Donegal East was a
parliamentary constituency
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represented in
Dáil Éireann
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, the lower house of the Irish parliament or
Oireachtas
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*The President of Ireland
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from 1937 to 1961. The constituency elected 4 deputies (
Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) to the Dáil, on the system of
proportional representation
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by means of the
single transferable vote
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(PR-STV).
History
The constituency was created under the
Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935
The Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935 (No. 5) was a law in Ireland which replaced the Dáil constituencies which had been defined in the Electoral Act 1923.
Unlike the constituencies in the 1923 Act, it included many instances of ...
, for the
1937 general election to Dáil Éireann.
It succeeded the constituency of
Donegal Donegal may refer to:
County Donegal, Ireland
* County Donegal, a county in the Republic of Ireland, part of the province of Ulster
* Donegal (town), a town in County Donegal in Ulster, Ireland
* Donegal Bay, an inlet in the northwest of Ireland b ...
. It was abolished under the
Electoral (Amendment) Act 1961
The Electoral (Amendment) Act 1961 (No. 19) was a law in Ireland which revised Dáil constituencies. The new constituencies were first used at the 1961 general election to the 17th Dáil held on 4 October 1961.
This Act replaced the Electoral ...
, 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
County Donegal ( ; ga, Contae Dhún na nGall) is a county of Ireland in the province of Ulster and in the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Donegal in the south of the county. It has also been known as County Tyrconne ...
except the portion thereof which was comprised in the county constituency of
Donegal West.
TDs
Elections
1957 general election
1954 general election
1951 general election
1948 by-election
Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD
Neal Blaney
Neal Blaney (5 November 1889 – 30 October 1948) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician, and long-serving member of the Oireachtas.
Neal Blaney was born in Rosnakill, County Donegal, the fifth of six children of William Blaney, a small farmer, ...
, 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
1944 general election
1943 general election
1938 general election
1937 general election
See also
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Dáil constituencies
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Politics of the Republic of Ireland
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Historic Dáil constituencies
This page lists Dáil constituencies that have been used for elections to Dáil Éireann from the 1918 election to the next general election.
Overview of legislation and seat distribution
In the case of the First Dáil, the constituencies wer ...
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Elections in the Republic of Ireland
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References
External links
Oireachtas Members Database
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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