South Cork (UK Parliament constituency)
UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland, 1885–1922
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South Cork, formally the Southern 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.
| South 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, on the establishment of the Irish Free State, it was not represented in the UK Parliament.
Boundaries
This constituency comprised the southern part of County Cork, consisting of the barony of East Carbery, West Division, that part of the barony of Ibane and Barryroe not contained within the constituency of South East Cork, that part of the barony of West Carbery, East Division not contained within the constituency of West Cork, and that part of the barony of East Carbery, East Division contained within the parishes of Ballymoney, Desert, Desertserges, Island, Kilgarriff, Kilnagross and Templebryan.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | J. E. Kenny | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
| 1890 | Parnellite | ||
| 1892 | Edward Barry | Irish National Federation | |
| 1900 | Irish Parliamentary Party | ||
| 1910 (Dec) | John P. Walsh | All-for-Ireland League | |
| 1918 | Michael Collins | Sinn Féin | |
| 1922 | constituency abolished | ||
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | J.E. Kenny | 4,823 | 96.1 | ||
| Irish Conservative | Francis McCarthy Connor | 195 | 3.9 | ||
| Majority | 4,628 | 92.2 | |||
| Turnout | 5,018 | 68.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,299 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | J.E. Kenny | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Elections in the 1890s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Edward Barry | Unopposed | |||
| Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Edward Barry | Unopposed | |||
| Irish National Federation hold | |||||
Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Edward Barry | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Edward Barry | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Edward Barry | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-for-Ireland | John Walsh | 2,346 | 51.8 | N/A | |
| Irish Parliamentary | Edward Barry | 2,183 | 48.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 163 | 3.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,529 | 73.1 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 6,199 | ||||
| All-for-Ireland gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | Michael Collins | Unopposed | |||
| Sinn Féin gain from All-for-Ireland | |||||