North_East_Cork_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
North East Cork (UK Parliament constituency)
UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland, 1885–1922
North 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.
| North East Cork | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1922 | |
| Seats | 1 |
| Created from | County Cork and Mallow |
| Replaced by | Cork East and North East |
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.
This constituency comprised the north-eastern part of County Cork, consisting of the baronies of Condons and Clangibbon and Kinnatalloon, that part of the barony of Fermoy not contained within the constituency of North Cork, that part of the barony of Barrymore contained within the parishes of Ardnageehy, Britway, Castlelyons, Coole, Dunbulloge, Gortroe, Kilshanahan, Knockmourne, Rathcormack, Templebodan and Whitechurch, and that part of the barony of Barretts contained within the parish of Mourne Abbey.
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Edmund Leamy | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 8,175 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Edmund Leamy | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 8,175 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
- Leamy resigns
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | William O'Brien | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 8,812 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Elections in the 1890s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | William O'Brien | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 8,781 | ||||
| Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | |||||
In the 1892 United Kingdom general election William O'Brien (Irish Parliamentary Party) was returned for both North East Cork and Cork City. He chose to sit for Cork City, and a by-election was held for the vacant seat.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Michael Davitt | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 8,790 | ||||
| Irish National Federation hold | |||||
Being the only nominated candidate in the by-election, Michael Davitt took the seat unopposed on 8 February 1893. He resigned in May (after being threatened with bankruptcy) and a further by-election was held for which William Abraham was returned unopposed on 28 June.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | William Abraham | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 8,790 | ||||
| Irish National Federation hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | William Abraham | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 8,356 | ||||
| Irish National Federation hold | |||||
Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | William Abraham | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 7,393 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | William Abraham | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 6,497 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-for-Ireland | William O'Brien | 2,984 | 66.4 | N/A | |
| Irish Parliamentary | William Abraham | 1,510 | 33.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,474 | 32.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,494 | 67.7 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 6,634 | ||||
| All-for-Ireland gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |||
In the January 1910 general election William O'Brien (All-for-Ireland League) was again returned for both North East Cork and Cork City. As usual, he chose to sit for Cork City, and a by-election was held for the vacant seat, which was taken unopposed by Maurice Healy (All-for-Ireland League) on 2 March 1910.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-for-Ireland | Maurice Healy | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 6,634 | ||||
| All-for-Ireland hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-for-Ireland | Moreton Frewen | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 6,634 | ||||
| All-for-Ireland hold | |||||
In the December 1910 general election North East Cork was won by Moreton Frewen (All-for-Ireland League) but his senior party colleague Tim Healy lost in North Louth. Frewen resigned so that Healy could stand in his vacated seat, and Healy was returned unopposed in the by-election on 16 July 1911.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-for-Ireland | Tim Healy | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 6,670 | ||||
| All-for-Ireland hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | Thomas Hunter | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 18,239 | ||||
| Sinn Féin gain from All-for-Ireland | |||||
- Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 336–337, 386. ISBN 0901714127.
- Walker, Brian M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Royal Irish Academy.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 5)