1985 Monaghan County Council election

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1985 Monaghan County Council election
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 197920 June 1985 1991  

All 20 seats on Monaghan County Council
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin
Seats won1072
Seat change+1-1+2

 Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won1
Seat change-2

Monaghan in Ireland.svg
Map showing the area of Monaghan County Council

Council control after election

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An election to Monaghan County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the Irish local elections. 20 councillors were elected from four local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). This term was extended for a further year, to 1991. [1]

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Results by party

PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±%
Fianna Fáil 10+111,60744.24%
Fine Gael 7-18,79133.51%
Sinn Féin 2+23,16812.07%
Independent 1-22,4559.36%
Totals20-26,237100.00%

Results by local electoral area

Carrickmacross

Carrickmacross: 5 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456789
Fianna Fáil Dr Rory O'Hanlon TD*1,565        
Fine Gael Bill Cotter 944968 1,013 1,024 1,040 1,112 1,322  
Fine Gael Patrick Jones*828843 857 863 936 1,050 1,383  
Fine Gael Patrick Ruxton634654 657 662 672 734    
Fianna Fáil Pádraig McNally *629738 760 835 992 1,040 1,103 1,171 
Sinn Féin Rose McMahon562573 617 649 691 817 852 888 912
Independent Peter Murphy558575 587 650 663     
Fianna Fáil Rosaleen O'Hanlon398532 567 625 768 894 952 985 1,025
Fianna Fáil Tom Freeman388431 436 470      
Fianna Fáil Patrick McKenna274293 297       
Workers' Party Francis O'Donoghue193203        
Electorate: 9,068  Valid: 6,973 (77.69%)  Spoilt: 72  Quota: 1,163  Turnout: 7,045  

    Castleblayney

    Castleblayney- 5 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    Fianna Fáil Francis O'Brien *1,397    
    Fine Gael Arthur Carville*1,200    
    Fine Gael John F. Conlan TD*1,0491,128   
    Fianna Fáil Macartan McCormack*9471,101   
    Fianna Fáil Brendan Hughes*811895 942 998 1,017
    Fine Gael Adam Armstrong782792 891 912 929
    Independent Edmund O'Donnell99117 120   
    Green Alliance Eugene Meegan1416 17   
    Electorate: 8,696  Valid: 6,299 (73.2%)  Spoilt: 66  Quota: 1,050  Turnout: 6,365  

      Clones

      Clones: 4 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234
      Fianna Fáil Jimmy Leonard TD*1,771   
      Sinn Féin Pat Treanor906979 1,029 1,071
      Fine Gael Hugh McElvaney *868934 1,290 
      Independent William Doogan*754772 825 918
      Fine Gael Peter Toal470520   
      Fianna Fáil Patrick McKenna*359871 951 1,013
      Independent Joseph Duffy5961   
      Electorate: 7,465  Valid: 5,197 (71.01%)  Spoilt: 104  Quota: 1,040  Turnout: 5,301  

        Monaghan

        Monaghan: 6 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456
        Sinn Féin Caoimhghin O Caolain 1,700     
        Fianna Fáil Patsy Treanor*1,363     
        Fianna Fáil Willie McKenna*1,191     
        Independent James Wright*9851,033 1,051 1,067 1,078 1,084
        Fine Gael Thomas Reilly*886981 1,163   
        Fine Gael Stephen McAree*786887 989 1,034 1,050 1,095
        Fianna Fáil Matt Caulfield514807 824 1,016 1,070 1,072
        Fine Gael Patrick Macklin344397     
        Electorate: 11,124  Valid: 7,768 (70.95%)  Spoilt: 125  Quota: 1,110  Turnout: 7,893  

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          1. Local Elections (Specification of Local Election Year) Order 1990 ( S.I. No. 104 of 1990 ). Signed on 30 April 1990. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland .Retrieved from Irish Statute Book .