North Cork (UK Parliament constituency)

For the 1923–1961 constituency, see Cork North (Dáil Éireann constituency).
North Cork
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
1885 (1885)–1922 (1922)
Number of members One
Created from County Cork

North 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.

Until the 1885 general election the area was part of the Cork County constituency. From 1922 it was not represented in the UK Parliament, as it was no longer in the UK.

Contents

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the northern part of County Cork.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1885 James Christopher Flynn Irish Parliamentary Party
1891 Anti-Parnellite
1900 Irish Parliamentary Party
January 1910 Patrick Guiney All-for-Ireland League
1913 John Guiney All-for-Ireland League
1918 Patrick O'Keeffe Sinn Féin
1922 constituency abolished

Elections

13 January 1910: North East Cork
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
All-for-Ireland Patrick Guiney 2,888
United Irish League M.L. Barry 1,798
Majority 1,090
Turnout
All-for-Ireland gain from Irish Parliamentary Swing
December 1910: North East Cork
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
All-for-Ireland Patrick Guiney unopposed
Majority
Turnout
All-for-Ireland hold Swing

Guiney died in office and was succeeded by his brother at a by-election held on 4 November 1913.

December 1918: North East Cork
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Sinn Féin Patrick O'Keeffe unopposed
Majority
Turnout
Sinn Féin hold Swing

References

Parliamentary constituencies in County Cork and Borough/City
Parliament of Ireland
to 1800

Baltimore (1614–1800) · Bandonbridge (1614–1800) · Castlemartyr (1676–1800) · Charleville (1673–1800) · Clonakilty (1613–1800) · Cork City (1264–1800) · Cork County (????–1800) · Doneraile (1640–1800) · Kinsale (1334?–1800) · Mallow (1613–1800) · Midleton (1671–1800) · Rathcormack (c.1611–1800) · Youghal (1374–1800)
Westminster 1801–1922
and First Dáil 1918

Bandon (1801–1885) · Cork County (1801–1885) · Cork City (1801–1922) · East Cork (1885–1922) · Mid Cork (1885–1922) · North Cork (1885–1922) · North East Cork (1885–1922) · South Cork (1885–1922) · South East Cork (1885–1922) · West Cork (1885–1922) · Kinsale (1801–1885) · Mallow (1801–1885) · Youghal (1801–1885)
Dáil Éireann
1918–present

Cork Borough (1921–1969) · Cork City (1977–1981) · Cork City North–West (1969–1977) · Cork City South–East (1969–1977) · Cork East (1923–1937, 1948–1961, 1981– ) · Cork East and North East (1921–1923) · Cork Mid (1961–1981) · Cork Mid, North, South, South East and West (1921–1923) · Cork North (1923–1961) · Cork North–Central (1981– ) · Cork North–East (1961–1981) · Cork North–West (1981– ) · Cork South (1948–1961) · Cork South–Central (1981– ) · Cork South–East (1937–1948) · Cork South–West (1961– ) · Cork West (1923–1961)
European Parliament
1979–present

Munster (1979–2004) · South (2004– )
Irish counties: Carlow · Cavan · Clare · Cork · Donegal · Dublin · Galway · Kerry · Kildare · Kilkenny · Laois · Leitrim · Limerick · Longford · Louth · Mayo · Meath · Monaghan · Offaly · Roscommon · Sligo · Tipperary · Waterford · Westmeath · Wexford · Wicklow