South Monaghan
Former parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom
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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.
| South Monaghan | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1922 | |
| Seats | 1 |
| Created from | Monaghan |
| Replaced by | Monaghan |
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 | |
| 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
| 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) | |||||
| 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
| 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 | |||
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | James Daly | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 6,705 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Daly resigns, prompting a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | John McKean | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 6,605 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | John McKean | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 6,624 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. Nationalist | John McKean | 2,611 | 57.8 | N/A | |
| 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 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. Nationalist | John McKean | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 6,449 | ||||
| Ind. Nationalist hold | |||||
| 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 | |||