Cavan–Monaghan (Dáil Éireann constituency)

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Cavan–Monaghan
Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Constituency
Cavan-Monaghan (Dáil Éireann constituency).png
Cavan–Monaghan shown within Ireland
Created 1977 (1977)
TDs 5
Counties County Cavan, County Monaghan
EP constituency North–West

Cavan–Monaghan is a parliamentary constituency used in elections to Dáil Éireann, the lower house of parliament in the Republic of Ireland.

The constituency spans the entire area of both County Cavan and County Monaghan, taking in Cavan town, Monaghan town, Clones, Cootehill, Belturbet, Castleblayney and Carrickmacross. Since its creation it has been a five seat constituency.

The constituency was created under the terms of the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974,[1] as part of the redistribution of constituencies (also known as the Tullymander) which attempted to secure the re-election of the outgoing Fine Gael/Labour government. The constituency of Cavan–Monaghan has been used for elections since the 1977 general election. It was established to replace the two pre-existing, separate constituencies of Cavan and Monaghan. Unlike most of the other constituencies created for the first time in that year, it has survived with only minor changes since.[2]

One of the most high profile TDs in the constituency is the former Ceann Comhairle (chairman) of the Dáil, Rory O'Hanlon. Another well known deputy from the area is Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin, the first modern Sinn Féin TD to take his seat in the Dáil.

Contents

[edit] TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Cavan–Monaghan 1977–present
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
21st 1977 John P. Wilson
(FF)		 Jimmy Leonard
(FF)		 Rory O'Hanlon
(Ceann Comhairle
2002–2007)
(FF)		 Thomas J. Fitzpatrick
(Ceann Comhairle
1982–1987)
(FG)		 John Conlan
(FG)
22nd 1981 Kieran Doherty
(AHB)
23rd 1982 (Feb) Jimmy Leonard
(FF)
24th 1982 (Nov)
25th 1987 Andrew Boylan
(FG)
26th 1989 Bill Cotter
(FG)
27th 1992 Brendan Smith
(FF)		 Seymour Crawford
(FG)
28th 1997 Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
(SF)
29th 2002 Paudge Connolly
(Ind)
30th 2007 Margaret Conlon
(FF)

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.

[edit] Elections

[edit] 2007 general election

Rory O'Hanlon was Ceann Comhairle at the dissolution of the 29th Dáil and therefore deemed to be returned unopposed. The constituency was treated as a four seater for the purposes of calculating the quota.

2007 General Election: Cavan–Monaghan
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Ceann Comhairle *Rory O'Hanlon Returned unopposed 1
Fianna Fáil *Brendan Smith 15,548 23.6% 2 1
Sinn Féin *Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin 13,162 20.0% 3 1
Fine Gael *Seymour Crawford 10,978 16.7% 4 4
Fianna Fáil Margaret Conlon 9,303 14.1% 5 4
Fine Gael Joe O'Reilly 9,550 14.5% Not Elected (4)
Independent *Paudge Connolly 3,955 6.0% Excluded (3)
Green Party Vincent P. Martin 2,382 3.6% Excluded (3)
Labour Party Des Cullen 796 1.2% Excluded (2)
Independent T. J. Fay 113 0.2% Excluded (2)

*Denotes outgoing TD

[edit] 2002 general election

2002 General Election: Cavan–Monaghan
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Sinn Féin Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin 10,832 17.51 1 1
Fianna Fáil Brendan Smith 10,679 17.27 2 1
Independent Paudge Connolly 7,722 12.49 3 9
Fianna Fáil Rory O'Hanlon 7,204 12.89 4 9
Fine Gael Seymour Crawford 6,113 9.88 5 12
Fine Gael Andrew Boylan 4,819 7.79
Fine Gael Paddy O'Reilly 4,639 7.50
Fianna Fáil Robbie Gallagher 3,731 6.03
Independent Vincent Martin 1,943 3.14
Green Party Marcus McCabe 1,100 1.78
Progressive Democrats Gerry McCaughey 1,131 1.83
Independent Joe Brennan 1,026 1.66
Labour Party Francie Fitzsimons 550 0.89
Christian Solidarity Tony Smith 358 0.58

[edit] February 1982 general election

23rd Irish General Election – 18 February 1982
Candidate Party Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6
John Wilson Fianna Fáil 9776 9776 9776 9776 9776 9776
Jimmy Leonard Fianna Fáil 8585 8614 8427 8857 9890 9890
Thomas J. Fitzpatrick Fine Gael 8317 8386 8427 8956 9236 9753
John Conlan Fine Gael 7486 7512 7603 8545 8613 9051
Robert Faussett Fine Gael 6808 6833 6867 7191 7268 7378
Rory O'Hanlon Fianna Fáil 6651 6692 6798 6857 8697 10159
Seamus McElwaine Sinn Féin 3974 4079 4183 4243 4365
Michael Smith Fianna Fáil 3399 3481 3526 3584
Thomas O'Reilly Fine Gael 2152 2167 2191
Francis O'Donoghue Sinn Féin the Workers Party 529 567
James Kelly Independent 455
Electorate=73601, valid=58132, spoiled=491, quota=9689

[edit] 1981 general election

22nd Irish General Election  – 11 June 1981
Candidate Party Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 7
John Wilson Fianna Fáil 9424 9467 9543 12122
Kieran Doherty Anti H-Block 9121 9197 9342 9469 9580 9709 10063
Thomas J. Fitzpatrick Fine Gael 7257 7946 8660 8807 8908 13109
Jimmy Leonard Fianna Fáil 6984 7039 7082 7240 7752 7997 8304
Robert Faussett Fine Gael 6785 6994 7572 7637 7657
Rory O'Hanlon Fianna Fáil 6662 6694 6861 7252 8548 8738 9016
John Conlan Fine Gael 6431 6775 7777 7802 7815 10355 10355
Michael Smith Fianna Fáil 3431 3483 3535
Aidan Murray Fine Gael 2565 2803
Mona Hoban Fine Gael 1741
Electorate=70995, Valid=60411, spoiled=584, quota=10069

[edit] 1977 general election

21st Irish General Election – June 16, 1977
Candidate Party Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 7 Count 8
John Wilson Fianna Fáil 9168 9214 9585
Thomas J. Fitzpatrick Fine Gael 9060 9104 9396 9396 9396 9396 9396 9396
Jimmy Leonard Fianna Fáil 8695 8806 9140 9167 9189 10922
John Conlan Fine Gael 6347 6408 6476 6482 7752 7901 7943 8030
Rory O'Hanlon Fianna Fáil 6045 6187 6476 6531 7752 9305 10623
Brendan Toal Fine Gael 5809 5861 5932 5935 7542 7729 7753 7811
Michael Smith Fianna Fáil 4912 4936 5220 5366 5569
John McKenna Fine Gael 3166 3183 3332 3348
James Kelly Independent 2016 2246
Owen Kirk Sinn Féin the Workers Party 713
Patrick Harwood Independent 94
Electorate=69941, Valid=56025, spoiled=?, quota=9338

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1974. irishstatutebook.ie. URL accessed 13 June 2007.
  2. ^ Cavan–Monaghan – Dáil Constituencies 1918–2004. ElectionsIreland.org. URL accessed 13 Jun 2007.
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