# Monaghan (Dáil constituency)

Monaghan was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1921 to 1977. The constituency elected 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) to the Dáil, on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

## History

The constituency was created in 1921 as a 3-seat constituency, under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, for the 1921 election to the House of Commons of Southern Ireland, whose members formed the 2nd Dáil.
It succeeded the constituencies of Monaghan North and Monaghan South which were used to elect the Members of the 1st Dáil and earlier British House of Commons members.
It was abolished under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974, when it was replaced by the new constituency of Cavan–Monaghan which was first used at the 1977 general election.

## Boundaries

The constituency spanned the entire area of the County Monaghan.

## TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Monaghan 1921–1977 :
| Key to parties  CnaG = Cumann na nGaedheal  FF = Fianna Fáil  FG = Fine Gael  Ind = Independent  Rep = Republican  SF = Sinn Féin  AT-SF = Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty)  PT-SF = Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) ||||||||
| Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) |
| 2nd | 1921 | | Seán MacEntee (SF) | | Eoin O'Duffy (SF) | | Ernest Blythe (SF) |
| 3rd | 1922 | | Patrick MacCarvill (AT-SF) | | Eoin O'Duffy (PT-SF) | | Ernest Blythe (PT-SF) |
| 4th | 1923 | | Patrick MacCarvill (Rep) | | Patrick Duffy (CnaG) | | Ernest Blythe (CnaG) |
| 5th | 1927 (Jun) | | Patrick MacCarvill (FF) | | Alexander Haslett (Ind) | | Ernest Blythe (CnaG) |
| 6th | 1927 (Sep) | | Conn Ward (FF) | | Alexander Haslett (Ind) | | Ernest Blythe (CnaG) |
| 7th | 1932 | | Conn Ward (FF) | | Eamon Rice (FF) | | Ernest Blythe (CnaG) |
| 8th | 1933 | | Conn Ward (FF) | | Eamon Rice (FF) | | Alexander Haslett (Ind) |
| 9th | 1937 | | Conn Ward (FF) | | Eamon Rice (FF) | | James Dillon (FG) |
| 10th | 1938 | | Conn Ward (FF) | | Bridget Rice (FF) | | James Dillon (FG) |
| 11th | 1943 | | Conn Ward (FF) | | Bridget Rice (FF) | | James Dillon (Ind) |
| 12th | 1944 | | Conn Ward (FF) | | Bridget Rice (FF) | | James Dillon (Ind) |
| 13th | 1948 | | Patrick Maguire (FF) | | Bridget Rice (FF) | | James Dillon (Ind) |
| 14th | 1951 | | Patrick Maguire (FF) | | Bridget Rice (FF) | | James Dillon (Ind) |
| 15th | 1954 | | Patrick Mooney (FF) | | Edward Kelly (FF) | | James Dillon (FG) |
| 16th | 1957 | | Patrick Mooney (FF) | | Eighneachán Ó hAnnluain (SF) | | James Dillon (FG) |
| 17th | 1961 | | Patrick Mooney (FF) | | Erskine H. Childers (FF) | | James Dillon (FG) |
| 18th | 1965 | | Patrick Mooney (FF) | | Erskine H. Childers (FF) | | James Dillon (FG) |
| 19th | 1969 | | Billy Fox (FG) | | Erskine H. Childers (FF) | | John Conlan (FG) |
| 20th | 1973 | | Jimmy Leonard (FF) | | Erskine H. Childers (FF) | | John Conlan (FG) |
| 20th | 1973 by-election | | Jimmy Leonard (FF) | | Brendan Toal (FG) | | John Conlan (FG) |
| 21st | 1977 | Constituency abolished. See Cavan–Monaghan | Constituency abolished. See Cavan–Monaghan | Constituency abolished. See Cavan–Monaghan | Constituency abolished. See Cavan–Monaghan | Constituency abolished. See Cavan–Monaghan | Constituency abolished. See Cavan–Monaghan |
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.

## Elections
### 1973 by-election

Following the election of Fianna Fáil TD Erskine H. Childers as President of Ireland, a by-election was held on 27 November 1973. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate Brendan Toal.
1973 by-election: Monaghan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Fine Gael | Brendan Toal | 47.3 | 14,535 | 14,577 | 15,080 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Rory O'Hanlon | 45.0 | 13,822 | 13,851 | 14,791 |
| | Aontacht Éireann | Pádraig Mooney | 7.1 | 2,187 | 2,248 | |
| | Marxist–Leninist | David Vipond | 0.6 | 175 | | |
| Electorate: 39,647 Valid: 30,719 Quota: 15,360 Turnout: 77.5% |||||||

