Cavan–Monaghan: 1997 general election
to Labour Party | to Fianna Fáil | to Fine Gael | to Independent | to Christian Solidarity | ||
| from Labour Party | | 935 (37.6%) | 1550 (62.4%) | |||
| from Fine Gael | | 2401 (23.6%) | 7776 (76.4%) | |||
| from Sinn Féin |  | 176 (11.0%) | 880 (54.8%) | 327 (20.4%) | 35 (2.2%) | 188 (11.7%) |
| from Independent | | 22 (18.0%) | 27 (22.1%) | 25 (20.5%) | 48 (39.3%) |