UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland, 1885–1922
This article is about 1885–1922 constituency of the United Kingdom House of Commons and of the 1919–1921 First Dáil. For the 1961–1981 constituency, see
Cork North-East (Dáil constituency).
North East Cork,a division ofCounty Cork,was aparliamentary constituencyinIreland,represented in theParliament of the United Kingdom.From 1885 to 1922 it returned oneMember of Parliament(MP) to theHouse of Commonsof theUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Until the1885 general electionthe area was part of theCounty Corkconstituency. From 1922, on the establishment of theIrish Free State,it was not represented in theUK Parliament.
Boundaries[edit]
This constituency comprised the north-eastern part ofCounty Cork,consisting of the baronies ofCondons and ClangibbonandKinnatalloon,that part of the barony of Fermoy not contained within the constituency ofNorth Cork,that part of the barony ofBarrymorecontained within the parishes of Ardnageehy, Britway, Castlelyons, Coole, Dunbulloge, Gortroe, Kilshanahan, Knockmourne, Rathcormack, Templebodan and Whitechurch, and that part of the barony ofBarrettscontained within the parish of Mourne Abbey.
Members of Parliament[edit]
Elections[edit]
Elections in the 1880s[edit]
Elections in the 1890s[edit]
In the1892 United Kingdom general electionWilliam O'Brien(Irish Parliamentary Party) was returned for both North East Cork andCork City.He chose to sit for Cork City, and a by-election was held for the vacant seat.
Being the only nominated candidate in the by-election,Michael Davitttook the seat unopposed on 8 February 1893. He resigned in May (after being threatened with bankruptcy) and a further by-election was held for whichWilliam Abrahamwas returned unopposed on 28 June.
Elections in the 1900s[edit]
Elections in the 1910s[edit]
In theJanuary 1910 general electionWilliam O'Brien(All-for-Ireland League) was again returned for both North East Cork andCork City.As usual, he chose to sit for Cork City, and a by-election was held for the vacant seat, which was taken unopposed byMaurice Healy(All-for-Ireland League) on 2 March 1910.
In theDecember 1910 general electionNorth East Cork was won byMoreton Frewen(All-for-Ireland League) but his senior party colleagueTim Healylost inNorth Louth.Frewen resigned so that Healy could stand in his vacated seat, and Healy was returned unopposed inthe by-election on 16 July 1911.
References[edit]
- ^abcdefghijklmnWalker, B.M., ed. (1978).Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922.Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 336–337, 386.ISBN0901714127.
