Dáil constituency (1921–1977)
Monaghan was aparliamentary constituency represented inDáil Éireann , the lower house of the Irish parliament orOireachtas from 1921 to 1977. The constituency elected 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála , commonly known as TDs) to the Dáil, on the system ofproportional representation by means of thesingle transferable vote (PR-STV).
The constituency was created in 1921 as a 3-seat constituency, under theGovernment of Ireland Act 1920 , for the1921 election to theHouse of Commons of Southern Ireland , whose members formed the2nd Dáil .
It succeeded the constituencies ofMonaghan North andMonaghan South which were used to elect theMembers of the 1st Dáil and earlierBritish House of Commons members.
It was abolished under theElectoral (Amendment) Act 1974 , when it was replaced by the new constituency ofCavan–Monaghan which was first used at the1977 general election .
The constituency spanned the entire area of theCounty Monaghan .[ 1]
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.
Following the election ofFianna Fáil TDErskine H. Childers asPresident of Ireland , a by-election was held on 27 November 1973. The seat was won by theFine Gael candidate Brendan Toal.
1973 by-election : Monaghan[ 23] [ 24] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 Fine Gael Brendan Toal 47.3 14,535 14,577 15,080 Fianna Fáil Rory O'Hanlon 45.0 13,822 13,851 14,791 Aontacht Éireann Pádraig Mooney 7.1 2,187 2,248 Marxist–Leninist David Vipond 0.6 175 Electorate: 39,647 Valid: 30,719 Quota: 15,360 Turnout: 77.5%
1973 general election [ edit ] 1973 general election : Monaghan[ 21] [ 25] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 Fianna Fáil Erskine H. Childers 30.2 8,431 Fine Gael John Conlan 21.8 6,075 6,162 6,217 6,589 7,241 Fine Gael Billy Fox 13.0 3,632 3,683 3,756 4,021 5,193 5,624 Fianna Fáil Jimmy Leonard 12.4 3,460 4,648 4,679 4,825 4,889 6,344 Independent Patrick Mooney 7.6 2,105 2,182 2,200 2,882 2,984 Fine Gael Bernard Markey 6.8 1,890 1,911 2,114 2,242 Independent Patrick Turley 6.6 1,827 1,849 1,903 Independent Val Kerr 1.7 461 475 Electorate: 36,214 Valid: 27,881 Quota: 6,971 Turnout: 76.9%
1969 general election [ edit ] 1969 general election : Monaghan[ 20] [ 26] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 Fine Gael John Conlan 23.2 6,615 6,683 6,851 6,873 7,526 Fianna Fáil Patrick Mooney 20.7 5,921 5,985 6,072 6,451 6,561 6,568 Fianna Fáil Erskine H. Childers 19.8 5,659 5,689 5,771 6,714 6,877 6,885 Fine Gael Billy Fox 17.3 4,930 5,006 5,137 5,162 6,741 7,110 Fine Gael Bernard Markey 8.5 2,443 2,476 2,692 2,906 Fianna Fáil James Malone 5.4 1,536 1,558 1,677 Labour Thomas Donoghue 2.7 761 1,133 Labour Charles McCollum 2.4 699 Electorate: 35,614 Valid: 28,564 Quota: 7,142 Turnout: 80.2%
1965 general election [ edit ] 1965 general election : Monaghan[ 19] [ 23] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 Fine Gael James Dillon 30.5 7,668 Fianna Fáil Erskine H. Childers 25.7 6,448 Fianna Fáil Patrick Mooney 23.9 5,997 6,065 6,182 6,334 Fine Gael Billy Fox 15.5 3,901 5,020 6,086 6,099 Fine Gael Martin Tierney 4.4 1,114 1,312 Electorate: 32,533 Valid: 25,128 Quota: 6,283 Turnout: 77.2%
