County Donegal was a constituency represented in the
Irish House of Commons
The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from 1297 until the end of 1800. The upper house was the Irish House of Lords, House of Lords. The membership of the House of Commons was directly elected, ...
until its abolition on 1 January 1801. The county received two seats at
Westminster
Westminster is the main settlement of the City of Westminster in Central London, Central London, England. It extends from the River Thames to Oxford Street and has many famous landmarks, including the Palace of Westminster, Buckingham Palace, ...
thereafter.
History
In the
Patriot Parliament
Patriot Parliament is the name commonly used for the Irish Parliament session called by King James II during the Williamite War in Ireland which lasted from 1688 to 1691. The first since 1666, it held only one session, which lasted from 7 May ...
of 1689 summoned by
James II, County Donegal was not represented. Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.
Members of Parliament
Notes
References
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Constituencies of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801)
Historic constituencies in County Donegal
1800 disestablishments in Ireland
Constituencies disestablished in 1800