Dáil constituency (1921–1977)
Cavan was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann , the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1921 to 1977. The method of election was proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
From 1921 to 1923, Cavan elected 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála , commonly known as TDs). This was increased to 4 with effect from the 1923 general election , and reduced to 3 with effect from the 1961 general election to 1977.
At the 1977 general election , the Cavan constituency was combined with Monaghan to form the new 5 seat Cavan–Monaghan constituency.[1]
Throughout its existence, the constituency consisted of the entire administrative county of Cavan .[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.
1973 general election [ edit ] 1973 general election : Cavan[28] Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count Fine Gael Thomas J. Fitzpatrick 7,276 28.1 1 Fianna Fáil Patrick Smith 5,979 23.1 2 Fianna Fáil John Wilson 3,846 14.9 3 Fine Gael Patrick O'Reilly 3,459 13.4 Fianna Fáil Séamus Dolan 3,231 12.5 Fine Gael David Coleman 2,828 9.86 Aontacht Éireann James Kelly 2,068 8.0 Electorate: 37,299 Valid: 28,687 Quota: 7,172 Turnout: 76.9%
1969 general election [ edit ] 1969 general election : Cavan[27] Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count Fine Gael Thomas J. Fitzpatrick 7,092 23.8 1 Fianna Fáil Patrick Smith 6,380 21.4 2 Fianna Fáil Séamus Dolan 3,563 11.9 Fine Gael Patrick O'Reilly 3,548 11.9 3 Independent John Tully 3,123 10.5 Fianna Fáil Richard Black 2,212 7.4 Fine Gael Thomas Anderson 2,194 7.4 Labour James Caffrey 1,255 4.2 Labour Thomas O'Connor 495 1.7 Electorate: ? Valid: 29,862 Quota: 7,466 Turnout:
1965 general election [ edit ] 1961 general election [ edit ] 1957 general election [ edit ] 1957 general election : Cavan[24] [29] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 Fianna Fáil Patrick Smith 23.9 7,309 Fine Gael Patrick O'Reilly 15.4 4,704 4,751 5,860 5,965 6,416 Clann na Poblachta John Tully 14.2 4,327 4,414 4,524 4,694 6,397 Independent John James Cole 13.6 4,161 4,184 4,217 4,267 4,366 Sinn Féin Pádraig Ó Dubhthaigh 10.8 3,308 3,345 3,494 3,742 Fianna Fáil Séamus Dolan 8.6 2,626 2,794 2,853 Fianna Fáil Michael Sheridan 8.5 2,610 3,428 3,491 5,703 6,642 Fine Gael John McGovern 5.0 1,533 1,546 Electorate: 39,142 Valid: 30,578 Quota: 6,116 Turnout: 78.1%
1954 general election [ edit ] 1954 general election : Cavan[23] [29] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 Fianna Fáil Patrick Smith 22.8 7,570 Clann na Poblachta John Tully 17.8 5,898 5,965 6,212 6,407 7,657 Independent John James Cole 14.2 4,704 4,724 4,748 4,798 5,251 5,591 Fine Gael Patrick O'Reilly 12.9 4,280 4,310 5,107 5,171 6,408 6,823 Independent Patrick O'Reilly 10.8 3,597 3,635 3,930 4,154 Fianna Fáil Séamus Dolan 8.4 2,773 2,893 2,992 Fianna Fáil Michael Sheridan 8.3 2,759 3,410 3,522 5,906 6,860 Fine Gael John McGovern 4.8 1,596 1,604 Electorate: 40,301 Valid: 33,177 Quota: 6,636 Turnout: 82.3%
1951 general election [ edit ] 1951 general election : Cavan[29] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 Fianna Fáil Patrick Smith 23.9 8,172 Clann na Poblachta John Tully 18.7 6,413 6,486 6,761 7,791 Independent Jack Cole 14.5 4,981 5,002 5,060 5,401 5,641 Fine Gael Patrick O'Reilly 14.3 4,911 4,953 5,099 6,371 6,747 Fianna Fáil Michael Sheridan 10.4 3,564 4,493 6,667 7,538 Independent Patrick O'Reilly 10.0 3,438 3,486 3,744 Fianna Fáil Gerald M. Lovett 6.7 2,287 2,477 Independent Eric D. O'Gowan 1.4 495 511 Electorate: 42,098 Valid: 34,261 Quota: 6,853 Turnout: 81.38%
