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).

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.

Members of Parliament

Constituency created (1801)

Year	First member	Second member
1801	Henry Vaughan Brooke	Viscount Sudley
1802	Sir James Stewart, Bt	Viscount Sudley
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	Sir Edmund Hayes	Thomas Conolly
1860	Viscount Hamilton	Thomas Conolly
1876		William Wilson
1879		Thomas Lea
1880	John Kinnear	Thomas Lea

Constituency abolished (1885)

Elections

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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)

Parliamentary constituencies in County Donegal

Parliament of Ireland to 1800	Ballyshannon (1613–1800) Donegal Borough (1613–1800) Donegal County (1613–1800) Killybegs (1613–1800) Lifford (1613–1800) St Johnstown (1618–1800)

Westminster 1801–1922 and First Dáil 1918	Donegal (1801–85) East Donegal (1885–1922) North Donegal (1885–1922) South Donegal (1885–1922) West Donegal (1885–1922)

Dáil Éireann 1918–present	Donegal (1921–37, 1977–81, 2016–) Donegal East (1937–61) Donegal West (1937–61) Donegal–Leitrim (1969–77) Donegal North–East (1961–77, 1981–2016) Donegal South–West (1961–69, 1981–2016)

European Parliament 1979–present	Connacht–Ulster (1979–2004) North-West (2004–14) Midlands–North-West (2014–)

Irish counties: Carlow Cavan Clare Cork Donegal Dublin Galway Kerry Kildare Kilkenny Laois Leitrim Limerick Longford Louth Mayo Meath Monaghan Offaly Roscommon Sligo Tipperary Waterford Westmeath Wexford Wicklow

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