Cavan–Monaghan (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Cavan–Monaghan
Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary Constituency
Current constituency
Created 1977
Seats 5 (1977–2016)
4 (2016–)
TDs
County councils Cavan County Council
Monaghan County Council
EP constituency Midlands–North-West

Cavan–Monaghan is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 4 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs). The method of election is the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).

History and boundaries

From its creation in 1977 to 2016, the constituency spanned the entire area of both County Cavan and County Monaghan, taking in Cavan town, Monaghan town, Clones, Cootehill, Belturbet, Bailieborough, Castleblayney and Carrickmacross,[1] and was a 5-seat constituency.

It was created under the terms of the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974, as part of the redistribution of constituencies also known as the Tullymander.[2] The constituency of Cavan–Monaghan has been used for elections since the 1977 general election. It replaced the two separate constituencies of Cavan and Monaghan that previously covered the area.

At the 2016 general election, 36 electoral divisions in the west of County Cavan were transferred to the Sligo–Leitrim constituency and Cavan–Monaghan became a 4-seat constituency.[3]

The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013 defines the constituency as:

"The county of Monaghan and the county of Cavan, except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituency of Sligo–Leitrim." In 2017 the constituency commission amended this act due to population boundaries. It stated that after at the next General Election west Cavan would be reunited with the rest of The Cavan-Monaghan constituency.

Constituency profile

Cavan–Monaghan is predominately rural with 75% of the population living outside the main towns. Manufacturing, construction and agriculture are the largest sectors of the local economy.[4] In the 2000s there was an influx of people moving to south-east Cavan from Dublin, benefiting from the low house prices and good transport links to the capital.

Due to its proximity to the border the constituency has historically been strongly Republican; hunger striker Kieran Doherty won a seat in the 1981 general election as an Anti H-Block candidate. In recent elections the constituency has seen mainly a three-way fight between Fine Gael, Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil, with the Labour Party traditionally polling poorly.

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Cavan–Monaghan 1977–[5]
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
21st 1977[6] Jimmy Leonard
(FF)		 John P. Wilson
(FF)		 Rory O'Hanlon
(FF)		 John Conlan
(FG)		 Thomas J. Fitzpatrick
(FG)
22nd 1981[7] Kieran Doherty
(AHB)
23rd 1982 (Feb)[8] Jimmy Leonard
(FF)
24th 1982 (Nov)[9] Thomas J. Fitzpatrick
(CC)
25th 1987[10] Andrew Boylan
(FG)		 Thomas J. Fitzpatrick
(FG)
26th 1989[11] Bill Cotter
(FG)
27th 1992[12] Brendan Smith
(FF)		 Seymour Crawford
(FG)
28th 1997[13] Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
(SF)
29th 2002[14] Paudge Connolly
(Ind)
30th 2007[15] Rory O'Hanlon
(CC)		 Margaret Conlon
(FF)
31st 2011[16] Joe O'Reilly
(FG)		 Heather Humphreys
(FG)		 Seán Conlan
(FG)
32nd 2016[17] Niamh Smyth
(FF) 		4 seats
since 2016

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

2016 general election

2016 general election: Cavan–Monaghan[17]
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10
Fine Gael Heather Humphreys 20.8 12,391                  
Sinn Féin Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin 16.9 10,060 10,104 10,119 10,265 10,415 10,651 11,047 11,867 17,182  
Fianna Fáil Brendan Smith 14.7 8,775 8,802 8,807 8,850 8,952 9,046 9,142 10,926 11,357 12,120
Fianna Fáil Niamh Smyth 10.5 6,268 6,296 6,297 6,342 6,455 6,584 6,742 8,216 8,762 9,644
Fine Gael Joe O'Reilly 11.0 6,566 6,846 6,848 6,887 6,977 7,255 7,715 8,063 8,321 8,790
Sinn Féin Kathryn Reilly 10.2 6,066 6,073 6,078 6,268 6,419 6,599 6,737 6,993    
Fianna Fáil Mike Durkan 4.9 2,909 2,927 2,931 2,941 2,977 3,062 3,246      
Independent Mary Smyth 2.6 1,589 1,600 1,609 1,709 1,911 2,062 2,340      
Independent Seán Conlan 2.8 1,665 1,686 1,688 1,754 1,853 1,980        
Green Party Mícheál Callaghan 2.1 1,251 1,262 1,269 1,410 1,523          
Independent John Wilson 1.7 1,023 1,029 1,036 1,171            
Direct Democracy Mick McDermott 0.8 475 476 479              
Direct Democracy Aoife O'Connell 0.5 279 282 292              
Independent Emmett Smith 0.4 245 246 258              
Independent Jimmy Mee 0.1 88 90                
Electorate: 90,618   Valid: 59,650   Spoilt: 598 (1.0%)   Quota: 11,931   Turnout: 60,248 (66.5%)

