Part of the 1985 Irish local elections
1985 Monaghan County Council election
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All 20 seats on Monaghan County Council
Map showing the area of Monaghan County Council
Council control after election
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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.
Results by party
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
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
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 .
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