Almost 110,000 people are eligible to vote in the General Election across Cavan and Monaghan today. The local electorate are going to the polls to select their chosen candidate in General Election 2024 with 5 seats up for grabs. Polling Stations are open and will remain open until 10pm. A total of 60,063 people are eligible to vote in Co Cavan; while 49,089 are on the register of electors in Co Monaghan. This makes the total poll in the constituency of 109,152.
The constituency includes the entire area of both County Cavan and County Monaghan, taking in areas like Cavan town, Monaghan town, Clones, Cootehill, Belturbet, Bailieborough, Castleblayney and Carrickmacross. It previously included parts of North Meath. There are 141 polling stations in Cavan and 118 polling stations in Monaghan.
There is a record 20 candidates contesting the Cavan/Monaghan constituency resulting in a much longer ballot paper that previous General Elections. Ten candidates are based in Co Cavan; nine in Co Monaghan; and one is from outside the Constituency. Last time round, the electorate in Cavan-Monaghan-North Meath returned two Fianna Fáil, one Fine Gael, and two Sinn Féin TDs. Make sure you get out and vote and don't forget the 259 polling stations across Cavan and Monaghan close at 10pm tonight. ]
