Monaghan was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1921 to 1977. The constituency elected 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) to the Dáil, on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). History The constituency was created in 1921 as a 3-seat constituency, under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, for the 1921 election to the House of Commons of Southern Ireland, whose members formed the 2nd Dáil. It succeeded the constituencies of Monaghan North and Monaghan South which were used to elect the Members of the 1st Dáil and earlier British House of Commons members. It was abolished under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974, when it was replaced by the new constituency of Cavan–Monaghan which was first used at the 1977 general election. Boundaries The constituency spanned the entire area of the County Monaghan. TDs Elections 1973 by-election Following the election of Fianna Fáil TD Erskine H. Childers as President of Ireland, a by-election was held on 27 November 1973. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate Brendan Toal. 1973 general election 1969 general election 1965 general election 1961 general election 1957 general election 1954 general election 1951 general election 1948 general election 1944 general election 1943 general election 1938 general election 1937 general election 1933 general election 1932 general election September 1927 general election June 1927 general election 1923 general election 1922 general election 1921 general election |} See also Dáil constituencies Politics of the Republic of Ireland Historic Dáil constituencies Elections in the Republic of Ireland References External links Oireachtas Members Database Historic constituencies in County Monaghan Dáil constituencies in the Republic of Ireland (historic) 1921 establishments in Ireland 1977 disestablishments in Ireland Constituencies established in 1921 Constituencies disestablished in 1977