Donegal West (Dáil Éireann constituency)

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Donegal West
Former Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary Constituency
Former constituency
Created 1937
Abolished 1961
Seats 3
County/City council County Donegal

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, using the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (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 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.[1]

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Donegal West 1937–1961[2]
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Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
9th 1937[3] Cormac Breslin
(FF)		 Brian Brady
(FF)		 Michael Óg McFadden
(FG)
10th 1938[4]
11th 1943[5]
12th 1944[6]
13th 1948[7]
1949 by-election[8] Patrick O'Donnell
(FG)
14th 1951[9] Joseph Brennan
(FF)
15th 1954[10]
16th 1957[11]
17th 1961 Constituency abolished. See Donegal North-East and Donegal South-West

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

1957 general election: Donegal West[11]
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fine Gael Patrick O'Donnell 6,208 27.7 1 1
Fianna Fáil Joseph Brennan 6,153 27.5 2 1
Fianna Fáil Cormac Breslin 3,711 16.6 3
Fianna Fáil Seán Ó Cinnéide 3,560 15.9
Fine Gael Robert Gardiner 2,759 12.3
Electorate: ?   Valid: 22,391   Quota: 5,598   Turnout:

1954 general election

1954 general election: Donegal West[10]
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Joseph Brennan 6,748 26.8 1 1
Fine Gael Patrick O'Donnell 6,338 25.2 2 1
Fianna Fáil Cormac Breslin 3,548 14.1 3
Fine Gael John Barry 5,545 22.0
Fianna Fáil Seán Kennedy 3,026 12.0
Electorate: ?   Valid: 25,205   Quota: 6,302   Turnout:

1951 general election

1951 general election: Donegal West[9]
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Joseph Brennan 8,023 29.8 1 1
Fianna Fáil Cormac Breslin 3,856 14.3 2
Fine Gael Patrick O'Donnell 6,294 23.3 3
Fine Gael Michael Óg McFadden 5,790 21.5
Fianna Fáil Seán Kennedy 3,008 11.2
Electorate: ?   Valid: 26,971   Quota: 6,743   Turnout:

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.

1949 by-election: Donegal West[8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fine Gael Patrick O'Donnell 11,256 42.1 1 2
Fianna Fáil Joseph Brennan 12,700 47.4
Clann na Poblachta Alphonsus Canning 2,812 10.5
Electorate: 37,541   Valid: 26,768   Quota: 13,385   Turnout: 71.3%

1948 general election

1948 general election: Donegal West[7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fine Gael Michael Óg McFadden 4,627 17.7 1
Fianna Fáil Brian Brady 6,262 24.0 2
Fianna Fáil Cormac Breslin 4,800 18.4 3
Independent Daniel Boyle 3,224 12.4
Clann na Poblachta Joseph McDevitt 2,546 9.8
Fine Gael Christopher Gallagher 2,332 8.9
Clann na Poblachta Hugh Duggan 2,314 8.9
Electorate: ?   Valid: 26,105   Quota: 6,527   Turnout:

1944 general election

1944 general election: Donegal West[6][12]
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Cormac Breslin Unopposed N/A 1
Fianna Fáil Brian Brady Unopposed N/A 2
Fine Gael Michael Óg McFadden Unopposed N/A 3

1943 general election

1943 general election: Donegal West[5]
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fine Gael Michael Óg McFadden 6,873 26.4 1 1
Fianna Fáil Brian Brady 6,495 24.9 2 1
Fianna Fáil Cormac Breslin 5,581 21.4 3
Labour Party Daniel Boyle 3,458 13.3
Independent Hugh Callaghan 2,599 10.0
Labour Party Joseph Doherty 1,041 4.0
Electorate: ?   Valid: 26,047   Quota: 6,512   Turnout:

1938 general election

1938 general election: Donegal West[4][12]
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Brian Brady Unopposed N/A 1
Fianna Fáil Cormac Breslin Unopposed N/A 2
Fine Gael Michael Óg McFadden Unopposed N/A 3

1937 general election

1937 general election: Donegal West[3]
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Brian Brady 7,833 28.9 1 1
Fine Gael Michael Óg McFadden 7,250 26.8 2 1
Fianna Fáil Cormac Breslin 6,311 23.3 3
Fine Gael John O'Donnell 5,712 21.1
Electorate: ?   Valid: 27,106   Quota: 6,777   Turnout:

See also

References

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