- Cavan-Monaghan (Dáil Éireann constituency)
Dáil Éireann constituency infobox
Name = Cavan-Monaghan
Entity = Ireland
Year =1977
TDs =Rory O'Hanlon
Brendan SmithCaoimhghín Ó Caoláin Seymour Crawford Margaret Conlon
Counties =County Cavan ,County Monaghan
EP= North-WestCavan-Monaghan is a
constituency used in elections toDáil Éireann , the lower house of parliament in theRepublic of Ireland . The constituency spans the entire area of bothCounty Cavan andCounty Monaghan , taking in Cavan town, Monaghan town,Clones ,Cootehill ,Belturbet ,Castleblayney andCarrickmacross . The constituency currently has an electorate of 87,087. Since its creation it has been a five seat constituency.The constituency was created under the terms of the
Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974 , [ [http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1974/en/act/pub/0007/index.html Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1974] . irishstatutebook.ie. URL accessed 13 June 2007.] as part of the redistribution of constituencies (also known as theTullymander ) which attempted to secure the re-election of the outgoing Fine Gael/Labour government. 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. Unlike most of the other constituencies created for the first time in that year, it has survived with only minor changes since. [ [http://www.electionsireland.org/results/general/boundary/allrevisions.cfm#cavan Cavan-Monaghan - Dáil Constituencies 1918-2004] . ElectionsIreland.org. URL accessed 13 Jun 2007.]One of the most high profile TDs in the constituency is the former
Ceann Comhairle (speaker) of the Dáil,Rory O'Hanlon . Another well known deputy from the area isCaoimhghín Ó Caoláin , the first modernSinn Féin TD to take his seat in the Dáil.Members of Dáil Éireann
1977 full result
ee also
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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 References
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