Monaghan (UK Parliament constituency)

UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland, 1801–1885

County Monaghan

Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
County| County Monaghan
1801–1885
Seats| 2
Created from| County Monaghan (IHC)
Replaced by| North Monaghan and South Monaghan

County Monaghan is a former parliamentary constituency in Ireland, returning two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

## Boundaries

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This constituency comprised the whole of County Monaghan.

## Members of Parliament

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Year | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Party

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1801  |  | Richard Dawson |  |  | Warner Westenra |
1801  |  | Charles Powell Leslie II |
1807  |  | Thomas Corry |
1812  |  | Richard Dawson |
1813  |  | Thomas Corry |
1818  |  | Henry Westenra | Whig[1]
1826  |  | Evelyn Shirley | Tory[1]
1830  |  | Cadwallader Blayney | Tory[1][2]
1831  |  | Henry Westenra | Whig[1]
1832  |  | Louis Perrin | Whig[1]
1834  |  | Henry Westenra | Whig[1]
1834, July  |  | Edward Lucas | Tory[1][2]
1834, December |  | Conservative[1][2]
1835  |  | Henry Westenra | Whig[1][3]
1841  |  | Evelyn Shirley | Conservative[1][2]
1843  |  | Charles Powell Leslie III | Conservative[2]
1847  |  | Thomas Vesey Dawson | Whig[1][4][5]
1852  |  | Sir George Forster, Bt | Conservative[2]
1865  |  | Vesey Dawson (known as Viscount Cremorne from July 1866)  | Liberal[2]
1868  |  | Sewallis Shirley | Conservative[2]
1871  |  | John Leslie | Conservative[2]
1880  |  | John Givan | Liberal[2] |  | William Findlater | Liberal[2]
1883  |  | Tim Healy | Irish Parliamentary[2]
1885  | constituency abolished: see North Monaghan and South Monaghan

## Election results

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### Elections in the 1830s

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General election 1830: Monaghan[2][1][6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Tory | Cadwallader Blayney | 631  | 38.6  |
| Tory | Evelyn Shirley, Snr. | 472  | 28.9  |
| Whig | Henry Westenra | 405  | 24.8  |
| Whig | John Westenra | 78  | 4.8  |
| Whig | Arthur Gamble Lewis  | 48  | 2.9  |
Majority | 67  | 4.1  |
Turnout | 852  | 74.2  |
Registered electors | 1,148  |  |
| Tory hold | Swing |  |
| Tory gain from Whig | Swing |  |
General election 1831: Monaghan[2][1][6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Tory | Cadwallader Blayney | Unopposed
| Whig | Henry Westenra | Unopposed
Registered electors | 1,148  |
| Tory hold
| Whig gain from Tory
General election 1832: Monaghan[2][1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Whig | Louis Perrin | 1,454  | 41.6
| Tory | Cadwallader Blayney | 1,039  | 29.7
| Whig | Henry Westenra | 1,005  | 28.7
Turnout | 2,028  | 94.8
Registered electors | 2,139  |
Majority  | 415  | 11.9
| Whig hold
Majority  | 34  | 1.0
| Tory hold

Blayney succeeded to the peerage, becoming 12th Baron Blayney and causing a by-election.

By-election, 17 May 1834: Monaghan[2][1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Whig | Henry Westenra | 1,078  | 52.3  | −18.0
| Tory | Edward Lucas | 984  | 47.7  | +18.0
Majority | 94  | 4.6  | −7.3
Turnout | 2,062  | c. 96.4 | c. +1.6
Registered electors | c. 2,139 |  |
| Whig gain from Tory | Swing | −18.0  |

* On petition, Westenra's poll was amended to 973 votes and Lucas was declared elected on 30 July 1834

General election 1835: Monaghan[2][1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Edward Lucas | 914  | 53.3  | +23.6
| Whig | Henry Westenra | 733  | 42.7  | +1.1
| Whig | William Elliott Hudson  | 66  | 3.8  | −24.9
| Whig | David Leslie  | 2  | 0.1  | N/A
Turnout | 1,024  | 41.4  | −53.4
Registered electors | 2,472  |  |
Majority | 181  | 10.6  | +9.6
| Conservative hold | Swing | +23.6  |
Majority | 667  | 38.9  | +27.0
| Whig hold | Swing | −5.4  |
General election 1837: Monaghan[2][1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Conservative | Edward Lucas | Unopposed
| Whig | Henry Westenra | Unopposed
Registered electors | 3,194  |
| Conservative hold
| Whig hold

### Elections in the 1840s

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General election 1841: Monaghan[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Whig | Henry Westenra | Unopposed
| Conservative | Evelyn Shirley | Unopposed
Registered electors | 2,169  |  |
| Whig hold
| Conservative hold

Westenra succeeded to the peerage, becoming 3rd Baron Rossmore and causing a by-election.

