East Cork (UK Parliament constituency)

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East Cork County constituency
Created:	1885
Abolished:	1922
Type:	House of Commons

East Cork is a former UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament 1885-1922.

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

Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Members of Parliament 3 Elections 4 Reference

[edit] Boundaries

This constituency comprised the eastern part of County Cork.

[edit] Members of Parliament

Years	Member	Party
1885 - 1890	William John Lane	Irish Parliamentary Party
1891 - 1892		Anti-Parnellite
1892 - 1900	Anthony John Charles Donelan	Anti-Parnellite
1900 - 1911		Irish Parliamentary Party
1911 - 1918	John Muldoon	Irish Parliamentary Party
1918 - 1922	David Rice Kent	Sinn Féin

[edit] Elections

The election of December 1910 was declared void after petition. The resultant by-election was won by John Muldoon (Irish Parliamentary Party) on 15 July 1911.

[edit] Reference

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