South Cork
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1922
Seats1
Created fromCounty Cork
Replaced byCork Mid, North, South, South East and West

South Cork, formally the Southern 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 southern part of County Cork, consisting of the barony of East Carbery, West Division, that part of the barony of Ibane and Barryroe not contained within the constituency of South East Cork, that part of the barony of West Carbery, East Division not contained within the constituency of West Cork, and that part of the barony of East Carbery, East Division contained within the parishes of Ballymoney, Desert, Desertserges, Island, Kilgarriff, Kilnagross and Templebryan.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1885 J. E. Kenny Irish Parliamentary Party
1890 Parnellite
1892 Edward Barry Irish National Federation
1900 Irish Parliamentary Party
1910 (Dec) John P. Walsh All-for-Ireland League
1918 Michael Collins Sinn Féin
1922 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

1885 general election: South Cork[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary J.E. Kenny 4,823 96.1
Irish Conservative Francis McCarthy Connor 195 3.9
Majority 4,628 92.2
Turnout 5,018 68.7
Registered electors 7,299
Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)
1886 general election: South Cork[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary J.E. Kenny Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1890s

1892 general election: South Cork[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish National Federation Edward Barry Unopposed
Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary
1895 general election: South Cork[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish National Federation Edward Barry Unopposed
Irish National Federation hold

Elections in the 1900s

1900 general election: South Cork[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Edward Barry Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold
1906 general election: South Cork[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Edward Barry Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1910s

January 1910 general election: South Cork[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Edward Barry Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold
December 1910 general election: South Cork[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
All-for-Ireland John Walsh 2,346 51.8 New
Irish Parliamentary Edward Barry 2,183 48.2 N/A
Majority 163 3.6 N/A
Turnout 4,529 73.1 N/A
Registered electors 6,199
All-for-Ireland gain from Irish Parliamentary Swing N/A
General election, 1918: South Cork[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Sinn Féin Michael Collins Unopposed
Sinn Féin gain from All-for-Ireland

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 338–339, 386. ISBN 0901714127.


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