# West Cavan

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{{Short description|UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland, 1885–1922}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox UK constituency
|name       = West Cavan
|type       = county
|parliament = uk
|year       = 1885
|abolished  = 1922
|seats      = 1
|previous   = [Cavan](/source/Cavan_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
|next       = [Cavan](/source/Cavan_(D%C3%A1il_constituency))
|}}
'''West Cavan''' was a [parliamentary constituency](/source/United_Kingdom_constituencies) in [Ireland](/source/Ireland), which from 1885 to 1922 returned one [Member of Parliament](/source/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)) (MP) to the [House of Commons](/source/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom) of the [United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland](/source/United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Ireland).

Prior to 1885 the area was part of the [County Cavan](/source/Cavan_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) constituency. After 1922, on the establishment of the [Irish Free State](/source/Irish_Free_State), the area was not represented in the UK Parliament.

==Boundaries==
This constituency comprised the western part of [County Cavan](/source/County_Cavan), consisting of the baronies of [Clanmahon](/source/Clanmahon), [Loughtee Lower](/source/Loughtee_Lower), [Tullyhaw](/source/Tullyhaw) and [Tullyhunco](/source/Tullyhunco), that part of the barony of [Loughtee Upper](/source/Loughtee_Upper) contained within the parishes of Annagelliff, Castleterra, Kilmore and Urney and the [townland](/source/townland) of Crumlin in the parish of Denn, and that part of the barony of [Tullygarvey](/source/Tullygarvey) contained within the parish of Annagh.

==Members of Parliament==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Election!!colspan="2"|Member!!Party
|-
| [1885](/source/1885_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Ireland) 
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Nationalist Party (Ireland)}}" |
|[Joseph Biggar](/source/Joseph_Biggar)
|[Nationalist](/source/Nationalist_Party_(Ireland))
|-
| [1890(b)](/source/1890_West_Cavan_by-election)
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Nationalist Party (Ireland)}}" |
|rowspan="2"| [Edmund Vesey Knox](/source/Edmund_Vesey_Knox)
| [Nationalist](/source/Nationalist_Party_(Ireland))
|-
|[1892](/source/1892_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Ireland) 
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Irish National Federation}}" |
|[Irish National Federation](/source/Irish_National_Federation) (Anti-Parnellite)
|-
| [1895(b)](/source/1895_West_Cavan_by-election)<ref name="knox1895">At the 1895 general election, Knox was elected for both West Cavan and for [Londonderry City](/source/Londonderry_City_(UK_Parliament_constituency)). He chose to sit for Londonderry, triggering a by-election in West Cavan.</ref>
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Irish National Federation}}" |
| [James Patrick Farrell](/source/James_Patrick_Farrell) 
| [Irish National Federation](/source/Irish_National_Federation) (Anti-Parnellite)
|-
| [1900](/source/1900_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Ireland)
|style="color:inherit;background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Party (Ireland)}}" |
| [Thomas McGovern](/source/Thomas_McGovern_(politician)) 
| [Nationalist](/source/Nationalist_Party_(Ireland))
|-
| [1904(b)](/source/1904_West_Cavan_by-election)
|style="color:inherit;background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Party (Ireland)}}" |
|[Vincent Kennedy](/source/Vincent_Kennedy) 
|[Nationalist](/source/Nationalist_Party_(Ireland))
|-
| [1918](/source/1918_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Ireland)
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" |
| [Paul Galligan](/source/Paul_Galligan) 
| [Sinn Féin](/source/Sinn_F%C3%A9in)
|-
|[1922](/source/1922_United_Kingdom_general_election)
|colspan=3| ''Constituency abolished: See [Cavan (Dáil constituency)](/source/Cavan_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)).''
|-
|}

