South Monaghan (UK Parliament constituency)

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South Monaghan
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1922
Seats1
Created from Monaghan
Replaced by Monaghan

South Monaghan was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, from 1885 to 1922.

Contents

Prior to the 1885 general election the area was part of the Monaghan constituency. From 1922, on the establishment of the Irish Free State, it was not represented in the UK Parliament.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the southern part of County Monaghan.

1885–1922: The baronies of Cremorne and Farney.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1885 Sir Joseph Neale McKenna Nationalist
1891 Parnellite Nationalist
1892 Florence O'Driscoll Irish National Federation
1895 James Daly Irish National Federation
1900 Nationalist
1902 by-election John McKean Nationalist
1909 Independent Nationalist
1918 Seán MacEntee Sinn Féin
1922 Constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

1885 general election: South Monaghan [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary Joseph Neale McKenna 4,735 83.1
Irish Conservative Sewallis Shirley 96316.9
Majority 3,77266.2
Turnout 5,69876.2
Registered electors 7,474
Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)
1886 general election: South Monaghan [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary Joseph Neale McKenna 4,715 82.4 −0.7
Irish Conservative Peter Craven Westenra1,00917.6+0.7
Majority 3,70664.8−1.4
Turnout 5,72476.6+0.4
Registered electors 7,474
Irish Parliamentary hold Swing −0.7

Elections in the 1890s

1892 general election: South Monaghan [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish National Federation Florence O'Driscoll 4,243 80.8 −1.6
Liberal Unionist Matthew McAuley Rutherford1,00719.2+1.6
Majority 3,23661.6−3.2
Turnout 5,25073.7−2.9
Registered electors 7,120
Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary Swing −1.6
1895 general election: South Monaghan [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish National Federation James Daly 3,887 79.3 −1.5
Irish Unionist William Tenison1,01720.7+1.5
Majority 2,87058.6−3.0
Turnout 4,90471.0−2.7
Registered electors 6,904
Irish National Federation hold Swing −1.5

Elections in the 1900s

1900 general election: South Monaghan [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary James Daly Unopposed
Registered electors 6,705
Irish Parliamentary hold

Daly resigns, prompting a by-election.

By-election, 1902: South Monaghan [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary John McKean Unopposed
Registered electors 6,605
Irish Parliamentary hold
1906 general election: South Monaghan [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary John McKean Unopposed
Registered electors 6,624
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1910s

January 1910 general election: South Monaghan [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ind. Nationalist John McKean 2,611 57.8 N/A
Irish Parliamentary Charles Laverty1,90342.2N/A
Majority 70815.6N/A
Turnout 4,51470.0N/A
Registered electors 6,449
Ind. Nationalist gain from Irish Parliamentary Swing N/A
December 1910 general election: South Monaghan [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ind. Nationalist John McKean Unopposed
Registered electors 6,449
Ind. Nationalist hold
1918 general election: South Monaghan [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Sinn Féin Seán MacEntee 7,524 63.0 New
Irish Parliamentary Thomas Joseph Campbell 4,41337.0New
Majority 3,11126.0N/A
Turnout 11,93773.8N/A
Registered electors 16,164
Sinn Féin gain from Ind. Nationalist Swing N/A

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 369, 395. ISBN   0901714127.


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