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Donegal South-West (Dáil constituency)

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Donegal South-West
FormerDáilconstituency
Outline map
Location of Donegal South-West within Ireland
Former constituency
Created1981
Abolished2016
Seats3
Local government areaCounty Donegal
Replaced byDonegal
Donegal South-West
FormerDáilconstituency
Former constituency
Created1961
Abolished1969
Seats3
Local government areaCounty Donegal
Replaced byDonegal–Leitrim

Donegal South-Westwas aparliamentary constituencyrepresented inDáil Éireann,the lower house of the Irish parliament orOireachtas,from 1961 to 1969 and from 1981 to 2016. The constituency elected 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála,commonly known as TDs). The method of election wasproportional representationby means of thesingle transferable vote(PR-STV).

History and boundaries[edit]

The constituency was first created for the1961 general election.At the1969 general electionit was abolished and largely replaced by theDonegal–Leitrimconstituency. It was recreated for the1981 general election.It was located in the southern and western parts ofCounty Donegal,it included the towns ofLifford,Donegal,Ballyshannon,KillybegsandGweedore.[1]It was abolished again at the2016 general election,and became part of the re-createdDonegal constituency.

TheElectoral (Amendment) Act 2009defined the constituency as:

"The county of Donegal, except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituency ofDonegal North-East."

TDs[edit]

TDs 1961–1969[edit]

Teachtaí Dála(TDs) for Donegal South-West 1961–1969[2]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
17th 1961[3] Joseph Brennan
(FF) 		Cormac Breslin
(FF) 		Patrick O'Donnell
(FG)
18th 1965[4]
19th 1969 Constituency abolished. SeeDonegal–Leitrim

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.

TDs 1981–2016[edit]

Teachtaí Dála(TDs) for Donegal South-West 1981–2016[2]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
22nd 1981[5] Pat "the Cope" Gallagher
(FF) 		Clement Coughlan
(FF) 		James White
(FG)
23rd 1982 (Feb)[6] Dinny McGinley
(FG)
24th 1982 (Nov)[7]
1983 by-election[8] Cathal Coughlan
(FF)
25th 1987[9] Mary Coughlan
(FF)
26th 1989[10]
27th 1992[11]
28th 1997[12] Tom Gildea
(Ind)
29th 2002[13] Pat "the Cope" Gallagher
(FF)
30th 2007[14]
2010 by-election[15] Pearse Doherty
(SF)
31st 2011[16] Thomas Pringle
(Ind)
32nd 2016 Constituency abolished. SeeDonegal

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[edit]

2011 general election[edit]

2011 general election:Donegal South-West[16]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Sinn Féin Pearse Doherty 33.0 14,262
Fine Gael Dinny McGinley 19.9 8,589 9,128 9,287 10,587 11,369
Independent Thomas Pringle 13.5 5,845 7,031 7,364 9,139 10,175
Fianna Fáil Mary Coughlan 11.5 4,956 5,172 5,259 5,655
Fianna Fáil Brian Ó Domhnaill 11.1 4,789 5,147 5,236 5,724 8,834
Labour Frank McBrearty Jnr 5.1 2,209 2,882 3,003
Independent Stephen McCahill 4.2 1,831 2,037 2,141
Green John Duffy 1.2 527 668
New Vision Anne Sweeney 0.6 255 382
Electorate:64,568Valid:43,263Spoilt:332 (0.8%)Quota:10,816Turnout:43,595 (67.5%)

2010 by-election[edit]

Following the resignation of Fianna Fáil TDPat "the Cope" Gallagheron his election to theEuropean Parliamentin June 2009, a by-election was held on 25 November 2010. The seat was won by the Sinn Féin candidate Pearse Doherty.

