Cavan (UK Parliament constituency)


Cavan was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which from 1801 to 1885 returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the whole of County Cavan.

Members of Parliament

From 1801 to 1885 County Cavan was one constituency with two Members of Parliament who both represented the whole of the county.

Election results

Elections in the 1800s

Elections in the 1810s

Elections in the 1820s

1824
John Maxwell-Barry, who had succeeded as 5th Baron Farnham on 23 July 1823, was replaced by Henry Maxwell on 24 February 1824.

Elections in the 1830s

Maxwell succeeded to the peerage, becoming 7th Baron Farnham and causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1840s

Maxwell resigned, causing a by-election.
Young was appointed a Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.
Clements' death caused a by-election.

Elections in the 1850s

Young was appointed Chief Secretary of Ireland, requiring a by-election.
Young resigned after being appointed Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands, causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1860s

Elections in the 1870s

Elections in the 1880s