# East Donegal (UK Parliament constituency)

East Donegal was a UK Parliament constituency in County Donegal, Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament from 1885 to 1922.
Prior to the 1885 general election, the area was part of the Donegal constituency. From 1922, on the establishment of the Irish Free State, it was not represented in the UK Parliament.

## Boundaries

This constituency comprised the eastern part of County Donegal, consisting of the baronies of Raphoe North and Raphoe South, that part of the barony of Inishowen West contained within the parish of Burt, and that part of the barony of Kilmacrenan not contained within the constituencies of North Donegal or West Donegal.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1885 | Arthur O'Connor | Irish Parliamentary Party |
| 1892 | Arthur O'Connor | Anti-Parnellite Nationalist |
| 1895 | Arthur O'Connor | Anti-Parnellite Nationalist |
| 1900 | Edward McFadden | Irish Parliamentary Party |
| 1906 | Charles McVeigh | Irish Parliamentary Party |
| 1910 (January) | Edward Kelly | Irish Parliamentary Party |
| 1918 | Edward Kelly | Irish Parliamentary Party |
| 1922 | UK constituency abolished – see Donegal (Dáil constituency) | UK constituency abolished – see Donegal (Dáil constituency) |
* ↑ Also elected for Queen's County Ossory, but chose to sit for East Donegal.

## Elections
### Elections in the 1880s

1885 general election: East Donegal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Arthur O'Connor | 4,089 | 57.7 | |
| | Liberal | Thomas Lea | 2,992 | 42.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,097 | 15.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,081 | 90.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,840 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) |
1886 general election: East Donegal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Arthur O'Connor | 3,972 | 60.9 | +3.2 |
| | Irish Conservative | Thomas Butler Stoney | 2,551 | 39.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,421 | 21.8 | +6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,523 | 83.2 | −7.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,840 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1890s

1892 general election: East Donegal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | Arthur O'Connor | 3,546 | 56.0 | −4.9 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Emerson Tennent Herdman | 2,783 | 44.0 | +4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 763 | 12.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,329 | 89.8 | +6.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,051 | | |
| | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | | |
1895 general election: East Donegal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | Arthur O'Connor | 3,392 | 55.4 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Emerson Tennent Herdman | 2,729 | 44.6 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 663 | 10.8 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,121 | 88.7 | −1.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,901 | | |
| | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Swing | −0.6 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

1900 general election: East Donegal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Edward McFadden | 3,113 | 53.9 | −1.5 |
| | Irish Unionist | John Fitzpatrick Cooke | 2,660 | 46.0 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 453 | 7.9 | −2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,773 | 72.6 | −16.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,950 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | −1.5 | |
1906 general election: East Donegal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Charles McVeigh | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |

### Elections in the 1910s

January 1910 general election: East Donegal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Edward Kelly | 3,415 | 60.8 | N/A |
| | Irish Unionist | Thomas Harrison | 2,202 | 39.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,213 | 21.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,617 | 87.0 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,454 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A | |
December 1910 general election: East Donegal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Edward Kelly | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
1918 general election: East Donegal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Edward Kelly | 7,596 | 61.1 | N/A |
| | Irish Unionist | Robert Moore | 4,797 | 38.6 | New |
| | Sinn Féin | Samuel O'Flaherty | 46 | 0.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,799 | 22.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,439 | 77.7 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,015 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A | |