North Monaghan (UK Parliament constituency)

North Monaghan
North Monaghan
Former county constituency; for the House of Commons
1885–1922
Seats	1
Created from	Monaghan
Replaced by	Monaghan

North 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 United Kingdom 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 edit

This constituency comprised the northern part of County Monaghan.

1885–1922: The baronies of Dartree, Monaghan and Trough.

1885 general election: North Monaghan^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Irish Parliamentary	Tim Healy	4,055	60.2
	Irish Conservative	John Leslie	2,685	39.8
Majority			1,370	20.4
Turnout			6,740	89.6
Registered electors			7,525
	Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)

Healy is also elected MP for South Londonderry and opts to sit there, causing a by-election.

By-election 1886: North Monaghan^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Pat O'Brien	4,015	61.1	+0.9
	Irish Conservative	James Campbell Hall	2,551	38.9	−0.9
Majority			1,464	22.2	+1.8
Turnout			6,566	87.3	−2.3
Registered electors			7,525
	Irish Parliamentary hold		Swing	+0.9

1886 general election: North Monaghan^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Pat O'Brien	3,962	61.4	+1.2
	Irish Conservative	John Leslie	2,491	38.6	−1.2
Majority			1,471	22.8	+2.4
Turnout			6,453	85.8	−3.8
Registered electors			7,525
	Irish Parliamentary hold		Swing	+1.2

1892 general election: North Monaghan^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish National Federation	Charles Diamond	3,697	62.1	+0.7
	Irish Unionist	Henry William Jackson	2,260	37.9	−0.7
Majority			1,437	24.2	+1.4
Turnout			5,957	84.5	−1.3
Registered electors			7,047
	Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary		Swing	+0.7

1895 general election: North Monaghan^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish National Federation	Daniel MacAleese	3,377	61.7	−0.4
	Irish Unionist	Peter Craven Westenra	2,094	38.3	+0.4
Majority			1,283	23.4	−0.8
Turnout			5,471	80.3	−4.2
Registered electors			6,815
	Irish National Federation hold		Swing	−0.4

MacAleese dies, causing a by-election.

O'Hare resigns, causing a by-election.

January 1910 general election: North Monaghan^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	James Lardner	3,477	63.4	*N/A*
	Irish Unionist	Michael Elliott Knight	2,005	36.6	New
Majority			1,472	26.8	N/A
Turnout			5,482	85.2	N/A
Registered electors			6,435
	Irish Parliamentary hold		Swing	N/A

December 1910 general election: North Monaghan^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	James Lardner	3,365	63.5	+0.1
	Irish Unionist	Michael Elliott Knight	1,937	36.5	−0.1
Majority			1,428	27.0	+0.2
Turnout			5,302	82.4	−2.8
Registered electors			6,435
	Irish Parliamentary hold		Swing	+0.1

1918 general election: North Monaghan^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Sinn Féin	Ernest Blythe	6,842	48.7	*New*
	Irish Unionist	Michael Elliott Knight	4,497	32.0	−4.5
	Irish Parliamentary	John Joseph Turley	2,709	19.3	−44.2
Majority			2,345	16.7	N/A
Turnout			14,048	86.9	+4.5
Registered electors			16,175
	Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary		Swing	N/A

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 368–369, 394. ISBN 0901714127.
^ Whyte, Nicholas. "The Irish Election of 1918". Northern Ireland Elections. ARK. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

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)

North Monaghan
Former county constituency for the House of Commons
1885–1922
Seats	1
Created from	Monaghan
Replaced by	Monaghan