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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.

This article is about 1885–1922 constituency of the United Kingdom House of Commons and of the 1919–1921 First Dáil. For the post-1923 constituency, see Cork East (Dáil constituency).

East Cork
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1922
Replaced byCork East and North East
Created fromCounty Cork and Youghal

Until the 1885 general election the area was part of the Cork County constituency. From 1922, on the establishment of the Irish Free State, it was not represented in the UK Parliament.


Boundaries


This constituency comprised the eastern part of County Cork, consisting of the barony of Imokilly and that part of the barony of Barrymore not contained within the North East Cork constituency.


Members of Parliament


ElectionMember [1] Party
1885 William John Lane Irish Parliamentary Party
1891 Irish National Federation
1892 Anthony Donelan Irish National Federation
1900 Irish Parliamentary Party
1911 by-election John Muldoon Irish Parliamentary Party
1918 David Kent Sinn Féin
1922 constituency abolished

Elections



Elections in the 1880s


1885 general election: East Cork[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary William John Lane 4,314 94.2
Independent Henry Villiers-Stuart 266 5.8
Majority 4,048 88.4
Turnout 4,580 58.4
Registered electors 6,934
Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)
1886 general election: East Cork[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary William John Lane Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1890s


1892 general election: East Cork[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish National Federation Anthony Donelan Unopposed
Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary
1895 general election: East Cork[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish National Federation Anthony Donelan Unopposed
Irish National Federation hold

Elections in the 1900s


1900 general election: East Cork[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Anthony Donelan Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold
1906 general election: East Cork[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Anthony Donelan Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1910s


January 1910 general election: East Cork[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Anthony Donelan Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold
December 1910 general election: East Cork[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Anthony Donelan 3,173 63.4 N/A
All-for-Ireland William O'Brien 1,834 36.6 New
Majority 1,339 26.8 N/A
Turnout 5,007 79.3 N/A
Registered electors 6,316
Irish Parliamentary hold Swing N/A
1911 by-election: East Cork[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary John Muldoon Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold
1918 general election: East Cork[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Sinn Féin David Kent Unopposed
Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary

References


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


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