Donegal County (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Donegal Former County constituency
Created	()
Post-Union	Donegal
Type	Irish House of Commons

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

1 History
2 Members of Parliament
- 2.1 1689–1801
- 2.2 Notes
3 References
4 Bibliography

History

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Donegal County was not represented.^[1] Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.

Members of Parliament

1639–1648 Sir Ralph Gore

1689–1801

Election	First member	Second member
1689	Donegal County was not represented in the Patriot Parliament
1692	Charles Hamilton	Gustavus Hamilton
1695	Henry Conyngham
1707	Frederick Hamilton ^{[note 1]}
1713	Frederick Hamilton ^{[note 1]}	Sir Ralph Gore, 4th Bt
1716	Hon. Gustavus Hamilton	Sir Ralph Gore, 4th Bt
1727		Alexander Montgomery
1730		Hon. Henry Hamilton
1735	George Knox
1741	Sir St George Gore-St George, 5th Bt
1743	Sir St George Gore-St George, 5th Bt	Andrew Knox
1747	Sir Ralph Gore, 6th Bt
1765	Robert Clements
1768	John McCausland	Alexander Montgomery
1776	Robert Clements
1783	Henry Vaughan Brooke
1800	Henry Vaughan Brooke	Viscount Sudley
1801	Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Donegal

Notes

^ Styled as The Honourable from 1715

References

^ O'Hart (2007), p. 501

Bibliography

O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 0788419277.
Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commons

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 (1801–1885) · 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 (1961–1969, 1981– )

European Parliament 1979–present	Connacht–Ulster (1979–2004) · North-West (2004– )

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