North Donegal
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1922
Seats1
Created fromDonegal
Replaced byDonegal

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

Election Member Party Note
1885, December 1 James Edward O'Doherty Irish Parliamentary Resigned
1890, June 25 James Rochfort Maguire Irish Parliamentary Party split
1890, December 1 Irish National League Re-elected for West Clare
1892, July 12 John Mains Irish National Federation
1895, July 15 Thomas Bartholomew Curran Irish National Federation
1900, October 8 William O'Doherty Irish Parliamentary Died 18 May 1905
1905, June 15 John Muldoon Irish Parliamentary
1906, January 16 Philip O'Doherty Irish Parliamentary
1918, December 14 2 Joseph O'Doherty Sinn Féin Did not take his seat at Westminster
1922, October 26 UK constituency abolished

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Elections

Elections in the 1910s

1918 general election: North Donegal[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Sinn Féin Joseph O'Doherty 7,003 69.5 New
Irish Parliamentary Philip O'Doherty 3,075 30.5 N/A
Majority 3,928 39.0 N/A
Turnout 10,078 57.5 N/A
Registered electors 17,538
Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary Swing N/A
December 1910 general election: North Donegal[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Philip O'Doherty Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold
January 1910 general election: North Donegal[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Philip O'Doherty Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1900s

1906 general election: North Donegal[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Philip O'Doherty Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold
1905 North Donegal by-election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary John Muldoon Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold
1900 general election: North Donegal[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary William O'Doherty 2,562 61.4 N/A
Healyite Nationalist Arthur O'Connor 1,612 38.6 New
Majority 950 22.8 N/A
Turnout 4,174 51.6 N/A
Registered electors 8,095
Irish Parliamentary hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1890s

1895 general election: North Donegal[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish National Federation Thomas Bartholomew Curran Unopposed
Irish National Federation hold
1892 general election: North Donegal[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish National Federation John Mains 3,819 77.5 -4.8
Liberal Unionist David Bartholomew McCorkell 1,108 22.5 New
Majority 2,711 55.0 -9.6
Turnout 4,927 70.7 -4.0
Registered electors 6,965
Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary Swing N/A
1890 North Donegal by-election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary James Rochfort Maguire Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1880s

1886 general election: North Donegal[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary James Edward O'Doherty 4,263 82.3 -0.5
Irish Conservative Harry Hutchinson Augustus Stewart 914 17.7 +0.5
Majority 3,349 64.6 -1.0
Turnout 5,177 74.7 -5.3
Registered electors 6,932
Irish Parliamentary hold Swing −0.5
1885 general election: North Donegal[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary James Edward O'Doherty 4,597 82.8
Irish Loyal and Patriotic Union Harry Hutchinson Augustus Stewart 952 17.2
Majority 3,645 65.6
Turnout 5,549 80.0
Registered electors 6,932
Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 339–340, 386. ISBN 0901714127.

Walker, Brian M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.

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