East Cork (UK Parliament constituency) explained

East Cork
Type:county
Parliament:uk
Year:1885
Abolished:1922
Seats:1
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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 County Cork constituency. From 1922, on the establishment of the Irish Free State, it was not represented in the UK Parliament.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the eastern part of County Cork, consisting of the barony of Imokilly and that part of the barony of Barrymore not contained within the North East Cork constituency.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember Party
1885William John LaneIrish Parliamentary Party
1891Irish National Federation
1892Anthony DonelanIrish National Federation
1900Irish Parliamentary Party
1911 by-electionJohn MuldoonIrish Parliamentary Party
1918David KentSinn Féin
1922constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1910s

References