Donegal North East (Dáil Éireann constituency)
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Donegal North East is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland, located in the northern part of County Donegal. It encompasses the Letterkenny, Milford and Inishowen electoral areas of Donegal County Council. The constituency has an electorate of 58,208 and at present is served by 3 Teachtaí Dála (TDs). The method of election is the Single Transferable Vote.
[edit] Recent Results
2002 General Election: Donegal North East | ||||||
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Candidate | Party | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
Jim McDaid | Fianna Fáil | 9,614 | 26.45 | 1 | 1 | |
Cecilia Keaveney | Fianna Fáil | 8,340 | 22.95 | 2 | 4 | |
Niall Blaney | Independent Fianna Fáil | 6,124 | 16.85 | 3 | 6 | |
Seán Maloney | Fine Gael | 3,694 | 10.24 | |||
Bernard McGuinness | Fine Gael | 3,914 | 10.77 | |||
Pádraig MacLochlainn | Sinn Féin | 3,611 | 9.93 | |||
Jackie McNair | Labour | 1,021 | 2.81 |
[edit] Former TDs
[edit] See also
- Politics of the Republic of Ireland
- List of political parties in Ireland
- List of Irish by-elections
- Elections in Ireland