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Donegal West
FormerDáilconstituency
Former constituency
Created1937
Abolished1961
Seats3
Local government areaCounty Donegal
Replaced by

Donegal Westwas aparliamentary constituencyrepresented inDáil Éireann,the lower house of the Irish parliament orOireachtasfrom 1937 to 1961. The constituency elected 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála,commonly known as TDs) to the Dáil, on the system ofproportional representationby means of thesingle transferable vote(PR-STV).

History[edit]

The constituency was created under theElectoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935,for the1937 general electionto Dáil Éireann.[1]It succeeded the constituency ofDonegal.It was abolished under theElectoral (Amendment) Act 1961,when it andDonegal Eastwere replaced by the new constituencies ofDonegal North-EastandDonegal South-West.

Boundaries[edit]

It consisted of thedistrict electoral divisionsof:

Annagry,Aran,Ardara,Ballintra(Ballyshannon), Ballintra, (Donegal),BallyshannonRural, Ballyshannon Urban, Binbane, Bonnyglen,BundoranRural, 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 administrativecounty of Donegal.[1]

TDs[edit]

Teachtaí Dála(TDs) for Donegal West 1937–1961[2]
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. SeeDonegal North-EastandDonegal 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[edit]

1957 general election[edit]

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:22,391Quota:5,598Turnout:

1954 general election[edit]

1954 general election:Donegal West[10][12]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Fianna Fáil Joseph Brennan 26.8 6,748
Fine Gael Patrick O'Donnell 25.2 6,338
Fine Gael John Barry 22.0 5,545 5,625
Fianna Fáil Cormac Breslin 14.1 3,548 6,123
Fianna Fáil Seán Kennedy 12.0 3,026
Electorate:34,018Valid:25,205Quota:6,302Turnout:74.1%

1951 general election[edit]

1951 general election:Donegal West[12]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Fianna Fáil Joseph Brennan 29.8 8,023
Fine Gael Patrick O'Donnell 23.3 6,294 6,304 6,461 6,501
Fine Gael Michael Óg McFadden 21.5 5,790 5,835 5,885 5,912
Fianna Fáil Cormac Breslin 14.3 3,856 4,999 7,724
Fianna Fáil Seán Kennedy 11.2 3,008 3,090
Electorate:36,665Valid:26,971Quota:6,743Turnout:73.56%

1949 by-election[edit]

Following the death of Fianna Fáil TDBrian 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[12]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Fianna Fáil Joseph Brennan 47.4 12,700 12,863
Fine Gael Patrick O'Donnell 42.1 11,256 13,634
Clann na Poblachta Alphonsus Canning 10.5 2,812
Electorate:37,541Valid:26,768Quota:13,385Turnout:71.30%

1948 general election[edit]

1948 general election:Donegal West[12]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Fianna Fáil Brian Brady 24.0 6,262 6,280 6,364 6,795
Fianna Fáil Cormac Breslin 18.4 4,800 4,894 4,924 5,820
Fine Gael Michael Óg McFadden 17.7 4,627 4,722 6,761
Independent Daniel C. Boyle 12.4 3,224 3,489 3,511
Clann na Poblachta Joseph McDevitt 9.8 2,546 4,278 4,401 5,044
Fine Gael Christopher Gallagher 8.9 2,332 2,378
Clann na Poblachta Hugh Duggan 8.9 2,314
Electorate:37,662Valid:26,105Quota:6,527Turnout:69.31%

1944 general election[edit]

1944 general election:Donegal West[6][13][14]
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
Electorate:39,192Valid:Quota:Turnout:

1943 general election[edit]

1943 general election:Donegal West[5][14]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fine Gael Michael Óg McFadden 26.4 6,873
Fianna Fáil Brian Brady 24.9 6,495 6,525
Fianna Fáil Cormac Breslin 21.4 5,581 5,596 5,602 5,720 5,871
Labour Daniel Boyle 13.3 3,458 3,577 3,578 4,198 4,876
Clann na Talmhan Hugh Callaghan 10.0 2,599 2,762 2,768 2,918
Labour Joseph Doherty 4.0 1,041 1,075 1,075
Electorate:39,192Valid:26,047Quota:6,512Turnout:66.5%

1938 general election[edit]

1938 general election:Donegal West[4][13][14]
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
Electorate:38,072Valid:Quota:Turnout:

1937 general election[edit]

1937 general election:Donegal West[3][14]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Fianna Fáil Brian Brady 28.9 7,833
Fine Gael Michael Óg McFadden 26.8 7,250
Fianna Fáil Cormac Breslin 23.3 6,311 7,354
Fine Gael John O'Donnell 21.1 5,712 5,725
Electorate:38,532Valid:27,106Quota:6,777Turnout:70.4%

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ab"Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act, 1935: First Schedule (Revised constituencies)".Irish Statute Book database.Archivedfrom the original on 28 June 2013.Retrieved17 September2010.
  2. ^Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992).Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92.Dublin: Royal Irish Academy.ISBN0-901714-96-8.ISSN0332-0286.
  3. ^ab"General election 1937: Donegal West".ElectionsIreland.org.Archivedfrom the original on 21 February 2011.Retrieved17 September2010.
  4. ^ab"General election 1938: Donegal West".ElectionsIreland.org.Archivedfrom the original on 21 February 2011.Retrieved17 September2010.
  5. ^ab"General election 1943: Donegal West".ElectionsIreland.org.Archivedfrom the original on 30 January 2011.Retrieved17 September2010.
  6. ^ab"General election 1944: Donegal West".ElectionsIreland.org.Archivedfrom the original on 21 February 2011.Retrieved17 September2010.
  7. ^"General election 1948: Donegal West".ElectionsIreland.org.Archivedfrom the original on 21 February 2011.Retrieved17 September2010.
  8. ^"By-election 1949: Donegal West".ElectionsIreland.org.Archivedfrom the original on 30 November 2010.Retrieved17 September2010.
  9. ^"General election 1951: Donegal West".ElectionsIreland.org.Archivedfrom the original on 21 February 2011.Retrieved17 September2010.
  10. ^ab"General election 1954: Donegal West".ElectionsIreland.org.Archivedfrom the original on 21 February 2011.Retrieved17 September2010.
  11. ^ab"General election 1957: Donegal West".ElectionsIreland.org.Archivedfrom the original on 21 February 2011.Retrieved17 September2010.
  12. ^abcdGallagher, Michael(2009).Irish Elections 1948–77: Results and Analysis Sources for the Study of Irish Politics 2.Routledge.ISBN9781138973343.
  13. ^abAt both the1938and1944elections, only three candidates were nominated, so no ballot was held.
  14. ^abcdGallagher, Michael(1993).Irish Elections 1922-44: Results and Analysis.PSAI Press.ISBN0951974815.

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