South East Cork (UK Parliament constituency)

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

South East Cork was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament (MP) 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, as it was no longer part of the UK.

Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Members of Parliament 3 Elections 3.1 1893 4 References

[edit] Boundaries

This constituency comprised the south-eastern part of County Cork.

[edit] Members of Parliament

Years	Member	Party
1885 - 1889	John Hooper	Irish Parliamentary Party
1889 - 1890	John Morrogh	Irish Parliamentary Party
1891 - 1893		Anti-Parnellite
1893 - 1900	Andrew Commins	Anti-Parnellite
1900 - 1910	Eugene Crean	Irish Parliamentary Party
1910 - 1918		All-for-Ireland League
1918 - 1922	Diarmuid Lynch	Sinn Féin

[edit] Elections

[edit] 1893

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. His successor Dr Andrew Commins was returned unopposed when nominations closed on 28 June 1893.

[edit] References

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

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