    2011 general election

    2011 general election: Cavan–Monaghan[16]
    Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9
    Sinn Féin Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin 16.7 11,913                
    Fianna Fáil Brendan Smith 13.6 9,702 9,734 9,817 10,092 10,249 10,770 11,237 14,667  
    Fine Gael Joe O'Reilly 11.7 8,333 8,361 8,412 8,599 8,679 10,492 11,201 11,305 11,434
    Fine Gael Seán Conlan 11.0 7,864 7,924 8,225 8,319 8,728 9,162 9,895 10,623 11,178
    Fine Gael Heather Humphreys 11.4 8,144 8,201 8,374 8,521 8,886 9,565 10,177 10,525 10,861
    Sinn Féin Kathryn Reilly 9.2 6,539 6,624 6,858 7,289 7,886 8,324 9,627 9,884 10,340
    Fianna Fáil Margaret Conlon 6.5 4,658 4,703 4,817 4,879 5,052 5,070 5,279    
    Labour Party Liam Hogan 5.6 4,011 4,144 4,273 4,527 4,793 4,998      
    Fine Gael Peter McVitty 5.4 3,858 3,881 3,912 4,207 4,246        
    Independent Seamus Treanor 2.8 1,974 2,007 2,379 2,658          
    Independent Caroline Forde 2.7 1,912 1,993 2,167            
    New Vision John McGuirk 2.4 1,708 1,760              
    Green Party Darcy Lonergan 0.7 530                
    Independent Joseph Duffy 0.2 129                
    Electorate: 99,178   Valid: 71,275   Spoilt: 867 (1.2%)   Quota: 11,880   Turnout: 72,142 (72.7%)

      2007 general election

      Rory O'Hanlon was Ceann Comhairle at the dissolution of the 29th Dáil and therefore deemed to be returned automatically. The constituency was treated as a four seater for the purposes of calculating the quota.

      2007 general election: Cavan–Monaghan[15]
      Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4
      Ceann Comhairle Rory O'Hanlon N/A Automatically returned      
      Fianna Fáil Brendan Smith 23.6 15,548      
      Sinn Féin Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin 20.0 13,162      
      Fine Gael Seymour Crawford 16.7 10,978 11,057 11,199 13,758
      Fianna Fáil Margaret Conlon 14.1 9,303 11,062 11,145 13,203
      Fine Gael Joe O'Reilly 14.5 9,550 9,895 10,214 11,238
      Independent Paudge Connolly 6.0 3,955 4,034 4,157  
      Green Party Vincent Martin 3.6 2,382 2,445 2,687  
      Labour Party Des Cullen 1.2 796 849    
      Independent T. J. Fay 0.2 113 125    
      Electorate: 92,248   Valid: 65,787   Spoilt: 760 (1.2%)   Quota: 13,158   Turnout: 66,547 (72.2%)

        2002 general election

        2002 general election: Cavan–Monaghan[14]
        Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11Count 12
        Sinn Féin Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin 17.5 10,832                      
        Fianna Fáil Brendan Smith 17.3 10,679                      
        Fianna Fáil Rory O'Hanlon 11.6 7,204 7,295 7,479 7,541 7,648 7,807 7,943 8,662 11,032      
        Independent Paudge Connolly 12.5 7,722 7,867 7,871 7,946 8,375 8,614 8,973 9,678 10,870      
        Fine Gael Seymour Crawford 9.9 6,113 6,136 6,139 6,178 6,286 6,397 6,509 6,803 7,078 7,392 7,702 9,165
        Fine Gael Andrew Boylan 7.8 4,819 4,855 4,889 5,061 5,084 5,211 5,374 5,516 5,633 5,844 5,905 9,044
        Fine Gael Paddy O'Reilly 7.5 4,639 4,667 4,698 4,817 4,836 4,955 5,108 5,320 5,429 5,628 5,710  
        Fianna Fáil Robbie Gallagher 6.0 3,731 3,789 3,874 3,921 4,004 4,197 4,319 4,535        
        Independent Vincent Martin 3.1 1,943 1,992 1,997 2,087 2,265 2,371 2,646          
        Green Party Marcus McCabe 1.8 1,100 1,138 1,143 1,301 1,385 1,513            
        Progressive Democrats Gerry McCaughey 1.8 1,131 1,144 1,154 1,219 1,261              
        Independent Joe Brennan 1.7 1,026 1,046 1,047 1,114                
        Labour Party Francie Fitzsimons 0.9 550 566 572                  
        Christian Solidarity Tony Smith 0.6 358 365 368                  
        Electorate: 87,595   Valid: 61,847   Spoilt: 863 (1.4%)   Quota: 10,308   Turnout: 62,710 (71.6%)