2010 by-election:Donegal South-West[15]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Sinn Féin Pearse Doherty 39.85 13,719 13,736 15,188 16,897
Fianna Fáil Brian Ó Domhnaill 21.33 7,344 7,358 7,636 8,069
Fine Gael Barry O'Neill 18.66 6,424 6,442 7,313 8,182
Independent Thomas Pringle 9.99 3,438 3,491 3,763
Labour Frank McBrearty Jnr 9.78 3,366 3,375
Independent Anne Sweeney 0.39 133
Electorate:62,299Valid:34,424Spoilt:484Quota:17,213Turnout:57.39%

2007 general election[edit]

2007 general election:Donegal South-West[14]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Fianna Fáil Mary Coughlan 26.4 10,530
Fianna Fáil Pat "the Cope" Gallagher 24.1 9,606 9,976
Fine Gael Dinny McGinley 23.0 9,167 9,249 10,281
Sinn Féin Pearse Doherty 21.2 8,462 8,551 9,263
Labour Séamus Rodgers 2.8 1,111 1,120
Green Seán Ó Maolchallann 1.5 589 596
Independent John Doherty 1.0 388 397
Electorate:60,829Valid:39,853Spoilt:421 (1.1%)Quota:9,964Turnout:40,274 (66.2%)

2002 general election[edit]

2002 general election:Donegal South-West[13]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fianna Fáil Pat "the Cope" Gallagher 21.7 7,740 7,843 7,960 8,202 8,502 9,281
Fianna Fáil Mary Coughlan 20.4 7,257 7,380 7,465 7,547 8,335 8,757 8,932
Fine Gael James White 13.1 4,680 4,720 4,740 4,822 5,161 5,385 5,402 5,930
Fine Gael Dinny McGinley 12.3 4,378 4,484 4,512 4,797 5,216 5,921 6,002 7,370
Independent Joe Kelly 8.7 3,091 3,174 3,219 3,329 3,796
Sinn Féin Pearse Doherty 7.6 2,697 2,771 3,571 3,720 4,166 5,170 5,269
Independent Thomas Pringle 7.4 2,630 2,887 2,908 3,078
Sinn Féin Tom Dignam 3.2 1,133 1,148
Labour Séamus Rodgers 3.0 1,079 1,199 1,205
Independent Gwen Breslin 2.6 951
Electorate:54,789Valid:35,635Spoilt:500 (1.4%)Quota:8,909Turnout:36,135 (65.9%)

1997 general election[edit]

1997 general election:Donegal South-West[12][17]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil Mary Coughlan 20.3 6,597 6,620 6,877 7,192 7,548 8,203
Fianna Fáil Enda Bonner 17.7 5,742 5,751 5,832 5,946 6,000 6,745
Fine Gael Dinny McGinley 17.5 5,679 5,695 5,973 6,222 7,434 8,165
Independent Thomas Gildea 17.3 5,592 5,651 5,925 6,370 6,489 7,983
Independent Paddy Kelly[n 1] 12.7 4,123 4,175 4,250 4,415 4,515
Fine Gael Frank O'Kelly 5.5 1,774 1,783 1,873 2,053
Green Elizabeth Cullen 4.2 1,366 1,387 1,643
Labour Manus Brennan 4.2 1,361 1,367
Independent Tom Kennedy 0.6 206
Electorate:51,479Valid:32,440Spoilt:454 (1.4%)Quota:8,111Turnout:32,894 (63.9%)
  1. ^Kelly was a member ofIndependent Fianna Fáilbut appeared on the ballot as a non-party independent.

1992 general election[edit]

1992 general election:Donegal South-West[11][18]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fianna Fáil Pat "the Cope" Gallagher 26.4 7,870
Fianna Fáil Mary Coughlan 22.3 6,639 6,915 6,962 7,033 7,178 7,317 7,624
Fine Gael Jim White 19.3 5,745 5,762 5,792 5,836 5,966 6,009 6,379
Fine Gael Dinny McGinley 18.5 5,504 5,564 5,576 5,731 5,855 5,937 6,588
Democratic Left Séamus Rodgers 6.1 1,825 1,863 1,881 1,974 2,058 2,201
Independent Benny Mooney 2.4 700 705 711 765
Sinn Féin Anna Rose Doherty 1.9 577 583 828 855 905
Independent Fred Coll 1.8 539 551 557
Sinn Féin John McCluskey 1.4 409 412
Electorate:48,528Valid:29,808Spoilt:688 (2.3%)Quota:7,453Turnout:30,496 (62.8%)

1989 general election[edit]

1989 general election:Donegal South-West[10][19]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Fianna Fáil Pat "the Cope" Gallagher 28.9 8,332
Fianna Fáil Mary Coughlan 26.3 7,592
Fine Gael Dinny McGinley 24.8 7,160 7,534
Workers' Party Séamus Rodgers 9.6 2,768 3,338
Fine Gael Frank O'Kelly 8.6 2,493 2,573
Independent Tom Kennedy 1.8 521 612
Electorate:47,027Valid:28,866Quota:7,217Turnout:61.4%

