Donegal East (Dáil constituency)

Donegal East was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1937 to 1961. The constituency elected 4 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) to the Dáil, using the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).

Donegal East
Former Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary Constituency
Former constituency
Created1937
Abolished1961
Seats4
County/City councilCounty Donegal

History

The constituency was created under the Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935, for the 1937 general election to Dáil Éireann.[1] It succeeded the constituency of Donegal. It was abolished under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1961, when it and Donegal West were replaced by the new constituencies of Donegal North-East and Donegal South-West.

Boundaries

It consisted of the administrative county of Donegal except the portion thereof which was comprised in the county constituency of Donegal West.[1]

TDs
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Donegal East 1937–1961[2]
Key to parties
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
9th1937[3] John Friel
(FF)		 Neal Blaney
(FF)		 James Myles
(Ind)		 Daniel McMenamin
(FG)
10th1938[4] Henry McDevitt
(FF)
11th1943[5] Neal Blaney
(FF)		 William Sheldon
(CnaT)
12th1944[6] William Sheldon
(Ind)
13th1948[7]
1948 by-election[8] Liam Cunningham
(FF)
14th1951[9]
15th1954[10]
16th1957[11]
17th1961 Constituency abolished. See Donegal North-East and Donegal South-West

Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.

Elections

1957 general election
1957 general election: Donegal East[11]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Neil Blaney 8,693 27.9 1 1
Fianna Fáil Liam Cunningham 6,188 19.9 2
Independent William Sheldon 6,011 19.3 4
Fine Gael Daniel McMenamin 5,098 16.4 3
Independent Frank Morris 3,216 10.3
Fine Gael Patrick Doherty 1,914 6.2
Electorate: ?   Valid: 31,120   Quota: 6,225   Turnout:

1954 general election
1954 general election: Donegal East[10]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Neil Blaney 8,538 25.9 1 1
Fine Gael Daniel McMenamin 6,330 19.2 3
Independent William Sheldon 5,762 17.5 4
Fianna Fáil Liam Cunningham 5,359 16.3 2
Fine Gael James McEleney 3,755 11.4
Fianna Fáil Hugh McCauley 2,526 7.7
Independent John Nugent 700 2.1
Electorate: ?   Valid: 32,970   Quota: 6,595   Turnout:

1951 general election
1951 general election: Donegal East[12]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4
Fianna Fáil Neil T. Blaney 30.0 10,325      
Fine Gael Daniel McMenamin 18.7 6,432 6,527 6,934  
Independent William A. W. Sheldon 17.5 6,016 6,035 6,087 7,084
Fianna Fáil John Friel 13.2 4,561 5,211 5,280 5,425
Fianna Fáil Liam Cunningham 9.3 3,214 5,845 5,947 6,009
Fine Gael John McEleney 8.7 3,020 3,035 3,123  
Labour Party John Joseph Nugent 2.5 868 895    
Electorate: 45,742   Valid: 34,436   Quota: 6,888   Turnout: 75.28%

    1948 by-election

    Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Neal Blaney, a by-election was held on 7 December 1948. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Neil Blaney, son of the deceased TD.

    1948 general election: Donegal East[12]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1
    Fianna Fáil Neil T. Blaney 55.5 19,570
    Fine Gael Joseph P. McGinley 40.4 14,250
    Clann na Poblachta James O'Donnell 4.0 1,435
    Electorate: 48,204   Valid: 35,255   Quota: 17,628   Turnout: 73.14%

      1948 general election
      1948 general election: Donegal East[12]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
      Fianna Fáil Neal Blaney 23.9 8,291          
      Independent William A. W. Sheldon 16.8 5,820 5,832 5,838 5,908 6,181 6,515
      Fine Gael Daniel McMenamin 16.5 5,733 5,785 5,807 7,521    
      Fianna Fáil John Friel 14.8 5,153 5,439 5,483 5,518 5,559 5,781
      Fianna Fáil James N. Doherty 10.8 3,756 4,654 4,762 4,774 4,789 5,012
      Clann na Poblachta Seán McCool 9.3 3,217 3,242 3,923 3,974 4,222  
      Fine Gael John McLoughlin 5.5 1,912 1,918 1,932      
      Clann na Poblachta Hugh Diver 2.4 833 901        
      Electorate: 48,184   Valid: 34,715   Quota: 6,944   Turnout: 72.05%

        1944 general election
        1944 general election: Donegal East[6]
        Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
        Fianna Fáil Neal Blaney 7,828 23.7 1 1
        Fianna Fáil John Friel 6,417 19.4 2
        Fine Gael Daniel McMenamin 6,126 18.6 3
        Fianna Fáil Daniel McGlinchey 3,974 12.0
        Independent William Sheldon 3,887 11.8 4
        Independent James Myles 2,904 8.8
        Fine Gael James McCormack 1,876 5.7
        Electorate: ?   Valid: 33,012   Quota: 6,603   Turnout:

        1943 general election
        1943 general election: Donegal East[5]
        Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
        Fianna Fáil Neal Blaney 7,576 22.0 1 1
        Fine Gael Daniel McMenamin 5,970 17.3 2 4
        Fianna Fáil John Friel 5,916 17.2 3 6
        Independent James Myles 3,595 10.4
        Clann na Talmhan William Sheldon 3,373 9.8 4 8
        Fianna Fáil Daniel McGlinchey 2,637 7.7
        Independent Seán McCool 1,961 5.7
        Labour Party John McElhinney 1,907 5.5
        Independent Manus Harkin 1,537 4.5
        Electorate: 49,410   Valid: 34,472   Quota: 6,895   Turnout: 69.8%

        1938 general election
        1938 general election: Donegal East[4]
        Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
        Independent James Myles 7,846 20.9 1 1
        Fine Gael Daniel McMenamin 7,797 20.8 2 1
        Fianna Fáil Henry McDevitt 7,293 19.5 3
        Fianna Fáil John Friel 6,526 17.4 4
        Fianna Fáil Neal Blaney 6,368 17.0
        Labour Party Patrick Lynch 1,642 4.4
        Electorate: ?   Valid: 37,472   Quota: 7,495   Turnout:

        1937 general election
        1937 general election: Donegal East[3]
        Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
        Independent James Myles 8,090 22.4 1 1
        Fianna Fáil Neal Blaney 7,876 21.8 2 1
        Fianna Fáil John Friel 5,783 16.0 4
        Fianna Fáil Henry McDevitt 5,093 14.1
        Fine Gael Daniel McMenamin 4,836 13.4 3
        Fine Gael John McLoughlin 4,398 12.2
        Electorate: ?   Valid: 36,076   Quota: 7,216   Turnout:

        See also

        References
        1. "Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act, 1935: First Schedule (Revised constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
        2. Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0-901714-96-8. ISSN 0332-0286.
        3. "General election 1937: Donegal East". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
        4. "General election 1938: Donegal East". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
        5. "General election 1943: Donegal East". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
        6. "General election 1944: Donegal East". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
        7. "General election 1948: Donegal East". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
        8. "By-election 1948: Donegal East". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
        9. "General election 1951: Donegal East". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
        10. "General election 1954: Donegal East". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
        11. "General election 1957: Donegal East". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
        12. Gallagher, Michael (2009). Irish Elections 1948–77: Results and Analysis Sources for the Study of Irish Politics 2. Routledge. ISBN 9781138973343.

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