Monaghan (UK Parliament constituency)

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County Monaghan
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
County County Monaghan
1801–1885
Seats2
Created from Monaghan County (IHC)
Replaced by North Monaghan and South Monaghan

County Monaghan is a former parliamentary constituency in Ireland, returning two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Contents

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the whole of County Monaghan.

Members of Parliament

Year1st Member1st Party2nd Member2nd Party
1801 Richard Dawson Warner Westenra
1801 Charles Powell Leslie II
1807 Thomas Corry
1812 Richard Dawson
1813 Thomas Corry
1818 Henry Westenra Whig [1]
1826 Evelyn Shirley Tory [1]
1830 Cadwallader Blayney Tory [1] [2]
1831 Henry Westenra Whig [1]
1832 Louis Perrin Whig [1]
1834 Henry Westenra Whig [1]
1834, July Edward Lucas Tory [1] [2]
1834, December Conservative [1] [2]
1835 Henry Westenra Whig [1] [3]
1841 Evelyn Shirley Conservative [1] [2]
1843 Charles Powell Leslie III Conservative [2]
1847 Thomas Vesey Dawson Whig [1] [4] [5]
1852 Sir George Forster, Bt Conservative [2]
1865 Vesey Dawson (known as Viscount Cremorne from July 1866) Liberal [2]
1868 Sewallis Shirley Conservative [2]
1871 John Leslie Conservative [2]
1880 John Givan Liberal [2] William Findlater Liberal [2]
1883 Tim Healy Irish Parliamentary [2]
1885constituency abolished: see North Monaghan and South Monaghan

Election results

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1830: Monaghan [2] [1] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Tory Cadwallader Blayney 631 38.6
Tory Evelyn Shirley, Snr. 472 28.9
Whig Henry Westenra 40524.8
Whig John Westenra 784.8
Whig Arthur Gamble Lewis482.9
Majority674.1
Turnout 85274.2
Registered electors 1,148
Tory hold Swing
Tory gain from Whig Swing
General election 1831: Monaghan [2] [1] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Tory Cadwallader Blayney Unopposed
Whig Henry Westenra Unopposed
Registered electors 1,148
Tory hold
Whig gain from Tory
General election 1832: Monaghan [2] [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig Louis Perrin 1,454 41.6
Tory Cadwallader Blayney 1,039 29.7
Whig Henry Westenra 1,00528.7
Turnout 2,02894.8
Registered electors 2,139
Majority41511.9
Whig hold
Majority341.0
Tory hold

Blayney succeeded to the peerage, becoming 12th Baron Blayney and causing a by-election.

By-election, 17 May 1834: Monaghan [2] [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Henry Westenra 1,078 52.3 −18.0
Tory Edward Lucas 98447.7+18.0
Majority944.6−7.3
Turnout 2,062c. 96.4c. +1.6
Registered electors c. 2,139
Whig gain from Tory Swing −18.0
General election 1835: Monaghan [2] [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Lucas 914 53.3 +23.6
Whig Henry Westenra 733 42.7 +1.1
Whig William Elliott Hudson663.8−24.9
Whig David Leslie20.1N/A
Turnout 1,02441.4−53.4
Registered electors 2,472
Majority18110.6+9.6
Conservative hold Swing +23.6
Majority66738.9+27.0
Whig hold Swing −5.4
General election 1837: Monaghan [2] [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Edward Lucas Unopposed
Whig Henry Westenra Unopposed
Registered electors 3,194
Conservative hold
Whig hold

Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Monaghan [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Henry Westenra Unopposed
Conservative Evelyn Shirley Unopposed
Registered electors 2,169
Whig hold
Conservative hold

Westenra succeeded to the peerage, becoming 3rd Baron Rossmore and causing a by-election.

By-election, 17 February 1843: Monaghan [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Powell Leslie Unopposed
Conservative gain from Whig
General election 1847: Monaghan [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Thomas Vesey Dawson Unopposed
Conservative Charles Powell Leslie Unopposed
Registered electors 2,351
Whig hold
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Monaghan [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Powell Leslie 1,948 37.1 N/A
Conservative George Forster 1,900 36.1 N/A
Independent Irish John Gray 1,40926.8N/A
Majority4919.3N/A
Turnout 3,333 (est)80.9 (est)N/A
Registered electors 4,119
Conservative hold Swing N/A
Conservative gain from Whig Swing N/A
General election 1857: Monaghan [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Powell Leslie Unopposed
Conservative George Forster Unopposed
Registered electors 5,093
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
General election 1859: Monaghan [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Powell Leslie Unopposed
Conservative George Forster Unopposed
Registered electors 5,121
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: Monaghan [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Powell Leslie 2,551 35.6 N/A
Liberal Vesey Dawson 2,397 33.4 New
Conservative George Forster 2,21830.9N/A
Liberal Edward James Stanley30.1New
Turnout 4,782 (est)89.4 (est)N/A
Registered electors 5,350
Majority1542.2N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A
Majority1792.5N/A
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing N/A
General election 1868: Monaghan [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Powell Leslie 3,130 45.5 +9.9
Conservative Sewallis Shirley 2,785 40.5 +9.6
Liberal William Gray96014.0−19.5
Majority1,82526.5+24.3
Turnout 3,918 (est)70.1 (est)−19.3
Registered electors 5,591
Conservative hold Swing +9.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +9.7

Elections in the 1870s

Leslie's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 22 Jul 1871: Monaghan [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Leslie 2,538 63.6 −22.4
Home Rule Isaac Butt 1,45136.4New
Majority1,08727.2+0.7
Turnout 3,98970.9+0.8
Registered electors 5,623
Conservative hold Swing N/A
General election 1874: Monaghan [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Leslie 2,481 35.4 −10.1
Conservative Sewallis Shirley 2,417 34.5 −6.0
Home Rule John Madden2,10530.1N/A
Majority3124.5−22.0
Turnout 4,554 (est)81.9 (est)+11.8
Registered electors 5,559
Conservative hold Swing N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Monaghan [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Givan 2,818 29.4 New
Liberal William Findlater 2,545 26.6 New
Conservative John Leslie 2,11722.1−13.3
Conservative Sewallis Shirley 2,09921.9−12.6
Majority4284.5N/A
Turnout 4,790 (est)87.1 (est)+5.2
Registered electors 5,496
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing N/A
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing N/A

Givan was appointed Crown Solicitor for Kildare and Meath, causing a by-election.

By-election, 30 June 1883: Monaghan [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary Tim Healy 2,376 51.0 New
Conservative John Monroe2,01143.1−0.9
Liberal Henry Pringle2745.9−50.1
Majority3657.9N/A
Turnout 4,66188.3+1.2 (est)
Registered electors 5,281
Irish Parliamentary gain from Liberal Swing N/A

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