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Monaghan — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Monaghan elected 2 MPs at the 1880 general election: John Givan (Liberal) and William Findlater (Liberal). This page covers every general election in Monaghan from 1832 to 1880.

This constituency elected more than one MP at once in some years. Before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (and in a shrinking number of boroughs through 1948), most UK constituencies elected two or more MPs together by "multi-member plurality" (block vote): each elector could cast one vote per available seat, and the top vote-getters overall were all elected. In those elections below, "Elected" lists every MP returned, "Votes" is the count that secured the last seat, and "Majority" is the gap between that seat and the first candidate who missed out.

Full Election History, 1832–1880

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1832 Cadwallader Davis Blayney (Conservative); Louis Perrin (Liberal) 1,039 41.6% (top seat) Henry Robert Westenra (Liberal) 34 (1.0 pts) 81.8%
1835 Edward Lucas (Conservative); Henry Robert Westenra (Liberal) 733 53.3% (top seat) William Elliott Hudson (Liberal) 667 (38.9 pts) 34.7%
1837 Edward Lucas (Conservative); Henry Robert Westenra (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1841 Henry Robert Westenra (Liberal); Evelyn Philip Shirley (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1847 Thomas Vesey Dawson (Liberal); Charles Powell Leslie (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1852 Charles Powell Leslie (Conservative); George Forster (Conservative) 1,900 37.1% (top seat) John Gray (Independent Irish) 491 (9.3 pts) 63.8%
1857 Charles Powell Leslie (Conservative); George Forster (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1859 Charles Powell Leslie (Conservative); George Forster (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1865 Charles Powell Leslie (Conservative); Vesey Dawson (Liberal) 2,397 35.6% (top seat) George Forster (Conservative) 179 (2.5 pts) 67.0%
1868 Charles Powell Leslie (Conservative); Sewallis Evelyn Shirley (Conservative) 2,785 45.5% (top seat) William Gray (Liberal) 1,825 (26.6 pts) 61.5%
1874 John Leslie (Conservative); Sewallis Evelyn Shirley (Conservative) 2,417 35.4% (top seat) John Madden (Irish Parliamentary Party) 312 (4.5 pts) 63.0%
1880 John Givan (Liberal); William Findlater (Liberal) 2,545 29.4% (top seat) John Leslie (Conservative) 428 (4.5 pts) 87.1%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1832 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Cadwallader Davis Blayney Conservative 1,45441.6% Yes
Louis Perrin Liberal 1,03929.7% Yes
Henry Robert Westenra Liberal 1,00528.7% No

1835 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Lucas Conservative 91453.3% Yes
Henry Robert Westenra Liberal 73342.7% Yes
William Elliott Hudson Liberal 663.8% No
David Leslie Liberal 20.1% No

1837 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Lucas Conservative Unopposed Yes
Henry Robert Westenra Liberal Unopposed Yes

1841 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Robert Westenra Liberal Unopposed Yes
Evelyn Philip Shirley Conservative Unopposed Yes

1847 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Vesey Dawson Liberal Unopposed Yes
Charles Powell Leslie Conservative Unopposed Yes

1852 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Powell Leslie Conservative 1,94837.1% Yes
George Forster Conservative 1,90036.1% Yes
John Gray Independent Irish 1,40926.8% No

1857 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Powell Leslie Conservative Unopposed Yes
George Forster Conservative Unopposed Yes

1859 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Powell Leslie Conservative Unopposed Yes
George Forster Conservative Unopposed Yes

1865 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Powell Leslie Conservative 2,55135.6% Yes
Vesey Dawson Liberal 2,39733.4% Yes
George Forster Conservative 2,21830.9% No
Edward James Stanley Liberal 30.0% No

1868 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Powell Leslie Conservative 3,13045.5% Yes
Sewallis Evelyn Shirley Conservative 2,78540.5% Yes
William Gray Liberal 96014.0% No

1874 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Leslie Conservative 2,48135.4% Yes
Sewallis Evelyn Shirley Conservative 2,41734.5% Yes
John Madden Irish Parliamentary Party 2,10530.1% No

1880 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Givan Liberal 2,81829.4% Yes
William Findlater Liberal 2,54526.6% Yes
John Leslie Conservative 2,11722.1% No
Sewallis Evelyn Shirley Conservative 2,09921.9% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1832: Conservative margin 1.0 pts 1835: Conservative margin 38.9 pts 1852: Conservative margin 9.3 pts 1865: Conservative margin 2.5 pts 1868: Conservative margin 26.6 pts 1874: Conservative margin 4.5 pts 1880: Liberal margin 4.5 pts 1832 1835 1852 1865 1868 1874 1880

Trend

Monaghan has been contested at 12 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Monaghan in the 1880 general election?

John Givan (Liberal), William Findlater (Liberal) won Monaghan in 1880.

Which parties have won Monaghan since 1832?

Since 1832, Monaghan has been won by: Conservative, Liberal.

What was the closest result in Monaghan?

The closest result on record for Monaghan was 1832, when Conservative beat Liberal by just 34 votes (1.0 percentage points).

Did Monaghan ever elect more than one MP at a time?

Yes -- like most UK constituencies before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, Monaghan elected multiple MPs at once in some elections on this page (a system called multi-member plurality, or 'block vote'), each voter casting one vote per available seat.

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