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Encyclopedia > Donegal South West

Donegal South West is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland, located in the southern part of County Donegal. The constituency has an electorate of 54,789 and at present is served by 3 Teachtaí Dála (TDs). The method of election is the Single Transferable Vote. For other uses, see Donegal (disambiguation) Donegal (Irish: Dún na nGall) is a county in the northwest of Republic of Ireland. ... A TD or Teachta Dála (Irish for Dáil Deputy, pronounced chock-ta dawla) is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower chamber of the Irish Oireachtas (pronounced orr-och-tas) or National Parliament. ... The Single Transferable Vote, or STV, is a preference voting system designed to minimise wasted votes in multi-candidate elections while ensuring that votes are explicitly for candidates rather than party lists. ...


Recent Results

2002 General Election: Donegal South West
Candidate Party 1st Pref % Seat Count
Pat the Cope Gallagher Fianna Fáil 7,740 21.72 1 6
Mary Coughlan Fianna Fáil 7,257 20.36 2 7
Dinny McGinley Fine Gael 4,378 12.29 3 8
James White Fine Gael 4,680 13.13
Pearse Doherty Sinn Féin 2,697 7.57
Joe Kelly Independent 3,091 8.67
Thomas Pringle Independent 2,630 7.38
Séamus Rodgers Labour 1,079 3.03
Tom Dignam Sinn Féin 1,133 3.18
Gewn Breslin Independent 951 2.67

The Irish general election of 2002 was held on Friday 17 May 2002, just over three weeks after the dissolution of the 28th Dáil on Thursday 25 April by President Mary McAleese, at the request of the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern. ... Pat the Cope Gallagher (b. ... Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (IPA ; English translation: Soldiers of Destiny) is the largest political party in Ireland. ... See also the famous Irish Jazz-Singer Mary Coughlan (singer). ... Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (IPA ; English translation: Soldiers of Destiny) is the largest political party in Ireland. ... Dinny McGinley is an Irish Fine Gael politician. ... Fine Gael (IPA in English and in Irish, approximate English translation: Family of the Irish) is the second largest political party in both the Republic of Ireland and Ireland as a whole. ... James White (politician) (1749-1809) - Member of United States Congress James White (Scottish politician) MP for Glasgow, Pollok before 1987 James Deacon White (1847-1939) - star baseball player of the 1870s and 1880s James White (fighter pilot) (1893-1972) - WW1 Royal Naval Air Service fighter ace James White (author) (1928... Fine Gael (IPA in English and in Irish, approximate English translation: Family of the Irish) is the second largest political party in both the Republic of Ireland and Ireland as a whole. ... The name Sinn Féin (pronounced in English, in Irish), which means ourselves or we ourselves (not as sometimes incorrectly translated, ourselves alone or we alone) has been applied to a series of political movements since 1905 in Ireland, each of which claim or claimed sole descent from the original... Joe Kelly (1913 - 1993) was a Formula One driver from Ireland, born in Dublin, although he lived for much of his formative years in Gdansk, Poland, where he learned to drive. ... Thomas Pringle (1789 - 1834) was a Scottish poet, born in Roxburghshire, studied at Edinburgh, and became known to Scott, by whose influence he obtained a grant of land in South Africa, to which he, with his father and brothers, emigrated. ... The Labour Party (Irish: Páirti an Lucht Oibre) is the third largest political party in the Republic of Ireland. ... The name Sinn Féin (pronounced in English, in Irish), which means ourselves or we ourselves (not as sometimes incorrectly translated, ourselves alone or we alone) has been applied to a series of political movements since 1905 in Ireland, each of which claim or claimed sole descent from the original...

Former TDs

Cathal Coughlan is an Irish singer songwriter, formerly of Microdisney, and The Fatima Mansions. ... Clement Coughlan ( - February 1, 1983)was an Irish politician. ...

