1985 Monaghan County Council election

Part of the 1985 Irish local elections November 2019 June 2019 1985 Monaghan County Council election Ireland Parliamentary no yes 1979 Monaghan County Council election 1979 1991 Monaghan County Council election 1991 All 20 seats on Monaghan County Council 20 June 1985 Fianna Fáil 10 +1 Fine Gael 7 -1 Sinn Féin 2 +2 Independent politician (Ireland) 1 -2 Monaghan in Ireland.svg 300px Map showing the area of Monaghan County Council Council control Council control after election 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.Local Elections (Specification of Local Election Year) Order 1990 1990 104 si 30 April 1990 Results by party PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±% Fianna Fáil10+111,60744.24% Fine Gael7-18,79133.51% Sinn Féin2+23,16812.07% Independent politician (Ireland)1-22,4559.36%Totals20-26,237100.00%— Results by local electoral area Carrickmacross Carrickmacross: 5 seats 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 politician (Ireland) 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 (Ireland) Francis O'Donoghue 193 203               9 9,068 6,973 (77.69%) 72 1,163 7,045 Castleblayney Castleblayney- 5 seats 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 politician (Ireland) Edmund O'Donnell 99 117 120     Green Alliance Eugene Meegan 14 16 17     5 8,696 6,299 (73.2%) 66 1,050 6,365 Clones Clones: 4 seats 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 politician (Ireland) William Doogan* 754 772 825 918 Fine Gael Peter Toal 470 520     Fianna Fáil Patrick McKenna* 359 871 951 1,013 Independent politician (Ireland) Joseph Duffy 59 61     4 7,465 5,197 (71.01%) 104 1,040 5,301 Monaghan Monaghan: 6 seats 6 Sinn Féin Caoimhghin O Caolain 1,700           Fianna Fáil Patsy Treanor* 1,363           Fianna Fáil Willie McKenna* 1,191           Independent politician (Ireland) 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         6 11,124 7,768 (70.95%) 125 1,110 7,893 References External links Official websiteFebruary 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes Irishelectionliterature http://opac.oireachtas.ie/AWData/Library3/Library2/DL035931.pdf Department of the Environment, Ireland 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 Department of the Environment 2010-01-28 2019-10-28 Monaghan Category:Monaghan County Council elections