          1997 general election

          1997 general election: Cavan–Monaghan[13]
          Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
          Sinn Féin Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin 11,531 19.4 1 1
          Fianna Fáil Brendan Smith 8,998 15.1 2 6
          Fine Gael Seymour Crawford 6,552 11.0 3 7
          Fine Gael Andrew Boylan 4,894 8.2 4 7
          Fianna Fáil Rory O'Hanlon 7,325 12.3 5 7
          Fianna Fáil Ann Leonard 6,564 11.0
          Fine Gael Bill Cotter 4,665 7.8
          Fine Gael Paddy O'Reilly 4,532 7.6
          Labour Party Ann Gallagher 2,359 4.0
          Christian Solidarity Gene Flood 1,024 1.7
          Christian Solidarity Larry McGinn 1,001 1.7
          Independent Joseph Duffy 99 0.2
          Electorate: 83,005   Valid: 59,544   Spoilt: 601 (1.0%)   Quota: 9,925   Turnout: 60,145 (72.5%)

          1992 general election

          1992 general election: Cavan–Monaghan[12]
          Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
          Fianna Fáil Brendan Smith 7,063 12.9 1 5
          Fianna Fáil Rory O'Hanlon 7,125 13.0 2 8
          Fine Gael Andrew Boylan 4,763 8.7 3 8
          Fine Gael Seymour Crawford 5,192 9.5 4 8
          Fianna Fáil Jimmy Leonard 6,555 11.9 5 8
          Labour Party Ann Gallagher 4,543 8.3
          Fine Gael Bill Cotter 5,291 9.7
          Fine Gael Joe O'Reilly 3,942 7.2
          Sinn Féin Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin 4,197 7.7
          Fianna Fáil Michael Smith 3,551 6.5
          Independent Winston Turner 1,825 3.3
          Independent Mary Smith 686 1.3
          Workers' Party Jimmy Finnegan 157 0.3
          Electorate: 79,011   Valid: 54,890   Spoilt: 993 (1.8%)   Quota: 9,149   Turnout: 55,883 (70.7%)

          1989 general election

          1989 general election: Cavan–Monaghan[11]
          Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
          Fianna Fáil John Wilson 9,708 18.3 1 1
          Fianna Fáil Rory O'Hanlon 8,663 16.3 2 2
          Fianna Fáil Jimmy Leonard 8,500 16.0 3 3
          Fine Gael Andrew Boylan 7,180 13.5 4 7
          Fine Gael Bill Cotter 6,765 12.7 5 7
          Fine Gael Joe O'Reilly 5,560 10.5
          Sinn Féin Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin 4,849 9.1
          Independent Margaret Kiernan 1,069 2.0
          Independent Damien Matthews 705 1.3
          Independent Joseph Duffy 155 0.3
          Electorate: 75,712   Valid: 53,154   Spoilt: 1,041 (1.9%)   Quota: 8,860   Turnout: 54,195 (71.6%)

          1987 general election

          1987 general election: Cavan–Monaghan[10]
          Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
          Ceann Comhairle Thomas J. Fitzpatrick Automatically returned N/A 1
          Fianna Fáil Rory O'Hanlon 11,265 19.5 2
          Fianna Fáil John Wilson 11,163 19.3 3
          Fianna Fáil Jimmy Leonard 9,319 16.1 4
          Fine Gael Andrew Boylan 10,132 17.5 5
          Fine Gael John Conlan 8,795 15.2
          Sinn Féin Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin 4,219 7.3
          Independent Patrick McKiernan 1,868 3.2
          Workers' Party Oliver Rogers 577 1.0
          Independent Pádraig Duffy 474 0.8
          Electorate: ?   Valid: 57,812   Quota: 11,56   Turnout:

          November 1982 general election

          November 1982 general election: Cavan–Monaghan[9]
          Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
          Fianna Fáil John Wilson 10,779 18.8 1
          Fine Gael Thomas J. Fitzpatrick 9,185 16.0 2
          Fine Gael John Conlan 7,560 13.2 3
          Fianna Fáil Rory O'Hanlon 8,372 14.6 4
          Fianna Fáil Jimmy Leonard 8,611 15.0 5
          Fine Gael Aileen Cahill 5,106 8.9
          Fine Gael Hugh McElvaney 3,852 6.7
          Fianna Fáil Michael Smith 3,639 6.4
          Independent Seán Ó Neill MacGabhann 143 0.3
          Electorate: ?   Valid: 57,247   Quota: 9,542   Turnout:

