East Cavan (UK Parliament constituency) explained

East Cavan
Type:county
Parliament:uk
Year:1885
Abolished:1922
Seats:1
Previous:Cavan
Next:Cavan

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

ElectionMemberParty
Thomas O'HanlonNationalist
1891Parnellite Nationalist
Samuel YoungAnti-Parnellite Nationalist
1900Nationalist
1918(b)Arthur Griffith
1922Constituency abolished: See Cavan (Dáil constituency).

Elections

Elections in the 1910s

References