By-election, 17 February 1843: Monaghan[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Charles Powell Leslie | Unopposed
| Conservative gain from Whig
General election 1847: Monaghan[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Whig | Thomas Vesey Dawson | Unopposed
| Conservative | Charles Powell Leslie | Unopposed
Registered electors | 2,351  |  |
| Whig hold
| Conservative hold

### Elections in the 1850s

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General election 1852: Monaghan[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Charles Powell Leslie | 1,948  | 37.1  | N/A
| Conservative | George Forster | 1,900  | 36.1  | N/A
| Independent Irish | John Gray | 1,409  | 26.8  | New
Majority | 491  | 9.3  | N/A
Turnout | 3,333 (est)  | 80.9 (est)  | N/A
Registered electors | 4,119  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | N/A |
General election 1857: Monaghan[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Charles Powell Leslie | Unopposed
| Conservative | George Forster | Unopposed
Registered electors | 5,093  |  |
| Conservative hold
| Conservative hold
General election 1859: Monaghan[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Charles Powell Leslie | Unopposed
| Conservative | George Forster | Unopposed
Registered electors | 5,121  |  |
| Conservative hold
| Conservative hold

### Elections in the 1860s

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General election 1865: Monaghan[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Charles Powell Leslie | 2,551  | 35.6  | N/A
| Liberal | Vesey Dawson | 2,397  | 33.4  | New
| Conservative | George Forster | 2,218  | 30.9  | N/A
| Liberal | Edward James Stanley  | 3  | 0.1  | New
Turnout | 4,782 (est)  | 89.4 (est)  | N/A
Registered electors | 5,350  |  |
Majority | 154  | 2.2  | N/A
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Majority | 179  | 2.5  | N/A
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A |
General election 1868: Monaghan[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Charles Powell Leslie | 3,130  | 45.5  | +9.9
| Conservative | Sewallis Shirley | 2,785  | 40.5  | +9.6
| Liberal | William Gray  | 960  | 14.0  | −19.5
Majority | 1,825  | 26.5  | +24.3
Turnout | 3,918 (est)  | 70.1 (est)  | −19.3
Registered electors | 5,591  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +9.8  |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.7  |

### Elections in the 1870s

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Leslie's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 22 Jul 1871: Monaghan[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Leslie | 2,538  | 63.6  | −22.4
| Home Rule | Isaac Butt | 1,451  | 36.4  | New
Majority | 1,087  | 27.2  | +0.7
Turnout | 3,989  | 70.9  | +0.8
Registered electors | 5,623  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
General election 1874: Monaghan[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Leslie | 2,481  | 35.4  | −10.1
| Conservative | Sewallis Shirley | 2,417  | 34.5  | −6.0
| Home Rule | John Madden  | 2,105  | 30.1  | N/A
Majority | 312  | 4.5  | −22.0
Turnout | 4,554 (est)  | 81.9 (est)  | +11.8
Registered electors | 5,559  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |

### Elections in the 1880s

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General election 1880: Monaghan[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | John Givan | 2,818  | 29.4  | New
| Liberal | William Findlater | 2,545  | 26.6  | New
| Conservative | John Leslie | 2,117  | 22.1  | −13.3
| Conservative | Sewallis Shirley | 2,099  | 21.9  | −12.6
Majority | 428  | 4.5  | N/A
Turnout | 4,790 (est)  | 87.1 (est)  | +5.2
Registered electors | 5,496  |  |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A |

Givan was appointed Crown Solicitor for Kildare and Meath, causing a by-election.

By-election, 30 June 1883: Monaghan[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish Parliamentary | Tim Healy | 2,376  | 51.0  | New
| Conservative | John Monroe  | 2,011  | 43.1  | −0.9
| Liberal | Henry Pringle  | 274  | 5.9  | −50.1
Majority | 365  | 7.9  | N/A
Turnout | 4,661  | 88.3  | +1.2 (est)
Registered electors | 5,281  |  |
| Irish Parliamentary gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A |

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## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Smith, Henry Stooks (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections (Second ed.). Simpkin, Marshall & Company. pp. 235, 237. Retrieved 6 October 2018 – via Google Books.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 232–233, 305–306\. ISBN 0901714127.
3. ^ Churton, Edward (1838). The Assembled Commons or Parliamentary Biographer. p. 232. Retrieved 25 August 2019 – via Google Books.
4. ^ "Freeman's Journal". 13 July 1847. pp. 3–4. Retrieved 6 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. ^ "Evening Mail". 5 July 1847. p. 6. Retrieved 6 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
6. ^ a b Farrell, Stephen. "Co. Monaghan". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 21 May 2020.

* The Parliaments of England by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844–50), 2nd edition edited (in one volume) by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973)
* Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
* Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 3)

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Parliamentary constituencies in County Monaghan and Borough

Parliament of Ireland
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* County Monaghan (????–1800)
* Monaghan Borough (1613–1800)

Westminster 1801–1922
and First Dáil 1918|

* Monaghan (1801–1885)
* North Monaghan (1885–1922)
* South Monaghan (1885–1922)

Dáil Éireann
1918–present|

| Historic|

* Monaghan (1921–1977)

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* Cavan–Monaghan (1977–)

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