East Clare (UK Parliament constituency)

East Clare
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1922
Number of members One
Created from Clare and Ennis

East Clare was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament (MP) 1885–1922.

Prior to the United Kingdom general election, 1885 the area was part of the Clare constituency. From 1922 it was not represented in the UK Parliament.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the eastern part of County Clare.

Members of Parliament

YearsMember [1] Party
1885–1892 Joseph Richard Cox Irish Parliamentary Party
1892–1900 Willie Redmond Parnellite Nationalist
1900–1917 Irish Parliamentary Party
1917–1922 Éamon de Valera Sinn Féin

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

General Election 28 November 1885: Clare East[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Irish Parliamentary Joseph Richard Cox 6,224 95.6 N/A
Irish Conservative Lucius O'Brien 289 4.4 N/A
Majority 5,935 91.2 N/A
Turnout 6,513 64.3 N/A
Registered electors 10,128
Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)
General Election 5 July 1886: Clare East[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Irish Parliamentary Joseph Richard Cox Unopposed
Registered electors 10,128
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1890s

General Election 12 July 1892: Clare East[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Irish National League Willie Redmond 3,203 53.7 N/A
Irish National Federation Joseph Richard Cox 2,759 46.3 N/A
Majority 444 7.4 N/A
Turnout 5,962 53.2 N/A
Registered electors 11,198
Irish National League gain from Irish Parliamentary Swing N/A
General Election 19 July 1895: Clare East[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Irish National League Willie Redmond 3,315 50.4 -3.3
Irish National Federation P. A. McHugh 3,258 49.6 +3.3
Majority 57 0.8 -6.6
Turnout 6,573 61.0 +7.8
Registered electors 10,780
Irish National League hold Swing −3.3

Elections in the 1900s

General Election 2 October 1900: Clare East[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Irish Parliamentary Willie Redmond Unopposed
Registered electors 12,028
Irish Parliamentary hold
General Election 15 January 1906: Clare East[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Irish Parliamentary Willie Redmond Unopposed
Registered electors 8,585
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1910s

General Election 18 January 1910: Clare East[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Irish Parliamentary Willie Redmond Unopposed
Registered electors 8,709
Irish Parliamentary hold
General Election 6 December 1910: Clare East[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Irish Parliamentary Willie Redmond Unopposed
Registered electors 8,709
Irish Parliamentary hold
  • Death of Redmond
By-election 10 July 1917: Clare East[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Sinn Féin Éamon de Valera 5,010 71.1 N/A
Irish Parliamentary Patrick Lynch, K.C. 2,035 28.9 N/A
Majority 2,975 42.2 N/A
Turnout 7,045 77.2 N/A
Registered electors 9,130
Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary Swing N/A
General Election 14 December 1918: Clare East[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Sinn Féin Éamon de Valera Unopposed
Registered electors 23,511
Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary

Notes

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 4)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.

References

  • Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)


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