1961 general election [ edit ] 1961 general election : Monaghan[ 18] [ 23] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 Fine Gael James Dillon 30.8 7,887 Fianna Fáil Patrick Mooney 22.3 5,713 5,782 6,112 7,447 Fianna Fáil Erskine H. Childers 22.0 5,643 5,702 5,798 6,519 Independent Francis Ward 10.5 2,678 2,734 3,054 Fine Gael Edward Kelly 7.5 1,912 3,174 3,435 3,694 Sinn Féin Séamus McElwaine 7.0 1,786 1,822 Electorate: 32,967 Valid: 25,619 Quota: 6,405 Turnout: 77.7%
1957 general election [ edit ] 1957 general election : Monaghan[ 17] [ 23] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 Fine Gael James Dillon 23.3 5,894 6,108 6,275 7,081 Sinn Féin Eighneachán Ó hAnnluain 18.9 4,791 4,806 5,027 5,037 5,041 5,044 Fianna Fáil Patrick Mooney 18.6 4,719 4,747 6,114 6,901 Independent Robert Houston 14.2 3,594 3,699 3,742 Fianna Fáil John Brennan 12.4 3,132 3,145 4,067 4,395 4,510 4,753 Fianna Fáil Edward Kelly 11.0 2,788 2,813 Fine Gael Herbert McWilliam 1.7 425 Electorate: 31,622 Valid: 25,343 Quota: 6,336 Turnout: 80.1%
1954 general election [ edit ] 1954 general election : Monaghan[ 16] [ 23] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 Fine Gael James Dillon 24.2 6,709 7,598 Fianna Fáil Patrick Mooney 18.5 5,122 5,166 5,553 5,600 6,956 Independent James Haslett 16.9 4,685 4,713 4,974 5,189 5,304 Fianna Fáil Edward Kelly 13.3 3,695 3,738 4,227 4,310 6,407 Fianna Fáil John Brennan 13.1 3,625 3,648 3,868 3,904 Clann na Poblachta Brian Magee 9.8 2,705 2,825 Fine Gael John Fitzpatrick 4.2 1,171 Electorate: 32,700 Valid: 27,712 Quota: 6,929 Turnout: 84.8%
1951 general election [ edit ] 1951 general election : Monaghan[ 23] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 Independent James Dillon 33.1 9,285 Fianna Fáil Patrick Maguire 24.3 6,802 7,278 Fianna Fáil Bridget Rice 24.3 6,802 7,403 Independent James Haslett 18.3 5,127 6,330 Electorate: 33,647 Valid: 28,016 Quota: 7,005 Turnout: 83.3%
1948 general election [ edit ] 1948 general election : Monaghan[ 23] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Independent James Dillon 23.1 6,621 6,783 6,978 7,433 Fianna Fáil Patrick Maguire 16.9 4,828 4,907 4,949 5,173 5,198 5,970 6,447 Fianna Fáil Bridget Rice 16.3 4,667 4,737 4,829 5,036 5,066 6,324 6,936 Independent Arthur H. Montgomery 14.7 4,200 4,377 4,379 4,454 4,484 4,503 4,677 Clann na Poblachta Patrick MacCarvill 8.2 2,348 2,507 3,406 3,729 3,844 3,981 Fianna Fáil John J. Brennan 7.8 2,235 2,303 2,314 2,360 2,372 Clann na Talmhan Patrick Mooney 4.8 1,361 1,659 1,689 Clann na Poblachta Thomas Caraher 4.4 1,253 1,308 Labour George Pollock 2.0 582 Clann na Talmhan Edward Bell 1.8 517 Electorate: 34,581 Valid: 28,612 Quota: 7,154 Turnout: 82.7%
1944 general election [ edit ]
1943 general election [ edit ] 1943 general election : Monaghan[ 12] [ 27] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 Fianna Fáil Conn Ward 25.2 7,434 Fianna Fáil Bridget Rice 18.4 5,424 5,581 6,373 7,501 Independent James Dillon 18.3 5,406 5,761 6,404 8,248 Independent Alexander Haslett 17.2 5,078 5,087 5,172 5,325 Clann na Talmhan Patrick McArdle 10.8 3,181 3,368 3,808 Labour Michael Linehan 7.4 2,174 2,258 Fine Gael Patrick Lonergan 2.8 824 Electorate: 35,476 Valid: 29,521 Quota: 7,381 Turnout: 83.2%
1938 general election [ edit ]
