West Cork (UK Parliament constituency)
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| West Cork County constituency |
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|---|---|
| Created: | 1885 |
| Abolished: | 1922 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
West Cork was a 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.
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[edit] Boundaries
This constituency comprised the western part of County Cork.
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Years | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 - 1890 | James Gilhooly | Irish Parliamentary Party |
| 1891 - 1900 | Anti-Parnellite | |
| 1900 - 1910 | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
| 1910 - 1916 | All-for-Ireland League | |
| 1916 - 1918 | Daniel O'Leary | Irish Parliamentary Party |
| 1918 - 1922 | Seán Hayes | Sinn Féin |
[edit] Elections
[edit] 1885-1910
- December 1885 - James Gilhooly (1845-16 October 1916 aged 71), Nationalist, Vintner
- 1886 - James Gilhooly, Nationalist
- 1892 - James Gilhooly, Nationalist (3155 votes); Somers Payne (Unionist) stood against
- 1895 - James Gilhooly, Anti-Parnellite
- 1900 - James Gilhooly, Nationalist
- 1906 - James Gilhooly, Nationalist
- 1910 (January) - James Gilhooly, All-for-Ireland League (2155 votes); Daniel O'Leary, Official Nationalist (1382 votes)
- 1910 (December) - James Gilhooly, All-for-Ireland League (2218 votes); Daniel O'Leary, Official Nationalist (1959 votes)
[edit] 1916
- 15 November 1916, (By-Election on Gilhooley's death)
During World War I the major political parties observed an electoral truce and most elections were uncontested with the incumbent party nominating a successor who was returned unopposed. Unusually, when Gilhooly died, the seat was contested by three candidates none of whom had official recognition from the Irish Nationalist political organisations but all of whom supported the broad Nationalist agenda.
| 15 November 1916 (by-election) | ||
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel O'Leary | Redmondite1 | 1806 |
| Frank J. Healy | O'Brienite2 | 1750 |
| Dr. Michael B. Shipsey | Independent Nationalist3 | 370 |
1O'Leary had pledged to join the Irish Parliamentary Party and was a supporter of John Redmond. However, the official Nationalists (the United Irish League) had withheld approval of his candidacy.
2Healy was in jail supposedly for being associated with Sinn Fein, but Sinn Fein had repudiated his candidacy and he had instead been supported by William O'Brien, who was leader of the All-for-Ireland League.
3Shipsey was a member of the All-for-Ireland League who stood in protest against William O'Brien's adoption of an unofficial candidate.
The 1916 by-election, which contrasted so obviously with Gilhooly's long tenure of the seat, was viewed as a farce by Unionist opinion.[1]
[edit] 1918
- 1918 - 14 December 1918, Sean Hayes, Sinn Féin, returned unopposed
- ^ West Cork Election. Candidates And Sinn Fein Prisoners. In: The Times (London), Tuesday, November 14, 1916 p. 5 col. C
[edit] Sources
- Tony Williams, House of Commons Information Office
- Brian M. Walker, Parliamentary Election Results In Ireland 1801 -1922 (Royal Irish Academy, 1978)
- Michael Stenton and Stephen Lees, Who's Who in British Members of Parliament 1919 -1945 p.156 (Hayes)
- Michael Stenton and Stephen Lees, Who's Who in British Members of Parliament 1886 -1918 p.136 (Gilhooley), p.273 (O'Leary)
This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
Categories: County Cork | Historic Westminster constituencies in Ireland | Parliamentary (Dáil Éireann) constituencies in Ireland (historic) | United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1885 | United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1922 | United Kingdom historical constituency stubs