==Elections==
===Elections in the 1880s===
{{Election box begin |
  |title=[General election 8 December 1885](/source/1885_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Ireland): West Cavan}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Irish Parliamentary Party
  |candidate  = [Joseph Biggar](/source/Joseph_Biggar)
  |votes      = 6,425
  |percentage = 78.3
  |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Irish Conservative Party
  |candidate  = Samuel Saunderson
  |votes      = 1,779
  |percentage = 21.7
  |change     = 
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 4,646
  |percentage = 56.6
  |change     = 
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 8,204
  |percentage = 81.2
  |change     = 
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
 |reg. electors = 10,109
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
  |winner     = Irish Parliamentary Party
}}
{{Election box end}} 
{{Election box begin |
  |title=[General election 8 July 1886](/source/1886_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Ireland): West Cavan}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
  |party      = Irish Parliamentary Party
  |candidate  = [Joseph Biggar](/source/Joseph_Biggar)
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
  |reg. electors      = 10,109
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
  |winner     = Irish Parliamentary Party
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Elections in the 1890s===
{{Election box begin |
  |title=[By-election 26 March 1890](/source/1890_West_Cavan_by-election): Cavan West}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
  |party      = Irish Parliamentary Party
  |candidate  = [Edmund Vesey Knox](/source/Edmund_Vesey_Knox)
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
  |reg. electors      = 11,496
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
  |winner     = Irish Parliamentary Party
}}
{{Election box end}} 
{{Election box begin |
  |title=[General election 14 July 1892](/source/1892_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Ireland): Cavan West}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Irish National Federation
  |candidate  = [Edmund Vesey Knox](/source/Edmund_Vesey_Knox)
  |votes      = 6,458
  |percentage = 76.8
  |change     = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Irish Unionist Party
  |candidate  = [Nugent Talbot Everard](/source/Nugent_Everard)
  |votes      = 1,950
  |percentage = 23.2
  |change     = ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 4,508
  |percentage = 53.6
  |change     = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 8,408
  |percentage = 77.5
  |change     = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 10,856
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
  |winner     = Irish National Federation
  |loser     = Irish Parliamentary Party
  |swing      = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box end}} 
{{Election box begin |
  |title=[General election 16 July 1895](/source/1895_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Ireland): Cavan West}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
  |party      = Irish National Federation
  |candidate  = [Edmund Vesey Knox](/source/Edmund_Vesey_Knox)
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
  |reg. electors    = 10,439
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
  |winner     = Irish National Federation
}}
{{Election box end}} 
{{Election box begin |
  |title=[By-election 2 August 1895](/source/1895_West_Cavan_by-election): Cavan West}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
  |party      = Irish National Federation
  |candidate  = [James Patrick Farrell](/source/James_Patrick_Farrell)
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
  |reg. electors     = 10,439 
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
  |winner     = Irish National Federation
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Elections in the 1900s===
{{Election box begin |
  |title=[General election 4 October 1900](/source/1900_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Ireland): Cavan West}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
  |party      = Irish Parliamentary Party
  |candidate  = [Thomas McGovern](/source/Thomas_McGovern_(politician))
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
  |reg. electors    = 9,944
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
  |winner     = Irish Parliamentary Party
}}
{{Election box end}} 
{{Election box begin |
  |title=[By-election 11 June 1904](/source/1904_West_Cavan_by-election): Cavan West}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
  |party      = Irish Parliamentary Party
  |candidate  = [Vincent Kennedy](/source/Vincent_Kennedy)
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
  |reg. electors     = 9,119 
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
  |winner     = Irish Parliamentary Party
}}
{{Election box end}} 
{{Election box begin |
  |title=[General election 16 January 1906](/source/1906_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Ireland): Cavan West}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
  |party      = Irish Parliamentary Party
  |candidate  = [Vincent Kennedy](/source/Vincent_Kennedy)
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
  |reg. electors     = 8,897
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
  |winner     = Irish Parliamentary Party
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Elections in the 1910s===
{{Election box begin |
  |title=[General election 18 January 1910](/source/January_1910_United_Kingdom_general_election): Cavan West}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
  |party      = Irish Parliamentary Party
  |candidate  = [Vincent Kennedy](/source/Vincent_Kennedy)
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
  |reg. electors     = 8,605
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
  |winner     = Irish Parliamentary Party
}}
{{Election box end}} 
{{Election box begin |
  |title=[General election 5 December 1910](/source/December_1910_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Ireland): Cavan West}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
  |party      = Irish Parliamentary Party
  |candidate  = [Vincent Kennedy](/source/Vincent_Kennedy)
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
  |reg. electors      = 8,605 
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
  |winner     = Irish Parliamentary Party
}}
{{Election box end}} 
{{Election box begin |
  |title=[General Election 14 December 1918](/source/1918_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Ireland): Cavan West}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
  |party      = Sinn Féin
  |candidate  = [Paul Galligan](/source/Paul_Galligan)
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
  |reg. electors      = 22,270
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
  |winner     = Sinn Féin
  |loser     = Irish Parliamentary Party
}}
{{Election box end}}

==References==
{{reflist}}
*{{Rayment-hc|c|3|date=March 2012}}
*''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)
*{{cite book|title=Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922|editor-first=B.M.|editor-last=Walker|publisher=Royal Irish Academy|year=1978|location=Dublin|isbn=0901714127|pages=332–333, 385}}
*''The [Anglo-Celt](/source/Anglo-Celt) 150th Anniversary Souvenir Supplement'' (dated 30 May 1996).

{{County Cavan constituencies}}

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Category:Dáil constituencies in the Republic of Ireland (historic)
Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885
Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1922

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