North Cork (UK Parliament constituency)

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North Cork
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
18851922
Seats1
Created from County Cork
Replaced by Cork Mid, North, South, South East and West

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.

Contents

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 and 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

ElectionMemberParty
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

1885 general election: North Cork [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary James Christopher Flynn 4,982 98.0
Independent Thomas Walsh1022.0
Majority4,88096.0
Turnout 5,08465.0
Registered electors 7,827
Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)
1886 general election: North Cork [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary James Christopher Flynn Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1890s

1892 general election: North Cork [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish National Federation James Christopher Flynn Unopposed
Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary
1895 general election: North Cork [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish National Federation James Christopher Flynn Unopposed
Irish National Federation hold

Elections in the 1900s

1900 general election: North Cork [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary James Christopher Flynn Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold
1906 general election: North Cork [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary James Christopher Flynn Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1910s

13 January 1910: North Cork [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
All-for-Ireland Patrick Guiney 2,888 61.6 N/A
United Irish League Michael Barry1,79838.4N/A
Majority1,09023.2N/A
Turnout 4,68670.4N/A
Registered electors 6,655
All-for-Ireland gain from Irish Parliamentary Swing
December 1910: North Cork [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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.

By-election, 1913: North Cork [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
All-for-Ireland John Guiney Unopposed
All-for-Ireland hold
December 1918: North Cork [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Sinn Féin Patrick O'Keeffe Unopposed
Sinn Féin gain from All-for-Ireland

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References

  1. 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.