Donegal (UK Parliament constituency)
| Donegal | |
|---|---|
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1801–1885 | |
| Number of members | Two |
| Replaced by | East Donegal, North Donegal, South Donegal and West Donegal |
Donegal was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning two Members of Parliament (MPs).
Boundaries
This constituency comprised the whole of County Donegal. In 1885, it was divided into separate constituencies of East Donegal, North Donegal, South Donegal and West Donegal.
Members of Parliament
- Constituency created (1801)
| Year | First member | Second member |
|---|---|---|
| 1801 | Henry Vaughan Brooke | Viscount Sudley |
| 1802 | Sir James Stewart, Bt | |
| 1806 | Henry Vaughan Brooke | |
| 1808 | Henry Montgomery | |
| 1812 | George Vaughan Hart | |
| 1818 | Earl of Mount Charles | |
| 1825 | Earl of Mount Charles | |
| 1831 | Sir Edmund Hayes | Edward Conolly |
| 1849 | Thomas Conolly | |
| 1860 | Viscount Hamilton | |
| 1876 | William Wilson | |
| 1879 | Thomas Lea | |
| 1880 | John Kinnear |
- Constituency abolished (1885)
Elections
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References
- The Parliaments of England by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844-50), 2nd edition edited (in one volume) by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973)
- Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 2)
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