South_Monaghan_(UK_Parliament_constituency)

South Monaghan
South Monaghan
Former county constituency; for the House of Commons
1885–1922
Seats	1
Created from	Monaghan
Replaced by	Monaghan

South Monaghan (UK Parliament constituency)

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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.

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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.

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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

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

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent 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
	Independent Nationalist gain from Irish Parliamentary		Swing	N/A

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 Independent Nationalist		Swing	N/A