Cavan (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Cavan is a former parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which from 1921-1977 returned deputies (Teachtaí Dála or TDs) to Dáil Éireann, the lower house of parliament in the Republic of Ireland. It elected three deputies from 1921–1923, four from 1923–1961 and three from 1961–1977.

At the 1977 general election, the Cavan constituency was combined with Monaghan to form the new five-seat Cavan-Monaghan constituency.

Boundaries

The constituency spanned the entire area of County Cavan.

Members of Dáil Éireann

Three members

Last Results (1973)

Irish Election box begin
|title=1973 General Election: CavanIrish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Tom Fitzpatrick
party = Fine Gael
votes = 7,276
percentage = 28.14
seat = 1
count = 0Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Paddy Smith
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 5,979
percentage = 23.12
seat = 2
count = 0Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = John Wilson
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 3,846
percentage = 14.87
seat = 3
count = 0Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Patrick O'Reilly
party = Fine Gael
votes = 3,459
percentage = 13.38
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Séamus Dolan
party = Fianna Fáil
votes = 3,231
percentage = 12.49
seat =
count = Irish Election box candidate
|candidate = James Kelly
party = Independent
votes = 2,068
percentage = 8.00
seat =
count =

ee also

* Cavan-Monaghan
* Monaghan (constituency)
* Politics of the Republic of Ireland
* List of political parties in Ireland
* List of Irish by-elections
* Elections in Ireland
* List of Dáil Éireann constituencies in Ireland (historic)

External links

* http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0
* http://acts.oireachtas.ie/