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Donegal West was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1937 to 1961. The constituency elected 3 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. It succeeded the constituency of Donegal. It was abolished under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1961, when it and Donegal East were replaced by the new constituencies of Donegal North-East and Donegal South-West.

Boundaries

It consisted of the district electoral divisions of:

Annagry, Aran, Ardara, Ballintra (Ballyshannon), Ballintra, (Donegal), Ballyshannon Rural, Ballyshannon Urban, Binbane, Bonnyglen, Bundoran Rural, Carrickboy, Cavangarden, Cliff, Clogher, Corkermore, Cross Roads, Crovehy, Crowkeeragh, Crowarad, Dawros, Donegal, Doocharry, Dunfanaghy, Dungloe, Dunkineely, Dunlewy, Eanymore, Fintown, Glencolmcille, Glengesh, Glenleheen, Glenties, Gortahork, Graffy, Grousehall, Haugh, Inishkeel, Inver, Kilcar, Kilgoly, Killybegs, Laghey, Largymore, Lettermacward, Lough Eask, Maas, Magheraclogher, Maghery, Malin Beg, Meenaclady, Mountcharles, Mulmosog, Pettigo, Rutland, Tawnawully, Templecarn, Tieveskeelta, and Tullynaught,

and the Urban District of Bundoran in the administrative county of Donegal.

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

1951 general election

1949 by-election

Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Brian Brady, a by-election was held on 16 November 1949. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate Patrick O'Donnell.

1948 general election

1944 general election

1943 general election

1938 general election

1937 general election

See also

• Dáil constituencies
• Politics of the Republic of Ireland
• Historic Dáil constituencies
• Elections in the Republic of Ireland

References

1. ^ "Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act, 1935: First Schedule (Revised constituencies)". Irish Statute Book database. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 17 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 West". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
4. ^ "General election 1938: Donegal West". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
5. ^ "General election 1943: Donegal West". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 30 January 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
6. ^ "General election 1944: Donegal West". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
7. "General election 1948: Donegal West". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
8. "By-election 1949: Donegal West". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
9. "General election 1951: Donegal West". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
10. ^ "General election 1954: Donegal West". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
11. ^ "General election 1957: Donegal West". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
12. ^ Gallagher, Michael (2009). Irish Elections 1948–77: Results and Analysis Sources for the Study of Irish Politics 2. Routledge. ISBN 9781138973343.
13. ^ At both the 1938 and 1944 elections, only three candidates were nominated, so no ballot was held.
14. ^ Gallagher, Michael (1993). Irish Elections 1922-44: Results and Analysis. PSAI Press. ISBN 0951974815.

External links

• Oireachtas Members Database

• Historic constituencies in County Donegal
• Dáil constituencies in the Republic of Ireland (historic)
• 1937 establishments in Ireland
• 1961 disestablishments in Ireland
• Constituencies established in 1937
• Constituencies disestablished in 1961