Cavan (Dáil Éireann constituency)
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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.
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[edit] Boundaries
The constituency spanned the entire area of County Cavan.
[edit] Last Results (1973)
| 1973 General Election: Cavan | ||||||
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| Candidate | Party | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Tom Fitzpatrick | Fine Gael | 7,276 | 28.14 | 1 | 0 | |
| Paddy Smith | Fianna Fáil | 5,979 | 23.12 | 2 | 0 | |
| John Wilson | Fianna Fáil | 3,846 | 14.87 | 3 | 0 | |
| Patrick O'Reilly | Fine Gael | 3,459 | 13.38 | |||
| Seamus Dolan | Fianna Fáil | 3,231 | 12.49 | |||
| James Kelly | Independent | 2,068 | 8.00 | |||
[edit] See 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)
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