South Cork (UK Parliament constituency)
South Cork | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885–1922 | |
Number of members | One |
Created from | County Cork |
South Cork, formally known as 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.
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 southern part of County Cork.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
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1885 | J. E. Kenny | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
1890 | Parnellite | ||
1892 | Edward Barry | Anti-Parnellite | |
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 | N/A | |
Irish Conservative | Francis McCarthy Connor | 195 | 3.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,628 | 92.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,018 | 68.7 | N/A | ||
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 | ||
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 |
References
- Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 5)
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