          February 1982 general election

          February 1982 general election: Cavan–Monaghan[8]
          Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
          Fianna Fáil John Wilson 16.8 9,776          
          Fianna Fáil Jimmy Leonard 14.8 8,585 8,614 8,427 8,857 9,890  
          Fianna Fáil Rory O'Hanlon 11.4 6,651 6,692 6,798 6,857 8,697 10,159
          Fine Gael Thomas J. Fitzpatrick 14.3 8,317 8,386 8,427 8,956 9,236 9,753
          Fine Gael John Conlan 12.9 7,486 7,512 7,603 8,545 8,613 9,051
          Fine Gael Robert Fausset 11.7 6,808 6,833 6,867 7,191 7,268 7,378
          Sinn Féin Séamus McElwaine 6.8 3,974 4,079 4,183 4,243 4,365  
          Fianna Fáil Michael Smith 5.9 3,399 3,481 3,526 3,584    
          Fine Gael Thomas O'Reilly 3.7 2,152 2,167 2,191      
          Sinn Féin (Workers' Party) Francis O'Donoghue 0.9 529 567        
          Independent James Kelly 0.8 455          
          Electorate: 73,601   Valid: 58,132   Spoilt: 491 (0.8%)   Quota: 9,689   Turnout: 58,623 (79.6%)

            1981 general election

            1981 general election: Cavan–Monaghan[7]
            Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
            Fianna Fáil John Wilson 15.6 9,424 9,467 9,543 12,122      
            Fine Gael Thomas J. Fitzpatrick 12.0 7,257 7,946 8,660 8,807 8,908 13,109  
            Fine Gael John Conlan 10.6 6,431 6,775 7,777 7,802 7,815 10,355  
            Anti H-Block Kieran Doherty 15.1 9,121 9,197 9,342 9,469 9,580 9,709 10,063
            Fianna Fáil Rory O'Hanlon 11.0 6,662 6,694 6,861 7,252 8,548 8,738 9,016
            Fianna Fáil Jimmy Leonard 11.6 6,984 7,039 7,082 7,240 7,752 7,997 8,304
            Fine Gael Robert Fausset 11.2 6,785 6,994 7,572 7,637 7,657    
            Fianna Fáil Michael Smith 5.7 3,431 3,483 3,535        
            Fine Gael Aidan Murray 4.3 2,565 2,803          
            Fine Gael Mona Hoban 2.9 1,741            
            Electorate: 70,995   Valid: 60,411   Spoilt: 584 (0.9%)   Quota: 10,069   Turnout: 60,995 (85.9%)

              1977 general election

              1977 general election: Cavan–Monaghan[6]
              Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8
              Fianna Fáil John Wilson 16.3 9,168 9,214 9,585          
              Fine Gael Thomas J. Fitzpatrick 16.2 9,060 9,104 9,396          
              Fianna Fáil Jimmy Leonard 15.5 8,695 8,806 9,140 9,167 9,189 10,922    
              Fianna Fáil Rory O'Hanlon 10.8 6,045 6,187 6,476 6,531 7,752 9,305 10,623  
              Fine Gael John Conlan 11.3 6,347 6,408 6,476 6,482 7,752 7,901 7,943 8,030
              Fine Gael Brendan Toal 10.4 5,809 5,861 5,932 5,935 7,542 7,729 7,753 7,811
              Fianna Fáil Michael Smith 8.8 4,912 4,936 5,220 5,366 5,569      
              Fine Gael John McKenna 5.6 3,166 3,183 3,332 3,348        
              Independent James Kelly 3.6 2,016 2,246            
              Sinn Féin (Workers' Party) Owen Kirk 1.3 713              
              Independent Patrick Harwood 0.2 94              
              Electorate: 69,941   Valid: 56,025   Quota: 9,338   Turnout: 80.1%

                See also

                References

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                2. ↑ "Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1974: Schedule(Constituencies)". Irish Statute Book. Retrieved 13 June 2007.
                3. ↑ "Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013: Schedule". Irish Statute Book database. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
                4. ↑ "Constituency profile: Cavan–Monaghan" (PDF). Houses of the Oireachtas. 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
                5. ↑ Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0-901714-96-8. ISSN 0332-0286.
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