Lifford (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Lifford
Former constituency for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created	()
Abolished	1800

Lifford was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.

Members of Parliament

1634 Jerome Alexander
1639 Jerome Alexander

1692–1801

Election	First member	Second member
1692	Hugh Hamill	John Montgomery
1698		Robert King
1703		David Creighton
1709	Robert King
1711	Michael Sampson
1719	Richard Hamilton
1727	Abraham Creighton
1729		Thomas Montgomery (1700– April 1761)
1761		John Creighton
1768	Abraham Creighton	John Creighton
1773		James Cavendish
1776		Sir Nicholas Lawless, 1st Bt
1789		Edward Cooke
1790		Abraham Creighton, Viscount Creighton
1798		John Creighton
1801	Disenfranchised

References

Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commons( ) cites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.

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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