# South Monaghan (UK Parliament constituency)

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

## Elections
### Elections in the 1880s

1885 general election: South Monaghan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Joseph Neale McKenna | 4,735 | 83.1 | |
| | Irish Conservative | Sewallis Shirley | 963 | 16.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,772 | 66.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,698 | 76.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,474 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) |
1886 general election: South Monaghan :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 3,706 | 64.8 | −1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,724 | 76.6 | +0.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,474 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | −0.7 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

1892 general election: South Monaghan :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 3,236 | 61.6 | −3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,250 | 73.7 | −2.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,120 | | |
| | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | −1.6 | |
1895 general election: South Monaghan :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,870 | 58.6 | −3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,904 | 71.0 | −2.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,904 | | |
| | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Swing | −1.5 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

1900 general election: South Monaghan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | James Daly | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,705 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
Daly resigns, prompting a by-election.
By-election, 1902: South Monaghan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | John McKean | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,605 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
1906 general election: South Monaghan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | John McKean | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,624 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |

### Elections in the 1910s

January 1910 general election: South Monaghan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ind. Nationalist | John McKean | 2,611 | 57.8 | N/A |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Charles Laverty | 1,903 | 42.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 708 | 15.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,514 | 70.0 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,449 | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist gain from Irish Parliamentary | Ind. Nationalist gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |
December 1910 general election: South Monaghan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ind. Nationalist | John McKean | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,449 | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist hold | Ind. Nationalist hold | Ind. Nationalist hold | Ind. Nationalist hold | Ind. Nationalist hold |
1918 general election: South Monaghan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Sinn Féin | Seán MacEntee | 7,524 | 63.0 | New |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Thomas Joseph Campbell | 4,413 | 37.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,111 | 26.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,937 | 73.8 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,164 | | |
| | Sinn Féin gain from Ind. Nationalist | Sinn Féin gain from Ind. Nationalist | Swing | N/A | |