East Donegal (UK Parliament constituency)

East Donegal was a UK Parliament constituency in County Donegal, Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament 1885–1922.

Prior to the British General Election of 1885, the area was part of the Donegal constituency. From 1922 it was not represented in the UK Parliament.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the eastern part of County Donegal.

	Member ^[1]	Party
1885	Arthur O'Connor ^a	Irish Parliamentary Party
1892		Anti-Parnellite Nationalist
1895		Anti-Parnellite Nationalist
1900	Edward McFadden	Irish Parliamentary Party
1906	Charles McVeigh	Irish Parliamentary Party
1910 (January)	Edward Kelly	Irish Parliamentary Party
1918	Edward Kelly	Irish Parliamentary Party
1922	UK constituency abolished – see Donegal (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Note:-

^a O'Connor was returned by more than one seat in 1885. He elected to sit for this constituency and not Queen's County Ossory.

Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)

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