East Cork (UK Parliament constituency)

East Cork
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
1885 (1885)–1922 (1922)
Number of members One
Created from County Cork and Youghal

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.

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 eastern part of County Cork.

Members of Parliament

Election Member [1] Party
1885 William John Lane Irish Parliamentary Party
1891 Anti-Parnellite
1892 Anthony John Charles Donelan Anti-Parnellite
1900 Irish Parliamentary Party
1911 by-election John Muldoon Irish Parliamentary Party
1918 David Kent Sinn Féin
1922 constituency abolished

Elections

The election of December 1910 was declared void after petition[2]. The resultant by-election was won by John Muldoon (Irish Parliamentary Party) on 15 July 1911[3].

References

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 5)
  2. ^ EAST CORK ELECTION. (Hansard, 6 July 1911)
  3. ^ http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/ViewPDF.aspx?pdf=28515&geotype=London&gpn=5430&type=ArchivedIssuePage&all=manor%20of%20northstead
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– )
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