Donegal (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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Donegal constituency
Created:
Post-Union:	2 Seats
Type:	Irish House of Commons

Donegal was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800. The county received two seats at Westminster thereafter.

Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.

• 1613–1615
• 1634–1635
• 1639–1649

Irish MPs sat in the Parliament of the Protectorate

• 1661–1666
• 1689–1689 Patriot Parliament
• 1692–1693
• 1695–1699
  • Maj Gen Henry Conyngham (pre1681 -c1705)
• 1703–1713
• 1713–1714
• 1715–1727
• 1727–1760
• 1761–1768
• 1765 Robert Clements, 1st Earl of Leitrim
• 1769–1776
• 1776–1783
• 1783–1790
• 1790–1797
• 1798–1800

• Sir Ralph Gore, 4th Baronet of Magherabegg represented the constituency and was Speaker

v • d • e 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 Donegal (1801–1885) · East Donegal (1885–1922) · North Donegal (1885–1922) · South Donegal (1885–1922) · West Donegal (1885–1922) Dáil Éireann 1918–present: Donegal (1921–1937, 1977–1981) · Donegal East (1937–1961) · Donegal West (1937–1961) · Donegal-Leitrim (1969–1977) · Donegal North East (1961–1977, 1981– ) · Donegal South West (1981— )