Cavan-Monaghan (Dáil Éireann constituency)
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Cavan-Monaghan is a constituency used in elections to Dáil Éireann, the lower house of parliament in the Republic of Ireland. The constituency spans the entire area of both County Cavan and County Monaghan, taking in Cavan town, Monaghan town, Clones,Cootehill, Belturbet,Castleblayney and Carrickmacross. The constituency currently has an electorate of 87,087. Since its creation it has been a five seat constituency.
The constituency of Cavan-Monaghan has been used for elections since the 1977 general election. It was established to replace the two pre-existing, separate constituencies of Cavan and Monaghan. One of the most high profile TDs in the constituency is the current Ceann Comhairle (speaker) of the Dáil, Rory O'Hanlon. Another well known deputy from the area is Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin, the first modern Sinn Féin TD to take his seat in the Dáil.
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[edit] 2007 General Election
If Rory O'Hanlon maintains his position as Ceann Comhairle until the dissolution of the 29th Dáil (which must happen by May 2007) then he may choose to nominate himself for the new Dáil, in which case he will be deemed to be returned unopposed and the constituency will be treated as a four seater for the purposes of calculating the quota.
[edit] Recent results
| 2002 General Election: Cavan-Monaghan | ||||||
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| Candidate | Party | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin | Sinn Féin | 10,832 | 17.51 | 1 | 1 | |
| Brendan Smith | Fianna Fáil | 10,679 | 17.27 | 2 | 1 | |
| Paudge Connolly | Independent | 7,722 | 12.49 | 3 | 9 | |
| Rory O'Hanlon | Fianna Fáil | 7,204 | 12.89 | 4 | 9 | |
| Seymour Crawford | Fine Gael | 6,113 | 9.88 | 5 | 12 | |
| Andrew Boylan | Fine Gael | 4,819 | 7.79 | |||
| Paddy O'Reilly | Fine Gael | 4,639 | 7.50 | |||
| Robbie Gallagher | Fianna Fáil | 3,731 | 6.03 | |||
| Vincent Martin | Independent | 1,943 | 3.14 | |||
| Marcus McCabe | Green Party | 1,100 | 1.78 | |||
| Gerry McCaughey | Progressive Democrats | 1,131 | 1.83 | |||
| Joe Brennan | Independent | 1,026 | 1.66 | |||
| Francie Fitzsimons | Labour Party | 550 | 0.89 | |||
| Tony Smith | Christian Solidarity | 358 | 0.58 | |||
[edit] Former TDs
- Kieran Doherty
- Tom Fitzpatrick (Fine Gael)
- John P. Wilson
[edit] See also
- Politics of the Republic of Ireland
- List of political parties in Ireland
- List of TDs for Cavan-Monaghan
- List of Irish by-elections
- Elections in Ireland
