East Cavan (UK Parliament constituency)

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.

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

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

Elections in the 1890s

Elections in the 1900s

Elections in the 1910s

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).


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