East Cork (UK Parliament constituency)
East Cork | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885–1922 | |
Number of members | 1 |
Replaced by | Cork East and North East |
Created from | County Cork and Youghal |
East Cork, a division of County Cork, was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, represented in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From 1885 to 1922 it returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Until the 1885 general election the area was part of the Cork County constituency. From 1922 it was not represented in the UK Parliament, as it was no longer in the UK.
Boundaries[]
This constituency comprised the eastern part of County Cork, consisting of the barony of Imokilly and that part of the barony of Barrymore not contained within the North East Cork constituency.
Members of Parliament[]
Election | Member [1] | Party | |
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1885 | William John Lane | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
1891 | Anti-Parnellite | ||
1892 | Anthony Donelan | Anti-Parnellite | |
1900 | Irish Parliamentary Party | ||
1911 by-election | John Muldoon | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
1918 | David Kent | Sinn Féin | |
1922 | constituency abolished |
Elections[]
Elections in the 1880s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | William John Lane | 4,314 | 94.2 | ||
Independent | Henry Villiers-Stuart | 266 | 5.8 | ||
Majority | 4,048 | 88.4 | |||
Turnout | 4,580 | 58.4 | |||
Registered electors | 6,934 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | William John Lane | Unopposed | |||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Elections in the 1890s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish National Federation | Anthony Donelan | Unopposed | |||
Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish National Federation | Anthony Donelan | Unopposed | |||
Irish National Federation hold |
Elections in the 1900s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | Anthony Donelan | Unopposed | |||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | Anthony Donelan | Unopposed | |||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Elections in the 1910s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | Anthony Donelan | Unopposed | |||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | Anthony Donelan | 3,173 | 63.4 | N/A | |
All-for-Ireland | William O'Brien | 1,834 | 36.6 | New | |
Majority | 1,339 | 26.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,007 | 79.3 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 6,316 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | John Muldoon | Unopposed | |||
Irish Parliamentary hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Sinn Féin | David Kent | Unopposed | |||
Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary |
References[]
- Walker, B. M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Royal Irish Academy.
Categories:
- Westminster constituencies in County Cork (historic)
- Dáil constituencies in the Republic of Ireland (historic)
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1922
- Historic Westminster constituency in Ireland stubs