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East Cavan (UK Parliament constituency)

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East Cavan
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
18851922
Seats1
Created fromCavan
Replaced byCavan

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

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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

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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

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Elections in the 1880s

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General election 30 November 1885: East Cavan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Thomas O'Hanlon Unopposed
Registered electors 8,920
Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)
General election 7 July 1886: East Cavan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Thomas O'Hanlon Unopposed
Registered electors 8,920
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1890s

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General election 16 July 1892: East Cavan
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
General election 19 July 1895: East Cavan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish National Federation Samuel Young Unopposed
Registered electors 9,370
Irish National Federation hold

Elections in the 1900s

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General election 5 October 1900: East Cavan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Samuel Young Unopposed
Registered electors 9,372
Irish Parliamentary hold
General election 19 January 1906: East Cavan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Samuel Young Unopposed
Registered electors 8,946
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1910s

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General election 19 January 1910: East Cavan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Samuel Young Unopposed
Registered electors 8,981
Irish Parliamentary hold
General election 6 December 1910: East Cavan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Samuel Young Unopposed
Registered electors 8,981
Irish Parliamentary hold
By-election 20 June 1918: East Cavan
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
General Election 14 December 1918: East Cavan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Sinn Féin Arthur Griffith Unopposed
Registered electors 21,148
Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary

References

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  • 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).