South Cork (UK Parliament constituency)

South Cork, formally known as 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.

This article is about 1885–1922 constituency of the United Kingdom House of Commons and of the 1919–1921 First Dáil. For the 1948–1961 constituency, see Cork South (Dáil constituency).
South Cork
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1922
Number of membersOne
Created fromCounty Cork

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 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
ElectionMemberParty
1885 J. E. Kenny Irish Parliamentary Party
1890 Parnellite
1892 Edward Barry Anti-Parnellite
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
General election 1885: South Cork[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary J.E. Kenny 4,823 96.1 N/A
Irish Conservative Francis McCarthy Connor 195 3.9 N/A
Majority 4,628 92.2 N/A
Turnout 5,018 68.7 N/A
Registered electors 7,299
Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)
General election 1886: South Cork[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary J.E. Kenny Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1890s
General election 1892: South Cork[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish National Federation Edward Barry Unopposed
Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary
General election 1895: South Cork[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish National Federation Edward Barry Unopposed
Irish National Federation hold

Elections in the 1900s
General election 1900: South Cork[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Edward Barry Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold
General election 1906: South Cork[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Edward Barry Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1910s
General election, January 1910: South Cork[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary Edward Barry Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold
General election, December 1910: 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. Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.


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