1991 Monaghan County Council election

1991 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 8 7 2
Seat change -2 0 0
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 3
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 27 June 1991 as part of that year's 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 twice, first to 1998, then to 1999.[1][2]

Results by party

Party Seats ± First Pref. votes FPv% ±%
Fianna Fáil 8 -2 9,777 40.12%
Fine Gael 7 0 7,981 32.75%
Sinn Féin 2 0 3,396 13.94%
Independent 3 +2 2,964 12.16%
Totals 20 0 24,367 100.00% —

Results by local electoral area

Carrickmacross

Carrickmacross - 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fine Gael Bill Cotter TD* 22.4% 1,435              
Fianna Fáil Pádraig McNally* 18.7% 1,198              
Fianna Fáil Rosaleen O'Hanlon* 14.3% 917 965 1,024 1,087        
Fine Gael Patrick Jones* 12.6% 808 1,031 1,041 1,092        
Independent Peter Murphy 9.6% 615 647 653 691 698 704 802 926
Fianna Fáil Tom Freeman 8% 515 532 556 584 591 596 659 873
Fianna Fáil Joe Meegan 5.7% 367 382 403 435 440 445 509  
Sinn Féin Brian Meegan 4.7% 303 312 316 348 353 356    
Workers' Party Francis O'Donoghue 3.9% 249 272 272          
Electorate: 9,384   Valid: 6,407 (68.28%)   Spoilt: 53   Quota: 1,068   Turnout: 6,460 (68.84%)  

Castleblayney

Castleblayney- 5 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fianna Fáil Senator Francis O'Brien* 19.1% 1,105            
Fine Gael Arthur Carville* 18.6% 1,080            
Fianna Fáil Brendan Hughes* 15.2% 879 911 929 944 1,044    
Fine Gael John F. Conlan* 13.4% 777 805 841 939 1,002    
Fine Gael Adam Armstrong 12.2% 710 716 757 781 811 828 847
Fianna Fáil Olivia Keenan 10.3% 598 650 661 714 797 836 852
Sinn Féin Malachy Woods 6.4% 370 378 383 456      
Independent Talbot Duffy 4.8% 280 292 294        
Electorate: 8,853   Valid: 5,799 (65.5%)   Spoilt: 59   Quota: 967   Turnout: 5,858 (65.87%)  

Clones

Clones - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Fianna Fáil Jimmy Leonard TD* 25.9% 1,314    
Fine Gael Hugh McElvaney* 18.8% 952 986 1,035
Independent Walter Pringle 18% 913 938 1,037
Fine Gael Seymour Crawford 17.9% 910 936 973
Sinn Féin Pat Treanor* 14.4% 732 755 832
Fianna Fáil Patrick McKenna* 4.7% 239 429  
Independent Joseph Duffy 0.2% 12 13  
Electorate: 7,736   Valid: 5,072 (65.56%)   Spoilt: 52   Quota: 1,015   Turnout: 5,124 (66.24%)  

Monaghan

Monaghan - 6 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Sinn Féin Caoimhghin O Caolain* 16.8% 1,193        
Fianna Fáil Patsy Treanor* 15.9% 1,127        
Fianna Fáil Willie McKenna* 14.4% 1,019        
Fine Gael Stephen McAree* 12.7% 899 905 921 978 1,269
Independent Noel Maxwell 12.4% 877 882 887 925 969
Sinn Féin Brian McKenna 11.3% 798 942 953 1,003 1,017
Fianna Fáil Matt Caulfield 7% 499 507 574 617 644
Fine Gael Timothy O'Hanrahan 5.8% 410 417 425 443  
Independent Plunkett McKenna 3.8% 267 277 284    
Electorate: 11,830   Valid: 7,089 (59.92%)   Spoilt: 77   Quota: 1,013   Turnout: 7,166 (60.57%)  

References

  1. ^ Local Government Act 1994, s. 20: Year of elections to all local authorities (No. 8 of 1994, s. 20). Enacted on 29 April 1994. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.
  2. ^ Local Government Act 1998, s. 10: Amendment of section 20 of Act of 1994 (No. 16 of 1998, s. 10). Enacted on 29 May 1998. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.