1987 general election[edit]

1987 general election:Donegal South-West[9][20][21]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fianna Fáil Mary Coughlan 30.7 9,698
Fianna Fáil Pat "the Cope" Gallagher 27.5 8,686
Fine Gael Dinny McGinley 20.1 6,331 6,811 7,008 7,158 9,821
Fine Gael Francis O'Kelly 9.7 3,072 3,452 3,505 3,614
Workers' Party Séamus Rodgers 8.0 2,512 3,030 3,465 4,085 4,344
Sinn Féin Eamonn Monaghan 4.0 1,276 1,702 1,809
Electorate:45,871Valid:31,575Quota:7,894Turnout:68.8%

1983 by-election[edit]

Following the death ofFianna FáilTDClement Coughlan,a by-election was held on 13 May 1983. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Cathal Coughlan, brother of the deceased TD.

1983 by-election:Donegal South-West[8][21]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Fianna Fáil Cathal Coughlan 56.6 17,960
Fine Gael J. J. Reid 31.1 9,870 10,512 10,731
Workers' Party Séamus Rodgers 9.4 2,992 4,021 4,435
Independent Eamon Ó Gallachoir 1.7 530 802
Independent Leo Armstrong 1.2 373 490
Independent Jim Tallon 0.1 37 55
Electorate:45,823Valid:31,762Quota:15,882Turnout:69.3%

November 1982 general election[edit]

November 1982 general election:Donegal South-West[7][22]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Fianna Fáil Clement Coughlan 29.5 9,483
Fine Gael Dinny McGinley 26.5 8,544
Fianna Fáil Pat "the Cope" Gallagher 25.4 8,165
Fine Gael Francis O'Kelly 12.5 4,035 4,815 5,270 5,290
Workers' Party Séamus Rodgers 6.1 1,972 2,625 2,664 2,759
Electorate:45,334Valid:32,199Quota:8,050Turnout:71.0%

February 1982 general election[edit]

February 1982 general election:Donegal South-West[6][23]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Fianna Fáil Clement Coughlan 25.1 8,321
Fianna Fáil Pat "the Cope" Gallagher 22.9 7,576 8,011 8,270
Fine Gael Dinny McGinley 21.6 7,160 7,419 10,925
Fine Gael J J Reid 12.4 4,113 4,300
Independent Fianna Fáil Patrick Kelly 11.7 3,868 4,877 5,036
Sinn Féin The Workers' Party Séamus Rodgers 3.2 1,056
Independent Daniel Harkin 3.1 1,013
Electorate:44,860Valid:33,107Spoilt:253 (0.8%)Quota:8,277Turnout:33,360 (74.4%)

1981 general election[edit]

1981 general election:Donegal South-West[5][24]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Fianna Fáil Clement Coughlan 26.9 9,341
Fine Gael James White 23.4 8,117 8,167 12,271
Fianna Fáil Pat "the Cope" Gallagher 18.5 6,433 6,969 7,348 7,762
Independent Fianna Fáil Patrick Kelly 16.2 5,626 5,684 6,197 7,038
Fine Gael Dinny McGinley 14.9 5,199 5,216
Electorate:44,860Valid:34,716Spoilt:335 (0.9%)Quota:8,680Turnout:35,051 (78.1%)

1965 general election[edit]

1965 general election:Donegal South-West[4][25]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Fianna Fáil Joseph Brennan 27.3 7,020
Fine Gael Patrick O'Donnell 26.1 6,691
Fianna Fáil Cormac Breslin 24.3 6,240 6,804
Fine Gael James White 16.7 4,298 4,326
Fine Gael Frank Reid 5.6 1,432 1,439
Electorate:35,828Valid:25,681Quota:6,421Turnout:71.7%

1961 general election[edit]

1961 general election:Donegal South-West[3][25]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Fianna Fáil Joseph Brennan 29.8 7,045
Fine Gael Patrick O'Donnell 23.3 5,512 5,546 6,030
Fine Gael Christopher Gallagher 19.5 4,599 4,660 4,864
Fianna Fáil Cormac Breslin 19.2 4,536 5,552 5,927
Sinn Féin Séamus Rodgers 8.2 1,930 1,958
Electorate:36,231Valid:23,622Quota:5,906Turnout:65.2%

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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