North_Monaghan_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
North 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.
Quick Facts 1885–1922, Seats ...
North Monaghan | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885–1922 | |
Seats | 1 |
Created from | Monaghan |
Replaced by | Monaghan |
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Prior to the 1885 United Kingdom 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.
This constituency comprised the northern part of County Monaghan.
1885–1922: The baronies of Dartree, Monaghan and Trough.
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Elections in the 1880s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | Tim Healy | 4,055 | 60.2 | ||
Irish Conservative | John Leslie | 2,685 | 39.8 | ||
Majority | 1,370 | 20.4 | |||
Turnout | 6,740 | 89.6 | |||
Registered electors | 7,525 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) |
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Healy is also elected MP for South Londonderry and opts to sit there, causing a by-election.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | Pat O'Brien | 4,015 | 61.1 | +0.9 | |
Irish Conservative | James Campbell Hall | 2,551 | 38.9 | −0.9 | |
Majority | 1,464 | 22.2 | +1.8 | ||
Turnout | 6,566 | 87.3 | −2.3 | ||
Registered electors | 7,525 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | +0.9 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | Pat O'Brien | 3,962 | 61.4 | +1.2 | |
Irish Conservative | John Leslie | 2,491 | 38.6 | −1.2 | |
Majority | 1,471 | 22.8 | +2.4 | ||
Turnout | 6,453 | 85.8 | −3.8 | ||
Registered electors | 7,525 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | +1.2 | |||
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Elections in the 1890s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish National Federation | Charles Diamond | 3,697 | 62.1 | +0.7 | |
Irish Unionist | Henry William Jackson | 2,260 | 37.9 | −0.7 | |
Majority | 1,437 | 24.2 | +1.4 | ||
Turnout | 5,957 | 84.5 | −1.3 | ||
Registered electors | 7,047 | ||||
Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | +0.7 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish National Federation | Daniel MacAleese | 3,377 | 61.7 | −0.4 | |
Irish Unionist | Peter Craven Westenra | 2,094 | 38.3 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 1,283 | 23.4 | −0.8 | ||
Turnout | 5,471 | 80.3 | −4.2 | ||
Registered electors | 6,815 | ||||
Irish National Federation hold | Swing | −0.4 | |||
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Elections in the 1900s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | Daniel MacAleese | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 7,014 | ||||
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MacAleese dies, causing a by-election.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | Edward Charles Thompson | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 7,014 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | Patrick O'Hare | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 6,486 | ||||
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O'Hare resigns, causing a by-election.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | James Lardner | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 6,324 | ||||
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Elections in the 1910s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | James Lardner | 3,477 | 63.4 | N/A | |
Irish Unionist | Michael Elliott Knight | 2,005 | 36.6 | New | |
Majority | 1,472 | 26.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,482 | 85.2 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 6,435 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | James Lardner | 3,365 | 63.5 | +0.1 | |
Irish Unionist | Michael Elliott Knight | 1,937 | 36.5 | −0.1 | |
Majority | 1,428 | 27.0 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 5,302 | 82.4 | −2.8 | ||
Registered electors | 6,435 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | +0.1 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Sinn Féin | Ernest Blythe | 6,842 | 48.7 | New | |
Irish Unionist | Michael Elliott Knight | 4,497 | 32.0 | −4.5 | |
Irish Parliamentary | John Joseph Turley | 2,709 | 19.3 | −44.2 | |
Majority | 2,345 | 16.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 14,048 | 86.9 | +4.5 | ||
Registered electors | 16,175 | ||||
Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |||
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- Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 368–369, 394. ISBN 0901714127.
- Whyte, Nicholas. "The Irish Election of 1918". Northern Ireland Elections. ARK. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- Walker, B.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)