# East Cavan (UK Parliament constituency)

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

| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 1885 | | Thomas O'Hanlon | Nationalist |
| 1891 | | Thomas O'Hanlon | Parnellite Nationalist |
| 1892 | | Samuel Young | Anti-Parnellite Nationalist |
| 1900 | | Samuel Young | Nationalist |
| 1918(b) | | Arthur Griffith | Sinn Féin |
| 1922 | Constituency abolished: See Cavan (Dáil constituency). | Constituency abolished: See Cavan (Dáil constituency). | Constituency abolished: See Cavan (Dáil constituency). |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1880s

General election 30 November 1885: East Cavan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Thomas O'Hanlon | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,920 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) |
General election 7 July 1886: East Cavan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Thomas O'Hanlon | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,920 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 16 July 1892: East Cavan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | Samuel Young | 6,024 | 81.6 | N/A |
| | Irish Unionist | Henry John Beresford Clements | 1,360 | 18.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,664 | 63.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,384 | 76.9 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,606 | | |
| | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |
General election 19 July 1895: East Cavan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | Samuel Young | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,370 | | |
| | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 5 October 1900: East Cavan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Samuel Young | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,372 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
General election 19 January 1906: East Cavan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Samuel Young | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,946 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election 19 January 1910: East Cavan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Samuel Young | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,981 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
General election 6 December 1910: East Cavan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Samuel Young | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,981 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
By-election 20 June 1918: East Cavan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Sinn Féin | Arthur Griffith | 3,795 | 59.5 | New |
| | Irish Parliamentary | John F. O'Hanlon | 2,581 | 40.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,214 | 19.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,376 | 72.3 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,821 | | |
| | Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |
General Election 14 December 1918: East Cavan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Sinn Féin | Arthur Griffith | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,148 | | |
| | Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary |