Donegal East (Dáil constituency)
Dáil constituency (1937–1961)
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).
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
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
1954 general election
1954 general election : Donegal East[ 10] [ 12]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
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]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
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 general election
1948 general election : Donegal East[ 12]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
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]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
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]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
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]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
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]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
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%
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