### 1973 general election

1973 general election: Monaghan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Erskine H. Childers | 30.2 | 8,431 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | John Conlan | 21.8 | 6,075 | 6,162 | 6,217 | 6,589 | 7,241 | |
| | Fine Gael | Billy Fox | 13.0 | 3,632 | 3,683 | 3,756 | 4,021 | 5,193 | 5,624 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Jimmy Leonard | 12.4 | 3,460 | 4,648 | 4,679 | 4,825 | 4,889 | 6,344 |
| | Independent | Patrick Mooney | 7.6 | 2,105 | 2,182 | 2,200 | 2,882 | 2,984 | |
| | Fine Gael | Bernard Markey | 6.8 | 1,890 | 1,911 | 2,114 | 2,242 | | |
| | Independent | Patrick Turley | 6.6 | 1,827 | 1,849 | 1,903 | | | |
| | Independent | Val Kerr | 1.7 | 461 | 475 | | | | |
| Electorate: 36,214 Valid: 27,881 Quota: 6,971 Turnout: 76.9% ||||||||||

### 1969 general election

1969 general election: Monaghan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Fine Gael | John Conlan | 23.2 | 6,615 | 6,683 | 6,851 | 6,873 | 7,526 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Patrick Mooney | 20.7 | 5,921 | 5,985 | 6,072 | 6,451 | 6,561 | 6,568 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Erskine H. Childers | 19.8 | 5,659 | 5,689 | 5,771 | 6,714 | 6,877 | 6,885 |
| | Fine Gael | Billy Fox | 17.3 | 4,930 | 5,006 | 5,137 | 5,162 | 6,741 | 7,110 |
| | Fine Gael | Bernard Markey | 8.5 | 2,443 | 2,476 | 2,692 | 2,906 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | James Malone | 5.4 | 1,536 | 1,558 | 1,677 | | | |
| | Labour | Thomas Donoghue | 2.7 | 761 | 1,133 | | | | |
| | Labour | Charles McCollum | 2.4 | 699 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 35,614 Valid: 28,564 Quota: 7,142 Turnout: 80.2% ||||||||||

### 1965 general election

1965 general election: Monaghan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Fine Gael | James Dillon | 30.5 | 7,668 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Erskine H. Childers | 25.7 | 6,448 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Patrick Mooney | 23.9 | 5,997 | 6,065 | 6,182 | 6,334 |
| | Fine Gael | Billy Fox | 15.5 | 3,901 | 5,020 | 6,086 | 6,099 |
| | Fine Gael | Martin Tierney | 4.4 | 1,114 | 1,312 | | |
| Electorate: 32,533 Valid: 25,128 Quota: 6,283 Turnout: 77.2% ||||||||

### 1961 general election

1961 general election: Monaghan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Fine Gael | James Dillon | 30.8 | 7,887 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Patrick Mooney | 22.3 | 5,713 | 5,782 | 6,112 | 7,447 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Erskine H. Childers | 22.0 | 5,643 | 5,702 | 5,798 | 6,519 |
| | Independent | Francis Ward | 10.5 | 2,678 | 2,734 | 3,054 | |
| | Fine Gael | Edward Kelly | 7.5 | 1,912 | 3,174 | 3,435 | 3,694 |
| | Sinn Féin | Séamus McElwaine | 7.0 | 1,786 | 1,822 | | |
| Electorate: 32,967 Valid: 25,619 Quota: 6,405 Turnout: 77.7% ||||||||

### 1957 general election

1957 general election: Monaghan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Fine Gael | James Dillon | 23.3 | 5,894 | 6,108 | 6,275 | 7,081 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Eighneachán Ó hAnnluain | 18.9 | 4,791 | 4,806 | 5,027 | 5,037 | 5,041 | 5,044 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Patrick Mooney | 18.6 | 4,719 | 4,747 | 6,114 | 6,901 | | |
| | Independent | Robert Houston | 14.2 | 3,594 | 3,699 | 3,742 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | John Brennan | 12.4 | 3,132 | 3,145 | 4,067 | 4,395 | 4,510 | 4,753 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Edward Kelly | 11.0 | 2,788 | 2,813 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Herbert McWilliam | 1.7 | 425 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 31,622 Valid: 25,343 Quota: 6,336 Turnout: 80.1% ||||||||||

