South Monaghan (UK Parliament constituency)

South Monaghan
Former county constituency for the House of Commons
1885–1922
Seats	1
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.

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

Election		Member	Party
	1885	Sir Joseph Neale McKenna	Nationalist
	1891		Parnellite Nationalist
	1892	Florence O'Driscoll	Irish National Federation Nationalist
	1895	James Daly	Irish National Federation Nationalist
	1900		Nationalist
	1902(b)	John McKean	Nationalist
	1909		Independent Nationalist
	1910		Nationalist
	1918	Seán MacEntee	Sinn Féin
1922		Constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

1885 general election: South Monaghan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Joseph Neale McKenna	4,735	83.1
	Irish Conservative	Sewallis Shirley	963	16.9
Majority			3,772	66.2
Turnout			5,698	76.2
Registered electors			7,474
	Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)

1886 general election: South Monaghan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Joseph Neale McKenna	4,715	82.4	−0.7
	Irish Conservative	Peter Craven Westenra	1,009	17.6	+0.7
Majority			3,706	64.8	−1.4
Turnout			5,724	76.6	+0.4
Registered electors			7,474
	Irish Parliamentary hold		Swing	−0.7

Elections in the 1890s

1892 general election: South Monaghan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish National Federation	Florence O'Driscoll	4,243	80.8	−1.6
	Liberal Unionist	Matthew McAuley Rutherford	1,007	19.2	+1.6
Majority			3,236	61.6	−3.2
Turnout			5,250	73.7	−2.9
Registered electors			7,120
	Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary		Swing	−1.6

1895 general election: South Monaghan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish National Federation	James Daly	3,887	79.3	−1.5
	Irish Unionist	William Tenison	1,017	20.7	+1.5
Majority			2,870	58.6	−3.0
Turnout			4,904	71.0	−2.7
Registered electors			6,904
	Irish National Federation hold		Swing	−1.5

Elections in the 1900s

1900 general election: South Monaghan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	James Daly	Unopposed
Registered electors			6,705
	Irish Parliamentary hold

Daly resigns, prompting a by-election.

By-election, 1902: South Monaghan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	John McKean	Unopposed
Registered electors			6,605
	Irish Parliamentary hold

1906 general election: South Monaghan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	John McKean	Unopposed
Registered electors			6,624
	Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1910s

January 1910 general election: South Monaghan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Nationalist	John McKean	2,611	57.8	New
	Irish Parliamentary	Charles Laverty	1,903	42.2	N/A
Majority			708	15.6	N/A
Turnout			4,514	70.0	N/A
Registered electors			6,449
	Ind. Nationalist gain from Irish Parliamentary		Swing	N/A

December 1910 general election: South Monaghan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Nationalist	John McKean	Unopposed
Registered electors			6,449
	Ind. Nationalist hold

1918 general election: South Monaghan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Sinn Féin	Seán MacEntee	7,524	63.0	New
	Irish Parliamentary	Thomas Joseph Campbell	4,413	37.0	New
Majority			3,111	26.0	N/A
Turnout			11,937	73.8	N/A
Registered electors			16,164
	Sinn Féin gain from Ind. Nationalist		Swing	N/A

References

• Walker, Brian M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 3)