East Cork (UK Parliament constituency)
UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland, 1885–1922
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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.
| East Cork | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1922 | |
| Seats | 1 |
| Created from | County Cork and Youghal |
| Replaced by | Cork East and North East |
Until the 1885 general election the area was part of the County Cork constituency. From 1922, on the establishment of the Irish Free State, it was not represented in the UK Parliament.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | William John Lane | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
| 1891 | Irish National Federation | ||
| 1892 | Anthony Donelan | Irish National Federation | |
| 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | William John Lane | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Elections in the 1890s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Anthony Donelan | Unopposed | |||
| Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Anthony Donelan | Unopposed | |||
| Irish National Federation hold | |||||
Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Anthony Donelan | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Anthony Donelan | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Anthony Donelan | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Anthony Donelan | 3,173 | 63.4 | N/A | |
| All-for-Ireland | William O'Brien | 1,834 | 36.6 | N/A | |
| 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | John Muldoon | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | David Kent | Unopposed | |||
| Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | |||||