South East Cork (UK Parliament constituency)

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

South East 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, on the establishment of the Irish Free State, it was not represented in the UK Parliament.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the south-eastern part of County Cork, consisting of the baronies of Courceys, Kerrycurrihy, Kinalea, Kinalmeaky and Kinsale, that part of the barony of East Carbery, East Division not contained within the constituency of South Cork, and that part of the barony of Ibane and Barryroe contained within the parishes of Abbeymahon, Desert, Donaghmore, Kilsillagh, Lislee, Templeomalus, Templequinlan and Timoleague, and the townland of Ahidelake in the parish of Island.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1885 John Hooper Irish Parliamentary Party
1889 John Morrogh Irish Parliamentary Party
1891 Irish National Federation
1893 Andrew Commins Irish National Federation
1900 Eugene Crean Irish Parliamentary Party
1906 Irish Parliamentary Party
1910 (Jan) All-for-Ireland League
1910 (Dec) All-for-Ireland League
1918 Diarmuid Lynch Sinn Féin
1922 Constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

1885 general election: South East Cork [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary John Hooper 4,620 87.5
Irish Conservative Augustus Riversdale Warren66112.5
Majority3,95975.0
Turnout 5,28166.0
Registered electors 8,007
Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)
1886 general election: South East Cork [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary John Hooper Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold
1889 by-election: South East Cork [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary John Morrogh Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1890s

1892 general election: South East Cork [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish National Federation John Morrogh 4,109 85.6 N/A
Irish Unionist John Warren Payne Sheares69214.4New
Majority3,41771.2N/A
Turnout 4,80145.3N/A
Registered electors 10,602
Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary Swing N/A

Morrogh resigned to pursue business interests in South Africa (he was a director of De Beers) and because of disagreements with John Dillon and William O'Brien.

By-election, 1893: South East Cork [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish National Federation Andrew Commins Unopposed
Irish National Federation hold
1895 general election: South East Cork [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish National Federation Andrew Commins Unopposed
Irish National Federation hold

Elections in the 1900s

1900 general election: South East Cork [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary Eugene Crean 2,037 57.4 N/A
Healyite Nationalist Matthias Cummins Hickey1,50942.6N/A
Majority52814.8N/A
Turnout 3,54642.5N/A
Registered electors 8,339
Irish Parliamentary hold Swing N/A
1906 general election: South East Cork [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary Eugene Crean Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1910s

January 1910 general election: South East Cork [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
All-for-Ireland Eugene Crean 2,300 56.7 N/A
Irish Parliamentary James Burke1,75743.3N/A
Majority54313.4N/A
Turnout 4,05760.2N/A
Registered electors 6,734
All-for-Ireland gain from Irish Parliamentary Swing N/A
December 1910 general election: South East Cork [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
All-for-Ireland Eugene Crean 2,408 56.3 0.4
Irish Parliamentary Jeremiah Ahern1,87243.7+0.4
Majority53612.60.8
Turnout 4,28063.6+3.4
Registered electors 6,734
All-for-Ireland hold Swing 0.4
1918 general election: South East Cork [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Sinn Féin Diarmuid Lynch Unopposed
Sinn Féin gain from All-for-Ireland

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 339, 386. ISBN   0901714127.