East Cork (UK Parliament constituency)

East Cork
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
18851922
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.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the eastern part of County Cork.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [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

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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


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