East Cavan
UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland, 1885–1922
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East Cavan was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which from 1885 to 1922 returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
| East Cavan | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1922 | |
| Seats | 1 |
| Created from | Cavan |
| Replaced by | Cavan |
Prior to 1885 the area was part of the Cavan constituency. After 1922 the area was not represented in the UK Parliament.
Boundaries
This constituency comprised the eastern part of County Cavan, consisting of the baronies of Castlerahan and Clankee, and those parts of the baronies of Loughtee Upper and Tullygarvey not contained within the constituency of West Cavan.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Thomas O'Hanlon | Nationalist | |
| 1891 | Parnellite Nationalist | ||
| 1892 | Samuel Young | Anti-Parnellite Nationalist | |
| 1900 | Nationalist | ||
| 1918(b) | Arthur Griffith | Sinn Féin | |
| 1922 | Constituency abolished: See Cavan (Dáil constituency). | ||
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Thomas O'Hanlon | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 8,920 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Thomas O'Hanlon | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 8,920 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Elections in the 1890s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Samuel Young | 6,024 | 81.6 | N/A | |
| Irish Unionist | Henry John Beresford Clements | 1,360 | 18.4 | New | |
| Majority | 4,664 | 63.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 7,384 | 76.9 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 9,606 | ||||
| Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Samuel Young | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 9,370 | ||||
| Irish National Federation hold | |||||
Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Samuel Young | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 9,372 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Samuel Young | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 8,946 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Samuel Young | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 8,981 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Samuel Young | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 8,981 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | Arthur Griffith | 3,795 | 59.5 | New | |
| Irish Parliamentary | John F. O'Hanlon | 2,581 | 40.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,214 | 19.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 6,376 | 72.3 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 8,821 | ||||
| Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | Arthur Griffith | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 21,148 | ||||
| Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | |||||
References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 3)
- The Parliaments of England by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844–50), 2nd edition edited (in one volume) by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973)
- Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 333, 385. ISBN 0901714127.
- The Anglo-Celt 150th Anniversary Souvenir Supplement (dated 30 May 1996).