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, on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Donegal East
Former Dáil constituency
Former constituency
Created1937
Abolished1961
Seats4
Local government areaCounty Donegal
Replaced by

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] Neil Blaney
(FF)
14th1951[9] Liam Cunningham
(FF)
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][12]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
Fianna Fáil Neil Blaney 25.9 8,538        
Fine Gael Daniel McMenamin 19.2 6,330 6,399 6,405 6,762  
Independent William Sheldon 17.5 5,762 5,780 5,784 5,816 6,137
Fianna Fáil Liam Cunningham 16.3 5,359 7,061      
Fine Gael James McEleney 11.4 3,755 3,768 3,774 3,859 4,014
Fianna Fáil Hugh McCauley 7.7 2,526 2,652 3,099 3,160  
Independent John Nugent 2.1 700 715 718    
Electorate: 44,100   Valid: 32,970   Quota: 6,595   Turnout: 74.8%  

    1951 general election
    1951 general election: Donegal East[12]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234
    Fianna Fáil Neil Blaney 30.0 10,325      
    Fine Gael Daniel McMenamin 18.7 6,432 6,527 6,934  
    Independent William 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 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 by-election: Donegal East[12]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1
      Fianna Fáil Neil Blaney 55.5 19,570
      Fine Gael Joseph 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
        123456
        Fianna Fáil Neal Blaney 23.9 8,291          
        Independent William 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][13]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456
          Fianna Fáil Neal Blaney 23.7 7,828          
          Fianna Fáil John Friel 19.4 6,417 7,353        
          Fine Gael Daniel McMenamin 18.6 6,126 6,181 6,212 7,717    
          Fianna Fáil Daniel McGlinchey 12.0 3,974 4,179 4,811 4,929 4,966 5,048
          Independent William Sheldon 11.8 3,887 3,895 3,903 3,954 4,346 6,598
          Independent James Myles 8.8 2,904 2,916 2,966 3,009 3,161  
          Fine Gael James McCormack 5.7 1,876 1,885 1,914      
          Electorate: 49,410   Valid: 33,012   Quota: 6,603   Turnout: 66.8%  

            1943 general election
            1943 general election: Donegal East[5][13]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            12345678
            Fianna Fáil Neal Blaney 22.0 7,576              
            Fine Gael Daniel McMenamin 17.3 5,970 5,998 6,689 7,254        
            Fianna Fáil John Friel 17.2 5,916 6,418 6,586 6,825 6,858 7,253    
            Independent James Myles 10.4 3,595 3,599 3,676 3,735 3,762 3,795 3,807 3,851
            Clann na Talmhan William Sheldon 9.8 3,373 3,378 3,588 3,687 3,771 3,946 3,949 4,167
            Fianna Fáil Daniel McGlinchey 7.6 2,637 2,738 2,776 3,020 3,057 3,497 3,619  
            Independent Seán McCool 5.7 1,961 1,976 2,041 2,554 2,635      
            Labour John McElhinney 5.5 1,907 1,924 1,996          
            Independent Manus Harkin 4.5 1,537 1,546            
            Electorate: 49,410   Valid: 34,472   Quota: 6,895   Turnout: 69.8%  

              1938 general election
              1938 general election: Donegal East[4][13]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              1234
              Independent James Myles 20.9 7,846      
              Fine Gael Daniel McMenamin 20.8 7,797      
              Fianna Fáil Henry McDevitt 19.5 7,293 7,337 7,364 7,688
              Fianna Fáil John Friel 17.4 6,526 6,533 6,547 6,850
              Fianna Fáil Neal Blaney 17.0 6,368 6,402 6,423 6,615
              Labour Patrick Lynch 4.4 1,642 1,908 2,148  
              Electorate: 48,507   Valid: 37,472   Quota: 7,495   Turnout: 77.3%  

                1937 general election
                1937 general election: Donegal East[3][13]
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                12345
                Independent James Myles 22.4 8,090        
                Fianna Fáil Neal Blaney 21.8 7,876        
                Fianna Fáil John Friel 16.0 5,783 5,789 6,292 6,406 6,516
                Fianna Fáil Henry McDevitt 14.1 5,093 5,099 5,230 5,285 5,341
                Fine Gael Daniel McMenamin 13.4 4,836 5,486 5,505 9,791  
                Fine Gael John McLoughlin 12.2 4,398 4,610 4,617    
                Electorate: 48,975   Valid: 36,076   Quota: 7,216   Turnout: 73.7%  

                  See also

                  References
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                  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.
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