### 1954 general election

1954 general election: Monaghan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Fine Gael | James Dillon | 24.2 | 6,709 | 7,598 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Patrick Mooney | 18.5 | 5,122 | 5,166 | 5,553 | 5,600 | 6,956 |
| | Independent | James Haslett | 16.9 | 4,685 | 4,713 | 4,974 | 5,189 | 5,304 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Edward Kelly | 13.3 | 3,695 | 3,738 | 4,227 | 4,310 | 6,407 |
| | Fianna Fáil | John Brennan | 13.1 | 3,625 | 3,648 | 3,868 | 3,904 | |
| | Clann na Poblachta | Brian Magee | 9.8 | 2,705 | 2,825 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | John Fitzpatrick | 4.2 | 1,171 | | | | |
| Electorate: 32,700 Valid: 27,712 Quota: 6,929 Turnout: 84.8% |||||||||

### 1951 general election

1951 general election: Monaghan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 |
| | Independent | James Dillon | 33.1 | 9,285 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Patrick Maguire | 24.3 | 6,802 | 7,278 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Bridget Rice | 24.3 | 6,802 | 7,403 |
| | Independent | James Haslett | 18.3 | 5,127 | 6,330 |
| Electorate: 33,647 Valid: 28,016 Quota: 7,005 Turnout: 83.3% ||||||

### 1948 general election

1948 general election: Monaghan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Independent | James Dillon | 23.1 | 6,621 | 6,783 | 6,978 | 7,433 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Patrick Maguire | 16.9 | 4,828 | 4,907 | 4,949 | 5,173 | 5,198 | 5,970 | 6,447 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Bridget Rice | 16.3 | 4,667 | 4,737 | 4,829 | 5,036 | 5,066 | 6,324 | 6,936 |
| | Independent | Arthur H. Montgomery | 14.7 | 4,200 | 4,377 | 4,379 | 4,454 | 4,484 | 4,503 | 4,677 |
| | Clann na Poblachta | Patrick MacCarvill | 8.2 | 2,348 | 2,507 | 3,406 | 3,729 | 3,844 | 3,981 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | John J. Brennan | 7.8 | 2,235 | 2,303 | 2,314 | 2,360 | 2,372 | | |
| | Clann na Talmhan | Patrick Mooney | 4.8 | 1,361 | 1,659 | 1,689 | | | | |
| | Clann na Poblachta | Thomas Caraher | 4.4 | 1,253 | 1,308 | | | | | |
| | Labour | George Pollock | 2.0 | 582 | | | | | | |
| | Clann na Talmhan | Edward Bell | 1.8 | 517 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 34,581 Valid: 28,612 Quota: 7,154 Turnout: 82.7% |||||||||||

### 1944 general election

1944 general election: Monaghan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | Independent | James Dillon | 31.9 | 8,416 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Conn Ward | 31.4 | 8,308 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Bridget Rice | 25.7 | 6,791 |
| | Clann na Talmhan | Patrick McArdle | 11.0 | 2,911 |
| Electorate: 35,476 Valid: 26,426 Quota: 6,607 Turnout: 74.5% |||||

### 1943 general election

1943 general election: Monaghan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Conn Ward | 25.2 | 7,434 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Bridget Rice | 18.4 | 5,424 | 5,581 | 6,373 | 7,501 |
| | Independent | James Dillon | 18.3 | 5,406 | 5,761 | 6,404 | 8,248 |
| | Independent | Alexander Haslett | 17.2 | 5,078 | 5,087 | 5,172 | 5,325 |
| | Clann na Talmhan | Patrick McArdle | 10.8 | 3,181 | 3,368 | 3,808 | |
| | Labour | Michael Linehan | 7.4 | 2,174 | 2,258 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick Lonergan | 2.8 | 824 | | | |
| Electorate: 35,476 Valid: 29,521 Quota: 7,381 Turnout: 83.2% ||||||||

### 1938 general election

1938 general election: Monaghan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Conn Ward | 29.7 | 9,458 | |
| | Fine Gael | James Dillon | 29.3 | 9,318 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Bridget Rice | 22.2 | 7,075 | 8,553 |
| | Independent | John Gillespie | 18.8 | 5,984 | 6,005 |
| Electorate: 35,949 Valid: 31,835 Quota: 7,959 Turnout: 88.6% ||||||

### 1937 general election

1937 general election: Monaghan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Conn Ward | 39.2 | 12,275 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | James Dillon | 24.4 | 7,653 | 7,700 | 7,829 | |
| | Independent | Alexander Haslett | 20.2 | 6,314 | 6,325 | 6,336 | 6,347 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Eamon Rice | 10.3 | 3,219 | 7,499 | 7,737 | 8,261 |
| | Fine Gael | Brian O'Rourke | 2.5 | 782 | 798 | 825 | 859 |
| | Fianna Fáil | James Johnston | 1.7 | 538 | 606 | 680 | |
| | Independent | John McGahey | 1.7 | 524 | 550 | | |
| Electorate: 36,469 Valid: 31,305 Quota: 7,827 Turnout: 85.8% ||||||||

