West Cork (UK Parliament constituency)
UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland, 1885–1922
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West 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.
| West 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 Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Boundaries
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | James Gilhooly | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
| 1891 | Irish National Federation | ||
| 1900 | Irish Parliamentary Party | ||
| 1910 | All-for-Ireland League | ||
| 1916 by-election | Daniel O'Leary | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
| 1918 | Seán Hayes | Sinn Féin | |
| 1922 | Constituency abolished | ||
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | James Gilhooly | 3,920 | 91.3 | ||
| Irish Conservative | John Warren Payne | 373 | 8.7 | ||
| Majority | 3,547 | 82.6 | |||
| Turnout | 4,293 | 70.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,124 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | James Gilhooly | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Elections in the 1890s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | James Gilhooly | 3,155 | 90.6 | N/A | |
| Irish Unionist | Somers Payne | 329 | 9.4 | New | |
| Majority | 2,826 | 81.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,484 | 59.5 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 5,854 | ||||
| Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | James Gilhooly | Unopposed | |||
| Irish National Federation hold | |||||
Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | James Gilhooly | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | James Gilhooly | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-for-Ireland | James Gilhooly | 2,155 | 60.9 | N/A | |
| Irish Parliamentary | Daniel O'Leary | 1,382 | 39.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 773 | 21.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,537 | 61.8 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 5,727 | ||||
| All-for-Ireland gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-for-Ireland | James Gilhooly | 2,218 | 53.1 | −7.8 | |
| Irish Parliamentary | Daniel O'Leary | 1,959 | 46.9 | +7.8 | |
| Majority | 259 | 6.2 | −15.6 | ||
| Turnout | 4,177 | 72.9 | +11.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,727 | ||||
| All-for-Ireland hold | Swing | −7.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Daniel O'Leary[a] | 1,866 | 46.8 | −0.1 | |
| All-for-Ireland | Frank Healy[b] | 1,750 | 43.9 | −9.2 | |
| Independent All-for-Ireland League | Michael Birchmans Slipsey[c] | 370 | 9.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 116 | 2.9 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,986 | 71.4 | −1.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,582 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary gain from All-for-Ireland | Swing | +4.6 | |||
- Notes
- O'Leary had pledged to join the Irish Parliamentary Party and was a supporter of John Redmond. However, the United Irish League had withheld approval of his candidacy.
- Healy was imprisoned in Frongoch internment camp for supposedly being associated with Sinn Féin, but Sinn Féin repudiated his candidacy for not revoking to take his seat at Westminster, instead he had been supported by William O'Brien, who was leader of the All-for-Ireland League.
- Slipsey was a local member of the All-for-Ireland League who stood in protest against William O'Brien's adoption of an unofficial candidate.[3]
The 1916 by-election, which contrasted so obviously with Gilhooly's long tenure of the seat, was viewed as a farce by Unionist opinion.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | Séan Hayes | Unopposed | |||
| Sinn Féin gain from All-for-Ireland | |||||