1948 general election [ edit ] 1948 general election : Cavan[29] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Fianna Fáil Patrick Smith 32.2 11,168 Independent Patrick O'Reilly 14.8 5,139 5,500 5,557 5,760 6,104 7,347 Independent John James Cole 14.4 4,982 5,101 5,185 5,222 5,289 5,464 5,656 Fianna Fáil Michael Sheridan 9.3 3,221 6,176 6,455 8,010 Clann na Poblachta John Tully 8.6 2,970 3,088 3,559 3,679 3,811 4,181 6,670 Clann na Poblachta Peter A. Donohoe 6.5 2,253 2,370 2,496 2,605 2,679 3,220 Fine Gael Tom O'Reilly 6.0 2,081 2,220 2,307 2,401 2,558 Fianna Fáil Francis Dolphin 5.2 1,794 2,098 2,179 Labour Edward Thornton 3.2 1,119 1,228 Electorate: 44,068 Valid: 34,727 Quota: 6,946 Turnout: 78.80%
1944 general election [ edit ] 1944 general election : Cavan[20] [30] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 Fianna Fáil Patrick Smith 31.7 10,609 Clann na Talmhan Patrick O'Reilly 17.3 5,794 6,101 6,589 6,750 Independent John James Cole 16.9 5,634 5,721 5,794 5,821 Independent Tom O'Reilly 15.0 5,000 5,428 6,134 6,418 Fianna Fáil Michael Sheridan 12.8 4,286 7,156 Fianna Fáil Bernard Fay 6.3 2,095 2,328 Electorate: 46,501 Valid: 33,418 Quota: 6,684 Turnout: 71.7%
1943 general election [ edit ] 1943 general election : Cavan[19] [30] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Fianna Fáil Patrick Smith 25.9 9,279 Clann na Talmhan Patrick O'Reilly 15.0 5,397 5,597 5,641 5,829 6,309 6,651 7,088 7,740 Independent John James Cole 14.8 5,307 5,363 5,402 5,656 5,780 5,918 6,165 6,423 7,005 Fianna Fáil Michael Sheridan 8.4 3,023 4,420 4,475 4,551 4,970 5,879 6,012 6,507 6,988 Independent James Keogan 5.5 1,968 2,020 2,077 2,116 2,241 2,334 2,412 Fine Gael Patrick McGovern 5.5 1,962 1,995 2,056 2,566 2,691 2,874 3,540 3,717 4,160 Independent Hugh O'Donoghue 4.7 1,671 1,751 1,787 1,832 Fianna Fáil James O'Reilly 4.6 1,664 1,762 1,815 1,885 1,992 Labour Michael Keating 4.4 1,570 1,603 2,181 2,252 2,436 2,492 2,747 3,025 Fine Gael Patrick Farrell 4.3 1,550 1,646 1,667 1,946 2,035 2,135 Fine Gael Patrick Baxter 4.2 1,504 1,531 1,579 Labour Michael Magee 2.8 988 1,018 Electorate: 46,501 Valid: 35,883 Quota: 7,177 Turnout: 77.2%
1938 general election [ edit ] 1938 general election : Cavan[18] [30] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 Fianna Fáil Patrick Smith 25.5 9,129 Fianna Fáil Michael Sheridan 22.5 8,049 Independent John James Cole 17.8 6,375 6,771 6,949 7,949 Fine Gael Patrick McGovern 17.5 6,261 6,951 7,254 Labour Michael Keating 8.6 3,096 3,815 4,153 5,146 Fine Gael John McGorry 8.2 2,941 3,094 3,153 Electorate: 46,519 Valid: 35,851 Quota: 7,171 Turnout: 77.1%
1937 general election [ edit ] 1937 general election : Cavan[17] [30] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 Fianna Fáil Patrick Smith 23.1 8,446 Independent John James Cole 17.6 6,458 6,469 6,559 6,790 6,871 6,959 Fine Gael Patrick McGovern 16.0 5,868 5,884 6,062 6,921 7,176 7,410 Fine Gael John Joe O'Reilly 12.4 4,530 4,554 4,846 5,290 5,412 5,618 Fianna Fáil Michael Sheridan 10.8 3,943 4,838 5,797 5,996 9,122 Fianna Fáil Bernard Fay 9.4 3,439 3,510 3,688 3,839 Independent Patrick Farrell 5.5 2,009 2,039 2,160 Independent James Smith 5.3 1,946 2,017 Electorate: 47,008 Valid: 36,639 Quota: 7,328 Turnout: 77.9%