### 1933 general election

1933 general election: Monaghan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Eamon Rice | 27.8 | 8,749 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Conn Ward | 26.2 | 8,244 | | |
| | Cumann na nGaedheal | Ernest Blythe | 23.0 | 7,251 | 7,435 | 7,563 |
| | Independent | Alexander Haslett | 23.0 | 7,238 | 7,752 | 7,997 |
| Electorate: 36,784 Valid: 31,482 Quota: 7,871 Turnout: 85.6% |||||||

### 1932 general election

1932 general election: Monaghan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Conn Ward | 32.7 | 10,048 | | |
| | Cumann na nGaedheal | Ernest Blythe | 24.5 | 7,524 | 7,564 | 8,490 |
| | Independent | Alexander Haslett | 21.4 | 6,573 | 6,585 | 6,656 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Eamon Rice | 17.4 | 5,360 | 7,654 | 7,777 |
| | Cumann na nGaedheal | Edward Brady | 4.0 | 1,225 | 1,244 | |
| Electorate: 36,547 Valid: 30,730 Quota: 7,683 Turnout: 84.1% |||||||

### September 1927 general election

September 1927 general election: Monaghan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Cumann na nGaedheal | Ernest Blythe | 24.5 | 7,171 | 8,936 | |
| | Independent | Alexander Haslett | 23.4 | 6,843 | 6,918 | 7,157 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Conn Ward | 22.1 | 6,467 | 6,829 | 6,995 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Eamon Donnelly | 20.7 | 6,059 | 6,347 | 6,468 |
| | Cumann na nGaedheal | Patrick Duffy | 9.3 | 2,708 | | |
| Electorate: 39,069 Valid: 29,248 Quota: 7,313 Turnout: 74.9% |||||||

### June 1927 general election

June 1927 general election: Monaghan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Independent | Alexander Haslett | 22.6 | 6,964 | 7,012 | 7,101 | 7,172 | 7,189 | 7,236 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Patrick MacCarvill | 19.1 | 5,904 | 6,054 | 6,511 | 6,868 | 10,163 | |
| | Cumann na nGaedheal | Ernest Blythe | 17.9 | 5,532 | 5,692 | 5,832 | 7,519 | 7,566 | 7,630 |
| | National League | Jeremiah McVeagh | 14.1 | 4,338 | 4,474 | 4,847 | 5,132 | 5,415 | 6,859 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Conn Ward | 11.5 | 3,559 | 3,642 | 3,702 | 3,750 | | |
| | Cumann na nGaedheal | Patrick Duffy | 7.9 | 2,438 | 2,483 | 2,686 | | | |
| | Clann Éireann | Patrick Conlan | 4.5 | 1,399 | 1,454 | | | | |
| | Independent | Edward Brady | 2.4 | 729 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 39,069 Valid: 30,863 Quota: 7,716 Turnout: 79.0% ||||||||||

### 1923 general election

1923 general election: Monaghan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Cumann na nGaedheal | Ernest Blythe | 44.1 | 11,290 | | | | |
| | Republican | Patrick MacCarvill | 22.4 | 5,745 | 5,808 | 6,085 | 6,276 | 7,303 |
| | Farmers' Party | Hugh Maguire | 11.5 | 2,937 | 3,573 | 3,654 | 3,955 | 4,420 |
| | Independent | James Coburn | 11.0 | 2,806 | 3,158 | 3,217 | 3,445 | |
| | Cumann na nGaedheal | Patrick Duffy | 5.1 | 1,316 | 5,030 | 5,111 | 5,302 | 6,506 |
| | Independent | James Barnes | 3.5 | 888 | 932 | 1,112 | | |
| | Independent | James Johnston | 2.4 | 625 | 704 | | | |
| Electorate: 40,172 Valid: 25,607 Quota: 6,402 Turnout: 63.7% |||||||||

### 1922 general election

1922 general election: Monaghan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 |
| | Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) | Eoin O'Duffy | 35.6 | 7,298 | |
| | Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) | Patrick MacCarvill | 24.6 | 5,046 | 5,249 |
| | Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) | Ernest Blythe | 21.9 | 4,494 | 6,069 |
| | Independent | Thomas McHugh | 17.9 | 3,681 | 4,071 |
| Electorate: 34,025 Valid: 20,519 Quota: 5,130 Turnout: 60.3% ||||||

### 1921 general election

1921 general election: Monaghan :
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | % | Seat |
| Sinn Féin | Ernest Blythe | Unopposed | N/A | 1 |
| Sinn Féin | Seán MacEntee | Unopposed | N/A | 2 |
| Sinn Féin | Eoin O'Duffy | Unopposed | N/A | 3 |