1985 Monaghan County Council election

1985 Monaghan County Council election
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All 20 seats on Monaghan County Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Sinn Féin
Seats won 10 7 2
Seat change +1 -1 +2
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 1
Seat change -2
Map showing the area of Monaghan County Council
Council control after election

TBD

An election to Monaghan County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the Irish local elections. 20 councillors were elected from four local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). This term was extended for a further year, to 1991.[1]

Results by party

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 10 +1 11,607 44.24%
Fine Gael 7 -1 8,791 33.51%
Sinn Féin 2 +2 3,168 12.07%
Independent 1 -2 2,455 9.36%
Totals 20 - 26,237 100.00% —

Results by local electoral area

Carrickmacross

Carrickmacross: 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fianna Fáil Dr Rory O'Hanlon TD* 1,565                
Fine Gael Bill Cotter 944 968 1,013 1,024 1,040 1,112 1,322    
Fine Gael Patrick Jones* 828 843 857 863 936 1,050 1,383    
Fine Gael Patrick Ruxton 634 654 657 662 672 734      
Fianna Fáil Pádraig McNally* 629 738 760 835 992 1,040 1,103 1,171  
Sinn Féin Rose McMahon 562 573 617 649 691 817 852 888 912
Independent Peter Murphy 558 575 587 650 663        
Fianna Fáil Rosaleen O'Hanlon 398 532 567 625 768 894 952 985 1,025
Fianna Fáil Tom Freeman 388 431 436 470          
Fianna Fáil Patrick McKenna 274 293 297            
Workers' Party Francis O'Donoghue 193 203              
Electorate: 9,068   Valid: 6,973 (77.69%)   Spoilt: 72   Quota: 1,163   Turnout: 7,045  

Castleblayney

Castleblayney- 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fianna Fáil Francis O'Brien* 1,397        
Fine Gael Arthur Carville* 1,200        
Fine Gael John F. Conlan TD* 1,049 1,128      
Fianna Fáil Macartan McCormack* 947 1,101      
Fianna Fáil Brendan Hughes* 811 895 942 998 1,017
Fine Gael Adam Armstrong 782 792 891 912 929
Independent Edmund O'Donnell 99 117 120    
Green Alliance Eugene Meegan 14 16 17    
Electorate: 8,696   Valid: 6,299 (73.2%)   Spoilt: 66   Quota: 1,050   Turnout: 6,365  

Clones

Clones: 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Fianna Fáil Jimmy Leonard TD* 1,771      
Sinn Féin Pat Treanor 906 979 1,029 1,071
Fine Gael Hugh McElvaney* 868 934 1,290  
Independent William Doogan* 754 772 825 918
Fine Gael Peter Toal 470 520    
Fianna Fáil Patrick McKenna* 359 871 951 1,013
Independent Joseph Duffy 59 61    
Electorate: 7,465   Valid: 5,197 (71.01%)   Spoilt: 104   Quota: 1,040   Turnout: 5,301  

Monaghan

Monaghan: 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Sinn Féin Caoimhghin O Caolain 1,700          
Fianna Fáil Patsy Treanor* 1,363          
Fianna Fáil Willie McKenna* 1,191          
Independent James Wright* 985 1,033 1,051 1,067 1,078 1,084
Fine Gael Thomas Reilly* 886 981 1,163      
Fine Gael Stephen McAree* 786 887 989 1,034 1,050 1,095
Fianna Fáil Matt Caulfield 514 807 824 1,016 1,070 1,072
Fine Gael Patrick Macklin 344 397        
Electorate: 11,124   Valid: 7,768 (70.95%)   Spoilt: 125   Quota: 1,110   Turnout: 7,893  

References

  1. ^ Local Elections (Specification of Local Election Year) Order 1990 (S.I. No. 104 of 1990). Signed on 30 April 1990. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.
  • Official website[permanent dead link‍]
  • Irishelectionliterature
  • Department of the Environment, Ireland (28 January 2010). "Local elections, 1985 : election results and transfer of votes in respect of each county, and county borough council : and election statistics relating to all local authorities" (PDF). Department of the Environment. Retrieved 28 October 2019.