West Cavan
UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland, 1885–1922
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West 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.
| West 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 County Cavan constituency. After 1922, on the establishment of the Irish Free State, the area was not represented in the UK Parliament.
Boundaries
This constituency comprised the western part of County Cavan, consisting of the baronies of Clanmahon, Loughtee Lower, Tullyhaw and Tullyhunco, that part of the barony of Loughtee Upper contained within the parishes of Annagelliff, Castleterra, Kilmore and Urney and the townland of Crumlin in the parish of Denn, and that part of the barony of Tullygarvey contained within the parish of Annagh.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Joseph Biggar | Nationalist | |
| 1890(b) | Edmund Vesey Knox | Nationalist | |
| 1892 | Irish National Federation (Anti-Parnellite) | ||
| 1895(b)[1] | James Patrick Farrell | Irish National Federation (Anti-Parnellite) | |
| 1900 | Thomas McGovern | Nationalist | |
| 1904(b) | Vincent Kennedy | Nationalist | |
| 1918 | Paul Galligan | Sinn Féin | |
| 1922 | Constituency abolished: See Cavan (Dáil constituency). | ||
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Joseph Biggar | 6,425 | 78.3 | ||
| Irish Conservative | Samuel Saunderson | 1,779 | 21.7 | ||
| Majority | 4,646 | 56.6 | |||
| Turnout | 8,204 | 81.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 10,109 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Joseph Biggar | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 10,109 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Elections in the 1890s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Edmund Vesey Knox | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 11,496 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Edmund Vesey Knox | 6,458 | 76.8 | N/A | |
| Irish Unionist | Nugent Talbot Everard | 1,950 | 23.2 | New | |
| Majority | 4,508 | 53.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 8,408 | 77.5 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 10,856 | ||||
| Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Edmund Vesey Knox | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 10,439 | ||||
| Irish National Federation hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | James Patrick Farrell | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 10,439 | ||||
| Irish National Federation hold | |||||
Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Thomas McGovern | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 9,944 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Vincent Kennedy | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 9,119 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Vincent Kennedy | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 8,897 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Vincent Kennedy | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 8,605 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Vincent Kennedy | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 8,605 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | Paul Galligan | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 22,270 | ||||
| Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | |||||