Cavan_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
County Cavan was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which from 1801 to 1885 returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Quick Facts County Cavan, County ...
| County Cavan | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | County Cavan |
| 1801–1885 | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Created from | County Cavan |
| Replaced by | East Cavan and West Cavan |
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This constituency comprised the whole of County Cavan.
From 1801 to 1885 County Cavan was one constituency with two Members of Parliament who both represented the whole of the county.
More information Election, 1st Member ...
| Election | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | Francis Saunderson | Whig | Nathaniel Sneyd | Tory | ||||
| 1802 | ||||||||
| 1806 | John Maxwell-Barry | Tory | ||||||
| 1807 | ||||||||
| 1812 | ||||||||
| 1818 | ||||||||
| 1820 | ||||||||
| 1824 | Henry Maxwell | Tory[1] | ||||||
| 1826 | Alexander Saunderson | Whig[1][2] | ||||||
| 1830 | ||||||||
| 1831 | Sir John Young, Bt. | Tory[1] | ||||||
| 1832 | ||||||||
| 1835 | Conservative[1] | Conservative[1] | ||||||
| 1837 | ||||||||
| 1839 | Somerset Maxwell | Conservative[1] | ||||||
| 1840 | Henry John Clements | Conservative[1] | ||||||
| 1841 | ||||||||
| 1841 | ||||||||
| 1843 | James Maxwell | Conservative | ||||||
| 1847 | Peelite | |||||||
| 1852 | ||||||||
| 1853 | Peelite | |||||||
| 1855 | Robert Burrowes | Conservative | ||||||
| 1857 | Hugh Annesley | Conservative | ||||||
| 1859 | ||||||||
| 1865 | Edward James Saunderson | Palmerstonian Liberal | ||||||
| 1869 | Conservative | |||||||
| 1874 | Charles Joseph Fay | Home Rule League | Joseph Biggar | Home Rule League | ||||
| 1880 | ||||||||
| 1885 | constituency abolished: see Cavan East and Cavan West | |||||||
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Elections in the 1800s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Francis Saunderson | Unopposed | |||
| Tory | Nathaniel Sneyd | Unopposed | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Francis Saunderson | Unopposed | |||
| Tory | Nathaniel Sneyd | Unopposed | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tory | Nathaniel Sneyd | Unopposed | |||
| Tory | John Maxwell-Barry | Unopposed | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tory | Nathaniel Sneyd | Unopposed | |||
| Tory | John Maxwell-Barry | Unopposed | |||
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Elections in the 1810s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tory | Nathaniel Sneyd | Unopposed | |||
| Tory | John Maxwell-Barry | Unopposed | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tory | Nathaniel Sneyd | Unopposed | |||
| Tory | John Maxwell-Barry | Unopposed | |||
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Elections in the 1820s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tory | Nathaniel Sneyd | Unopposed | |||
| Tory | John Maxwell-Barry | Unopposed | |||
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John Maxwell-Barry succeeded as 5th Baron Farnham, causing a by-election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tory | Henry Maxwell | Unopposed | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tory | Henry Maxwell | 2,854 | 30.5 | N/A | |
| Whig | Alexander Saunderson | 2,673 | 28.6 | N/A | |
| Robert Henry Southwell | 1,917 | 20.5 | N/A | ||
| Charles Coote | 1,901 | 20.3 | N/A | ||
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Elections in the 1830s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tory | Henry Maxwell | 786 | 51.5 | N/A | |
| Whig | Alexander Saunderson | 452 | 29.6 | N/A | |
| Tory | William Young | 287 | 18.8 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 879 | 66.3 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 1,325 | ||||
| Majority | 334 | 21.9 | |||
| Tory hold | Swing | ||||
| Majority | 165 | 10.8 | |||
| Whig hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tory | Henry Maxwell | 664 | 41.3 | −10.2 | |
| Tory | John Young | 614 | 38.2 | +19.4 | |
| Whig | Robert Henry Southwell | 331 | 20.6 | −9.0 | |
| Majority | 283 | 17.6 | −4.3 | ||
| Turnout | c. 805 | c. 60.7 | c. −5.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,325 | ||||
| Tory hold | Swing | −2.9 | |||
| Tory gain from Whig | Swing | +12.0 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tory | Henry Maxwell | Unopposed | |||
| Tory | John Young | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,248 | ||||
| Tory hold | |||||
| Tory hold | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Maxwell | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | John Young | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,241 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Maxwell | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | John Young | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,918 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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Henry Maxwell succeeded to the peerage, becoming 7th Baron Farnham and causing a by-election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Somerset Maxwell | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1840s
Somerset Maxwell resigned, causing a by-election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry John Clements | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry John Clements | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | John Young | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,050 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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John Young was appointed a Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Young | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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Henry John Clements's death caused a by-election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Maxwell | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Maxwell | Unopposed | |||
| Peelite | John Young | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,492 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Peelite gain from Conservative | |||||
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Elections in the 1850s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Maxwell | 2,252 | 44.8 | N/A | |
| Peelite | John Young | 2,049 | 40.8 | N/A | |
| Tenant Rights | Hercules Ellis[5] | 727 | 14.5 | New | |
| Turnout | 2,514 (est) | 65.3 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 3,850 | ||||
| Majority | 203 | 4.0 | N/A | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Majority | 1,322 | 26.3 | N/A | ||
| Peelite hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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John Young was appointed Chief Secretary of Ireland, requiring a by-election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peelite | John Young | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 4,909 | ||||
| Peelite hold | |||||
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John Young resigned after being appointed Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands, causing a by-election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Robert Burrowes | 2,163 | 53.7 | +8.9 | |
| Whig | Henry George Hughes[6] | 1,866 | 46.3 | New | |
| Majority | 297 | 7.4 | +3.4 | ||
| Turnout | 4,029 | 82.1 | +16.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,909 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Peelite | Swing | N/A | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Maxwell | 3,164 | 47.0 | +2.2 | |
| Conservative | Hugh Annesley | 2,164 | 32.1 | N/A | |
| Radical | Matthew O'Reilly Dease[7] | 1,409 | 20.9 | New | |
| Majority | 755 | 11.2 | +7.2 | ||
| Turnout | 4,073 (est) | 72.2 (est) | +6.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,638 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Conservative gain from Peelite | Swing | N/A | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Maxwell | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Hugh Annesley | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 5,989 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1860s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Hugh Annesley | Unopposed | |||
| Liberal | Edward James Saunderson | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 6,304 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Hugh Annesley | Unopposed | |||
| Liberal | Edward James Saunderson | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 6,415 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Liberal hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1870s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Home Rule | Charles Joseph Fay | 3,229 | 37.5 | New | |
| Home Rule | Joseph Biggar | 3,079 | 35.7 | New | |
| Conservative | Edward James Saunderson | 2,310 | 26.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 769 | 8.9 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 5,464 (est) | 87.8 (est) | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 6,225 | ||||
| Home Rule gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Home Rule gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
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Elections in the 1880s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Home Rule | Charles Joseph Fay | 3,097 | 36.9 | −0.6 | |
| Parnellite Home Rule League | Joseph Biggar | 3,061 | 36.5 | +0.8 | |
| Conservative | Somerset Maxwell | 2,233 | 26.6 | −0.2 | |
| Majority | 828 | 9.9 | +1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 5,330 (est) | 87.4 (est) | −0.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,096 | ||||
| Home Rule hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Home Rule hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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