See Also

Parliamentary Constituencies in the Republic of Ireland Government of Ireland

Carlow-Kilkenny | Cavan-Monaghan | Clare | Cork East | Cork North Central | Cork North West | Cork South Central | Cork South West | Donegal North East | Donegal South West | Dublin Central | Dublin Mid West | Dublin North | Dublin North Central | Dublin North East | Dublin North West | Dublin South | Dublin South Central | Dublin South East | Dublin South West | Dublin West | Dún Laoghaire | Galway East | Galway West | Kerry North | Kerry South | Kildare North | Kildare South | Laois-Offaly | Limerick East | Limerick West | Longford-Roscommon | Louth | Mayo | Meath | Sligo-Leitrim | Tipperary North | Tipperary South | Waterford | Westmeath | Wexford | Wicklow The Republic of Ireland is a sovereign, independent state. ... Political parties in the Republic of Ireland lists political parties in the Republic of Ireland. ... This is a list of Irish by-elections, with the names of the incumbent and victor and their respective parties. ... Elections in the Republic of Ireland gives information on election and election results in the Republic of Ireland. ... The Irish parliament, Dáil Éireann, currently contains 166 Teachtaí Dála (TDs), representing 42 parliamentary constituencies throughout the Republic of Ireland. ... The Coat of Arms of the Republic of Ireland This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ... Carlow Kilkenny is a constituency used in elections to Dáil Éireann, the lower house of parliament in the Republic of Ireland. ... Cavan-Monaghan is a constituency used in elections to Dáil Éireann, the lower house of parliament in the Republic of Ireland. ... The Clare parliamentary constituency spans the entire area of the county, taking in Ennis, Shannon, Kilrush, Newmarket-on-Fergus and Ennistimon. ... Cork East is a constituency used in elections to Dáil Éireann, the lower house of parliament in the Republic of Ireland. ... Cork North Central is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland, located in the city of Cork. ... The Cork North West parliamentary constituency is located in the eastern part of the Munster county. ... Cork South Central is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland. ... Cork South West is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland. ... Donegal North East is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland, located in the northern part of County Donegal. ... Dublin Central is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland, located in the heart of the capital city, Dublin. ... Dublin Mid West is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland, located in the capital city, Dublin. ... Dublin North is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland, located in the northern area of County Dublin. ... Dublin North Central is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland, located in the capital city, Dublin. ... Dublin North East is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland. ... Dublin North West is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland. ... Dublin South is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland. ... Dublin South Central is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland. ... Dublin South East is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland. ... Dublin South West is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland. ... Dublin West is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland. ... The Dún Laoghaire parliamentary constituency is located in the south-western area of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown in County Dublin. ... The Galway East parliamentary constituency spans the entire area of the eastern half of the Connacht county, taking in the towns of Ballinasloe, Tuam and Loughrea and many other areas. ... The Galway West parliamentary constituency spans the entire area of the western half of the Connacht county, in the heart of the Gaeltacht, taking in the towns of Galway City, Clifden and many other areas. ... The Kerry North parliamentary constituency is located in the northern half of County Kerry, Ireland, taking in Tralee, Listowel, and Castleisland. ... The Kerry South parliamentary constituency is located in the southern half of County Kerry, Ireland, taking in Killarney, Caherciveen and Kenmare. ... The Kildare North parliamentary constituency spans the entire area of the northern half of the Leinster county of Kildare, taking in the towns of Maynooth, Celbridge and many other areas. ... The Kildare South parliamentary constituency spans the entire area of the southern half of the Leinster county, taking in the towns of Droichead Nua, Kildare, Athy and many other areas. ... The Laois Offaly parliamentary constituency spans the entire area of both the Leinster counties, taking in Tullamore, Birr, Portarlington and Portlaoise. ... The Limerick East parliamentary constituency is located in the eastern part of the Munster county. ... The Limerick West parliamentary constituency is located in the western part of the Munster county. ... The Longford Roscommon parliamentary constituency spans the entire area of both these Connacht and Leinster counties, taking in the towns of Longford and Roscommon and many other areas. ... The Louth parliamentary constituency spans the entire area of the smallest county in Ireland, taking in Drogheda, Dundalk and Ardee. ... The Mayo parliamentary constituency spans the entire area of the county in Connacht, taking in Castlebar, Westport and Ballina. ... The Meath parliamentary constituency spans the entire area of the county of Meath in Leinster, taking in Navan, Trim and Ashbourne. ... The Sligo-Leitrim parliamentary constituency spans the entire area of both these Connacht counties, taking in Sligo, Carrick-on-Shannon and many other areas. ... The Tipperary North parliamentary constituency spans the northern half of the county in Munster, taking in Thurles, Templemore, Nenagh and Roscrea. ... The Tipperary South parliamentary constituency spans the southern half of the county in Munster, taking in Tipperary, Clonmel, Cashel and Cahir. ... The Waterford parliamentary constituency spans the entire area of the county in Munster, taking in Waterford City, Dungarvan and Tramore. ... The Westmeath parliamentary constituency spans the entire area of the county in Leinster, taking in Mullingar, Athlone and Moate. ... The Wexford parliamentary constituency spans the entire area of the county in Leinster, taking in Wexford, New Ross and Gorey. ... The Wicklow parliamentary constituency spans the entire area of the county in Leinster, taking in Wicklow, Arklow, Greystones and Bray. ...

in use next general election:
Longford-Westmeath | Meath East | Meath West | Roscommon-South Leitrim | Sligo-North Leitrim The next general election in the Republic of Ireland need not occur until 2007. ... The Longford-Westmeath parliamentary constituency existed for many decades, but was dismantled in advance of the 1992 election. ... The Meath East parliamentary constituency was created by the 2004 Constituency Commission Report on Dáil Constituencies and will come into being in the 30th Irish general election. ... The Meath West parliamentary constituency was created by the 2004 Constituency Commission Report on Dáil Constituencies and will come into being in the 30th Irish general election. ... The Roscommon-South Leitrim parliamentary constituency was created by the 2004 Constituency Commission Report on Dáil Constituencies. ... The Sligo-North Leitrim parliamentary constituency was created by the 2004 Constituency Commission Report on Dáil Constituencies, and will will come into being in the 30th Irish general election. ...


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