North Cork (UK Parliament constituency)
UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland, 1885–1922
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North 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.
| North Cork | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1922 | |
| Seats | 1 |
| Created from | County Cork |
| Replaced by | Cork Mid, North, South, South East and West |
Until the 1885 general election the area was part of the County Cork constituency. From 1922 it was not represented in the UK Parliament, as it was no longer in the UK.
Boundaries
This constituency comprised the northern part of County Cork, consisting of the baronies of Duhallow, Orrery and Kilmore and that part of the barony of Fermoy contained within the parishes of Ardskeagh, Ballyhay, Doneraile and Imphrick, and the townland of Ballylopen in the parish of Kilquane.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | James Christopher Flynn | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
| 1891 | Irish National Federation | ||
| 1900 | Irish Parliamentary Party | ||
| January 1910 | Patrick Guiney | All-for-Ireland League | |
| 1913 | John Guiney | All-for-Ireland League | |
| 1918 | Patrick O'Keeffe | Sinn Féin | |
| 1922 | constituency abolished | ||
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | James Christopher Flynn | 4,982 | 98.0 | ||
| Independent | Thomas Walsh | 102 | 2.0 | ||
| Majority | 4,880 | 96.0 | |||
| Turnout | 5,084 | 65.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,827 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | James Christopher Flynn | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Elections in the 1890s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | James Christopher Flynn | Unopposed | |||
| Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | James Christopher Flynn | Unopposed | |||
| Irish National Federation hold | |||||
Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | James Christopher Flynn | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | James Christopher Flynn | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-for-Ireland | Patrick Guiney | 2,888 | 61.6 | N/A | |
| United Irish League | Michael Barry | 1,798 | 38.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,090 | 23.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,686 | 70.4 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 6,655 | ||||
| All-for-Ireland gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-for-Ireland | Patrick Guiney | Unopposed | |||
| All-for-Ireland hold | |||||
Guiney died in office and was succeeded by his brother John Guiney at a by-election held on 4 November 1913.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-for-Ireland | John Guiney | Unopposed | |||
| All-for-Ireland hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | Patrick O'Keeffe | Unopposed | |||
| Sinn Féin gain from All-for-Ireland | |||||