South Donegal | |
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Former
county constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885– 1922 | |
Seats | 1 |
Created from | Donegal |
Replaced by | Donegal |
South Donegal was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament 1885–1922.
Prior to the 1885 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.
This constituency comprised the southern part of County Donegal, consisting of the baronies of Banagh and Tirhugh.
Election | Member | Party | Note | |
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1885, 8 December | Bernard Kelly | Irish Parliamentary | replaced Thomas Lea | |
1886, 1 July | Bernard Kelly | Irish Parliamentary | Died 1 January 1887 | |
1887, 2 February | J. G. Swift MacNeill | Irish Parliamentary | By-election | |
1890, December 1 | Irish National Federation | Party split | ||
1891, March 1 | Irish National Federation | Party reunion | ||
1900, 6 October | Irish Parliamentary | |||
1918, 14 December 2 | Peter J. Ward | Sinn Féin | Did not take his seat in the House of Commons | |
1922, 26 October | UK constituency abolished |
Note:-
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | Bernard Kelly | 5,055 | 78.7 | ||
Irish Conservative | Arthur William Hamilton Foster | 1,369 | 21.3 | ||
Majority | 3,686 | 57.4 | |||
Turnout | 6,424 | 81.8 | |||
Registered electors | 7,854 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | Bernard Kelly | 4,905 | 77.8 | −0.9 | |
Irish Conservative | Arthur William Hamilton Foster | 1,399 | 22.2 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 3,506 | 55.6 | −1.8 | ||
Turnout | 6,304 | 80.3 | −1.5 | ||
Registered electors | 7,854 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | −0.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | J. G. Swift MacNeill | 4,604 | 83.1 | +5.3 | |
Liberal Unionist | Henry Munster | 933 | 16.9 | −5.3 | |
Majority | 3,671 | 66.2 | +10.6 | ||
Turnout | 5,537 | 70.7 | −9.6 | ||
Registered electors | 7,837 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | +5.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish National Federation | J. G. Swift MacNeill | 3,930 | 73.7 | −4.1 | |
Irish Unionist | Henry Stubbs | 1,400 | 26.3 | +4.1 | |
Majority | 2,530 | 47.4 | −8.2 | ||
Turnout | 5,330 | 79.4 | −0.9 | ||
Registered electors | 6,710 | ||||
Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | −4.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish National Federation | J. G. Swift MacNeill | 3,614 | 73.4 | −0.3 | |
Irish Unionist | Henry Stubbs | 1,313 | 26.6 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 2,301 | 46.8 | −0.6 | ||
Turnout | 4,927 | 77.2 | −2.2 | ||
Registered electors | 6,380 | ||||
Irish National Federation hold | Swing | −0.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | J. G. Swift MacNeill | Unopposed | |||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | J. G. Swift MacNeill | Unopposed | |||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | J. G. Swift MacNeill | Unopposed | |||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | J. G. Swift MacNeill | Unopposed | |||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Sinn Féin | Peter J. Ward | 5,787 | 54.9 | New | |
Irish Parliamentary | John Donovan | 4,752 | 45.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,035 | 9.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 10,539 | 62.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 16,894 | ||||
Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A |