North Donegal
UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland, 1885–1922
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North Donegal was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament from 1885 to 1922.
| North Donegal | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1922 | |
| Seats | 1 |
| Created from | Donegal |
| Replaced by | Donegal |
Prior to the 1885 United Kingdom general election the area was part of the Donegal constituency. From 1922, on the establishment of the Irish Free State, it was not represented in the UK Parliament.
Boundaries
This constituency comprised the northern part of County Donegal, consisting of the barony of Inishowen East, that part of the barony of Inishowen West not contained within the constituency of East Donegal, and that part of the barony of Kilmacrenan contained within the parishes of Clandavaddog, Killygarvan and Tullyfern and the townlands of Drumherrive, Glenalla and Ray in the parish of Aughnish.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885, December 1 | James Edward O'Doherty | Irish Parliamentary | Resigned | |
| 1890, June 25 | James Rochfort Maguire | Irish Parliamentary | Party split | |
| 1890, December 1 | Irish National League | Re-elected for West Clare | ||
| 1892, July 12 | John Mains | Irish National Federation | ||
| 1895, July 15 | Thomas Bartholomew Curran | Irish National Federation | ||
| 1900, October 8 | William O'Doherty | Irish Parliamentary | Died 18 May 1905 | |
| 1905, June 15 | John Muldoon | Irish Parliamentary | ||
| 1906, January 16 | Philip O'Doherty | Irish Parliamentary | ||
| 1918, December 14 2 | Joseph O'Doherty | Sinn Féin | Did not take his seat at Westminster | |
| 1922, October 26 | UK constituency abolished | |||
Notes:-
- 1 Not an election, but the date of a party change. The Irish Parliamentary Party had been created in 1882, on the initiative of Charles Stewart Parnell's Irish National League. Both the IPP and the INL split into Parnellite and Anti-Parnellite factions, in December 1890. The Parnellites remained members of the Irish National League after the split and the Anti-Parnellites organised the Irish National Federation in March 1891. The two organisations and the United Irish League merged in 1900, to re-create the Irish Parliamentary Party.
- 2 Date of polling day. The result was declared on 28 December 1918, to allow time for votes cast by members of the armed forces to be included in the count.
Elections
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | Joseph O'Doherty | 7,003 | 69.5 | New | |
| Irish Parliamentary | Philip O'Doherty | 3,075 | 30.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,928 | 39.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 10,078 | 57.5 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 17,538 | ||||
| Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Philip O'Doherty | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Philip O'Doherty | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Philip O'Doherty | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | John Muldoon | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | William O'Doherty | 2,562 | 61.4 | N/A | |
| Healyite Nationalist | Arthur O'Connor | 1,612 | 38.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 950 | 22.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,174 | 51.6 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 8,095 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Elections in the 1890s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Thomas Bartholomew Curran | Unopposed | |||
| Irish National Federation hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | John Mains | 3,819 | 77.5 | −4.8 | |
| Liberal Unionist | David Bartholomew McCorkell | 1,108 | 22.5 | +4.8 | |
| Majority | 2,711 | 55.0 | −9.6 | ||
| Turnout | 4,927 | 70.7 | −4.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,965 | ||||
| Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | James Rochfort Maguire | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | James Edward O'Doherty | 4,263 | 82.3 | −0.5 | |
| Irish Conservative | Harry Hutchinson Augustus Stewart | 914 | 17.7 | +0.5 | |
| Majority | 3,349 | 64.6 | −1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 5,177 | 74.7 | −5.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,932 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | −0.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | James Edward O'Doherty | 4,597 | 82.8 | ||
| Irish Loyal and Patriotic Union | Harry Hutchinson Augustus Stewart | 952 | 17.2 | ||
| Majority | 3,645 | 65.6 | |||
| Turnout | 5,549 | 80.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,932 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | |||||