1933 general election [ edit ] 1933 general election : Cavan[16] [30] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 Fianna Fáil Patrick Smith 24.5 9,446 Fianna Fáil Michael Sheridan 22.7 8,740 Independent John James Cole 17.3 6,675 6,771 6,814 6,897 7,051 Cumann na nGaedheal John Joe O'Reilly 12.9 4,966 5,448 5,672 6,674 7,806 National Centre Party John O'Hanlon 11.8 4,560 4,982 5,282 National Centre Party Patrick McGovern 10.7 4,103 4,850 5,324 8,985 Electorate: 47,304 Valid: 38,490 Quota: 7,699 Turnout: 81.4%
1932 general election [ edit ] 1932 general election : Cavan[15] [30] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 Fianna Fáil Michael Sheridan 22.5 8,183 Independent John O'Hanlon 20.0 7,281 7,303 Fianna Fáil Patrick Smith 19.6 7,154 8,012 Independent John James Cole 16.7 6,083 6,085 6,375 6,398 Cumann na nGaedheal John Joe O'Reilly 13.8 5,023 5,034 7,048 7,159 Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Baxter 7.4 2,697 2,702 Electorate: 47,302 Valid: 36,421 Quota: 7,285 Turnout: 77.0%
September 1927 general election [ edit ] September 1927 general election : Cavan[14] [30] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 Cumann na nGaedheal John Joe O'Reilly 19.1 6,652 7,858 Fianna Fáil Patrick Smith 18.7 6,496 6,732 6,985 Independent John O'Hanlon 17.7 6,154 8,338 Independent John James Cole 17.6 6,136 6,433 6,631 6,795 Fianna Fáil Michael Sheridan 14.0 4,862 5,225 5,767 6,067 Farmers' Party Patrick Baxter 12.9 4,484 Electorate: 54,955 Valid: 34,784 Quota: 6,957 Turnout: 63.3%
June 1927 general election [ edit ] June 1927 general election : Cavan[13] [30] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 Independent John O'Hanlon 32.7 11,152 Cumann na nGaedheal John Joe O'Reilly 16.7 5,690 6,947 Fianna Fáil Patrick Smith 15.8 5,396 5,876 5,946 5,961 8,955 Independent John James Cole 15.1 5,158 5,336 5,376 5,390 5,408 5,470 Farmers' Party Patrick Baxter 9.7 3,313 5,081 5,311 5,373 5,488 6,179 Fianna Fáil Michael Sheridan 8.3 2,830 3,260 3,375 3,400 Independent Seán Milroy 1.8 614 822 Electorate: 54,955 Valid: 34,153 Quota: 6,831 Turnout: 62.2%
Following the resignation of Cumann na nGaedheal TD Seán Milroy , a by-election was held on 11 March 1925. The seat was won by the Cumann na nGaedheal candidate John Joe O'Reilly.
1923 general election [ edit ] 1923 general election : Cavan[11] [30] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Farmers' Party Patrick Baxter 18.8 6,264 6,488 6,928 Republican Patrick Smith 18.4 6,112 6,155 6,213 6,283 6,358 6,429 6,519 Independent John James Cole 16.5 5,476 5,483 5,508 5,528 5,609 5,691 5,798 Cumann na nGaedheal Seán Milroy 15.4 5,109 5,134 5,205 5,251 5,578 6,680 Labour Patrick Sheridan 11.3 3,749 3,779 3,847 3,873 3,930 4,195 4,628 Cumann na nGaedheal Walter L. Cole 7.4 2,448 2,463 2,491 2,515 2,606 3,093 Cumann na nGaedheal Thomas McKenna 6.0 2,010 2,133 2,166 2,215 2,323 Independent Patrick McQuaid 2.4 810 838 861 870 Farmers' Party Henry O'Reilly 2.2 728 774 Farmers' Party Patrick Farrelly 1.7 559 Electorate: 55,104 Valid: 33,265 Quota: 6,654 Turnout: 60.4%
1922 general election [ edit ] 1922 general election : Cavan[10] [30] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) Arthur Griffith 54.4 13,101 Farmers' Party Patrick Baxter 23.3 5,620 5,994 6,015 Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) Walter L. Cole 20.0 4,807 6,490 Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) Seán Milroy 2.3 565 5,585 6,030 Electorate: 44,022 Valid: 24,093 Quota: 6,024 Turnout: 54.7%
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