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.

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.

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.