Donegal North-East (Dáil constituency)


Donegal North-East was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, from 1961 to 1977 and from 1981 to 2016. The constituency elected 3 deputies. The method of election was the single transferable vote form of proportional representation.

History

The constituency was first created for the 1961 general election, taking in parts of the abolished Donegal East constituency. It lasted until 1977, when it was abolished and became part of a new Donegal constituency, and was then recreated for the 1981 general election. It was abolished at the 2016 general election, and again became part of the re-created Donegal constituency.

Boundaries

The constituency was located in the northern part of County Donegal. It encompassed the Letterkenny, Milford and Inishowen electoral areas of Donegal County Council.
The Electoral Act 2009 defined the constituency as:

TDs

TDs 1969–1977

TDs 1981–2016

Elections

2011 general election

2007 general election

2002 general election

1997 general election

1996 by-election

Following the death of Independent Fianna Fáil TD Neil Blaney, a by-election was held on 2 April 1996. It was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Cecilia Keaveney.

1992 general election

1989 general election

1987 general election

November 1982 general election

February 1982 general election

Unusually, all seats were filled on the first count. A further two counts were then held to give lower-placed candidates a chance to save their deposits.

1981 general election

1976 by-election

Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Liam Cunningham, a by-election was held on 10 June 1976. The seat was won by the Independent Fianna Fáil candidate Paddy Keaveney.

1973 general election

1969 general election

1965 general election

1961 general election