Monaghan (Dáil constituency)
Monaghan was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1921 to 1977. The constituency elected 3 deputies to the Dáil, using the single transferable vote form of proportional representation.History
The constituency was created in 1921 as a 3-seater, under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, for the 1921 election to the House of Commons of Southern Ireland, whose members formed the 2nd Dáil.
It succeeded the constituencies of Monaghan North and Monaghan South which were used to elect the Members of the 1st Dáil and earlier British House of Commons members.
It was abolished under the Electoral Act 1974, when it was replaced by the new constituency of Cavan–Monaghan which was first used at the 1977 general election.Boundaries
The constituency spanned the entire area of the County Monaghan.TDs
Elections
1973 by-election
Following the election of Fianna Fáil TD Erskine H. Childers as President of Ireland, a by-election was held on 27 November 1973. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate Brendan Toal.1969 general election
1965 general election
1961 general election
1957 general election
1954 general election
1951 general election
1948 general election
1944 general election
1943 general election
1938 general election
1937 general election
1933 general election
1932 general election
1923 general election
1922 general election
1921 general election