1937 general election [ edit ] 1937 general election : Monaghan[ 10] [ 27] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 Fianna Fáil Conn Ward 39.2 12,275 Fine Gael James Dillon 24.4 7,653 7,700 7,829 Independent Alexander Haslett 20.2 6,314 6,325 6,336 6,347 Fianna Fáil Eamon Rice 10.3 3,219 7,499 7,737 8,261 Fine Gael Brian O'Rourke 2.5 782 798 825 859 Fianna Fáil James Johnston 1.7 538 606 680 Independent John McGahey 1.7 524 550 Electorate: 36,469 Valid: 31,305 Quota: 7,827 Turnout: 85.8%
1933 general election [ edit ] 1933 general election : Monaghan[ 9] [ 27] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 Fianna Fáil Eamon Rice 27.8 8,749 Fianna Fáil Conn Ward 26.2 8,244 Cumann na nGaedheal Ernest Blythe 23.0 7,251 7,435 7,563 Independent Alexander Haslett 23.0 7,238 7,752 7,997 Electorate: 36,784 Valid: 31,482 Quota: 7,871 Turnout: 85.6%
1932 general election [ edit ] 1932 general election : Monaghan[ 8] [ 27] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 Fianna Fáil Conn Ward 32.7 10,048 Cumann na nGaedheal Ernest Blythe 24.5 7,524 7,564 8,490 Independent Alexander Haslett 21.4 6,573 6,585 6,656 Fianna Fáil Eamon Rice 17.4 5,360 7,654 7,777 Cumann na nGaedheal Edward Brady 4.0 1,225 1,244 Electorate: 36,547 Valid: 30,730 Quota: 7,683 Turnout: 84.1%
September 1927 general election [ edit ] September 1927 general election : Monaghan[ 7] [ 27] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 Cumann na nGaedheal Ernest Blythe 24.5 7,171 8,936 Independent Alexander Haslett 23.4 6,843 6,918 7,157 Fianna Fáil Conn Ward 22.1 6,467 6,829 6,995 Fianna Fáil Eamon Donnelly 20.7 6,059 6,347 6,468 Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Duffy 9.3 2,708 Electorate: 39,069 Valid: 29,248 Quota: 7,313 Turnout: 74.9%
June 1927 general election [ edit ] June 1927 general election : Monaghan[ 6] [ 27] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 Independent Alexander Haslett 22.6 6,964 7,012 7,101 7,172 7,189 7,236 Fianna Fáil Patrick MacCarvill 19.1 5,904 6,054 6,511 6,868 10,163 Cumann na nGaedheal Ernest Blythe 17.9 5,532 5,692 5,832 7,519 7,566 7,630 National League Jeremiah McVeagh 14.1 4,338 4,474 4,847 5,132 5,415 6,859 Fianna Fáil Conn Ward 11.5 3,559 3,642 3,702 3,750 Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Duffy 7.9 2,438 2,483 2,686 Clann Éireann Patrick Conlan 4.5 1,399 1,454 Independent Edward Brady 2.4 729 Electorate: 39,069 Valid: 30,863 Quota: 7,716 Turnout: 79.0%
1923 general election [ edit ] 1923 general election : Monaghan[ 5] [ 27] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 Cumann na nGaedheal Ernest Blythe 44.1 11,290 Republican Patrick MacCarvill 22.4 5,745 5,808 6,085 6,276 7,303 Farmers' Party Hugh Maguire 11.5 2,937 3,573 3,654 3,955 4,420 Independent James Coburn 11.0 2,806 3,158 3,217 3,445 Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Duffy 5.1 1,316 5,030 5,111 5,302 6,506 Independent James Barnes 3.5 888 932 1,112 Independent James Johnston 2.4 625 704 Electorate: 40,172 Valid: 25,607 Quota: 6,402 Turnout: 63.7%
1922 general election [ edit ] 1922 general election : Monaghan[ 4] [ 27] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) Eoin O'Duffy 35.6 7,298 Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) Patrick MacCarvill 24.6 5,046 5,249 Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) Ernest Blythe 21.9 4,494 6,069 Independent Thomas McHugh 17.9 3,681 4,071 Electorate: 34,025 Valid: 20,519 Quota: 5,130 Turnout: 60.3%
1921 general election [ edit ]
