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 Cavan constituency. After 1922, on the establishment of the Irish Free State, the area was not represented in the UK Parliament.
Boundaries
editThis 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
edit| 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
editElections in the 1880s
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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 | |||||
References
edit- ^ At the 1895 general election, Knox was elected for both West Cavan and for Londonderry City. He chose to sit for Londonderry, triggering a by-election in West Cavan.
- 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. 332–333, 385. ISBN 0901714127.
- The Anglo-Celt 150th Anniversary Souvenir Supplement (dated 30 May 1996).