independent

William Sheldon
6,011
19.3
4



Independent
Frank Morris
3,216
10.3




Fine Gael
Patrick Doherty
1,914
6.2



Electorate: ?   Valid: 31,120   Quota: 6,225   Turnout:


1954 general election













































































1954 general election: Donegal East[10]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count


Fianna Fáil

Neil Blaney
8,538
25.9
1
1


Fianna Fáil

Liam Cunningham
5,359
16.3
2



Fine Gael

Daniel McMenamin
6,330
19.2
3



Independent

William Sheldon
5,762
17.5
4



Fine Gael
James McEleney
3,755
11.4




Fianna Fáil
Hugh McCauley
2,526
7.7




Independent
John Nugent
700
2.1



Electorate: ?   Valid: 32,970   Quota: 6,595   Turnout:


1951 general election













































































1951 general election: Donegal East[9]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count


Fianna Fáil

Neil Blaney
10,325
30.0
1
1


Fine Gael

Daniel McMenamin
6,432
18.7
2



Independent

William Sheldon
6,016
17.5
3



Fianna Fáil

Liam Cunningham
3,214
9.3
4



Fianna Fáil

John Friel
4,561
13.2




Fine Gael
James McEleney
3,020
8.7




Labour Party
John Nugent
868
2.5



Electorate: 45,742   Valid: 34,436   Quota: 6,888   Turnout:


1948 by-election


Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Neal Blaney, a by-election was held on 7 December 1948. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Neil Blaney, son of the deceased TD.









































1948 general election: Donegal East[8]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count


Fianna Fáil

Neil Blaney
19,570
55.5
1
1


Fine Gael

Joseph McGinley
14,250
40.4




Clann na Poblachta
James O'Donnell
1,425
4.0



Electorate: 48,184   Valid: 35,245   Quota: 17,623   Turnout: 73.2%


1948 general election






















































































1948 general election: Donegal East[7]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count


Fianna Fáil

Neal Blaney
8,291
23.9
1
1


Fine Gael

Daniel McMenamin
5,733
16.5
2



Independent

William Sheldon
5,820
16.8
3



Fianna Fáil

John Friel
5,153
14.8
4



Fianna Fáil
James Doherty
3,756
10.8




Clann na Poblachta

Seán McCool
3,217
9.3




Fine Gael
John McLoughlin
1,912
5.5




Clann na Poblachta
Hugh Diver
833
2.4



Electorate: ?   Valid: 34,715   Quota: 6,944   Turnout:


1944 general election













































































1944 general election: Donegal East[6]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count


Fianna Fáil

Neal Blaney
7,828
23.7
1
1


Fianna Fáil

John Friel
6,417
19.4
2



Fine Gael

Daniel McMenamin
6,126
18.6
3



Independent

William Sheldon
3,887
11.8
4



Fianna Fáil
Daniel McGlinchey
3,974
12.0




Independent

James Myles
2,904
8.8




Fine Gael
James McCormack
1,876
5.7



Electorate: ?   Valid: 33,012   Quota: 6,603   Turnout:


1943 general election































































































1943 general election: Donegal East[5]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count


Fianna Fáil

Neal Blaney
7,576
22.0
1
1


Fine Gael

Daniel McMenamin
5,970
17.3
2
4


Fianna Fáil

John Friel
5,916
17.2
3
6


Clann na Talmhan

William Sheldon
3,373
9.8
4
8


Independent

James Myles
3,595
10.4




Fianna Fáil
Daniel McGlinchey
2,637
7.7




Independent

Seán McCool
1,961
5.7




Labour Party
John McElhinney
1,907
5.5




Independent
Manus Harkin
1,537
4.5



Electorate: 49,410   Valid: 34,472   Quota: 6,895   Turnout: 69.8%


1938 general election




































































1938 general election: Donegal East[4]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count


Independent

James Myles
7,846
20.9
1
1


Fine Gael

Daniel McMenamin
7,797
20.8
2
1


Fianna Fáil

Henry McDevitt
7,293
19.5
3



Fianna Fáil

John Friel
6,526
17.4
4



Fianna Fáil

Neal Blaney
6,368
17.0




Labour Party
Patrick Lynch
1,642
4.4



Electorate: ?   Valid: 37,472   Quota: 7,495   Turnout:


1937 general election




































































1937 general election: Donegal East[3]
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count


Independent

James Myles
8,090
22.4
1
1


Fianna Fáil

Neal Blaney
7,876
21.8
2
1


Fine Gael

Daniel McMenamin
4,836
13.4
3



Fianna Fáil

John Friel
5,783
16.0
4



Fianna Fáil

Henry McDevitt
5,093
14.1




Fine Gael
John McLoughlin
4,398
12.2



Electorate: ?   Valid: 36,076   Quota: 7,216   Turnout:


See also



  • Dáil constituencies

  • Politics of the Republic of Ireland

  • Historic Dáil constituencies

  • Elections in the Republic of Ireland



References





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  2. ^ Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0-901714-96-8. ISSN 0332-0286.


  3. ^ ab "General election 1937: Donegal East". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 16 September 2010.


  4. ^ ab "General election 1938: Donegal East". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 16 September 2010.


  5. ^ ab "General election 1943: Donegal East". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 16 September 2010.


  6. ^ ab "General election 1944: Donegal East". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 16 September 2010.


  7. ^ ab "General election 1948: Donegal East". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 16 September 2010.


  8. ^ ab "By-election 1948: Donegal East". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 16 September 2010.


  9. ^ ab "General election 1951: Donegal East". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 16 September 2010.


  10. ^ ab "General election 1954: Donegal East". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 16 September 2010.


  11. ^ ab "General election 1957: Donegal East". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 16 September 2010.




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