Cavan (UK Parliament constituency)
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. 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 1820s. John Maxwell-Barry succeeded as 5th Baron Farnham, causing a by-election. Elections in the 1830s. Henry Maxwell succeeded to the peerage, becoming 7th  Baron Farnham and causing a by-election. Elections in the 1840s. Somerset Maxwell resigned, causing a by-election. John Young was appointed a Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election. Henry John Clements's death caused a by-election. Elections in the 1850s. John Young was appointed Chief Secretary of Ireland, requiring a by-election. John Young resigned after being appointed Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands, causing a by-election. Elections in the 1870s. Elections in the 1880s.