1991 Monaghan County Council election

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1991 Monaghan County Council election
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  1985 27 June 1991 1999  

All 20 seats on Monaghan County Council
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin
Seats won872
Seat change-200

 Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won3
Seat change+2

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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 27 June 1991 as part of that year's 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 twice, first to 1998, then to 1999. [1] [2]

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Results by party

PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±%
Fianna Fáil 8-29,77740.12%
Fine Gael 707,98132.75%
Sinn Féin 203,39613.94%
Independent 3+22,96412.16%
Totals20024,367100.00%

Results by local electoral area

Carrickmacross

Carrickmacross - 5 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
Fine Gael Bill Cotter TD*22.4%1,435       
Fianna Fáil Pádraig McNally *18.7%1,198       
Fianna Fáil Rosaleen O'Hanlon*14.3%917965 1,024 1,087    
Fine Gael Patrick Jones*12.6%8081,031 1,041 1,092    
Independent Peter Murphy9.6%615647 653 691 698 704 802 926
Fianna Fáil Tom Freeman8%515532 556 584 591 596 659 873
Fianna Fáil Joe Meegan5.7%367382 403 435 440 445 509  
Sinn Féin Brian Meegan4.7%303312 316 348 353 356   
Workers' Party Francis O'Donoghue3.9%249272 272      
Electorate: 9,384  Valid: 6,407 (68.28%)  Spoilt: 53  Quota: 1,068  Turnout: 6,460 (68.84%)  

    Castleblayney

    Castleblayney- 5 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    Fianna Fáil Senator Francis O'Brien *19.1%1,105      
    Fine Gael Arthur Carville*18.6%1,080      
    Fianna Fáil Brendan Hughes*15.2%879911 929 944 1,044  
    Fine Gael John F. Conlan *13.4%777805 841 939 1,002  
    Fine Gael Adam Armstrong12.2%710716 757 781 811 828 847
    Fianna Fáil Olivia Keenan10.3%598650 661 714 797 836 852
    Sinn Féin Malachy Woods6.4%370378 383 456    
    Independent Talbot Duffy4.8%280292 294     
    Electorate: 8,853  Valid: 5,799 (65.5%)  Spoilt: 59  Quota: 967  Turnout: 5,858 (65.87%)  

      Clones

      Clones - 4 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123
      Fianna Fáil Jimmy Leonard TD*25.9%1,314  
      Fine Gael Hugh McElvaney *18.8%952986 1,035
      Independent Walter Pringle18%913938 1,037
      Fine Gael Seymour Crawford 17.9%910936 973
      Sinn Féin Pat Treanor*14.4%732755 832
      Fianna Fáil Patrick McKenna*4.7%239429  
      Independent Joseph Duffy0.2%1213  
      Electorate: 7,736  Valid: 5,072 (65.56%)  Spoilt: 52  Quota: 1,015  Turnout: 5,124 (66.24%)  

        Monaghan

        Monaghan - 6 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345
        Sinn Féin Caoimhghin O Caolain *16.8%1,193    
        Fianna Fáil Patsy Treanor*15.9%1,127    
        Fianna Fáil Willie McKenna*14.4%1,019    
        Fine Gael Stephen McAree*12.7%899905 921 978 1,269
        Independent Noel Maxwell12.4%877882 887 925 969
        Sinn Féin Brian McKenna11.3%798942 953 1,003 1,017
        Fianna Fáil Matt Caulfield7%499507 574 617 644
        Fine Gael Timothy O'Hanrahan5.8%410417 425 443  
        Independent Plunkett McKenna3.8%267277 284   
        Electorate: 11,830  Valid: 7,089 (59.92%)  Spoilt: 77  Quota: 1,013  Turnout: 7,166 (60.57%)  

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          2. Local Government Act 1998, s. 10: Amendment of section 20 of Act of 1994 ( No. 16 of 1998, s. 10 ). Enacted on 29 May 1998. Act of the Oireachtas .Retrieved from Irish Statute Book .