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 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 north-eastern part of
County Cork, consisting of the baronies of
Condons and Clangibbon and
Kinnatalloon, that part of the barony of Fermoy not contained within the constituency of
North Cork, that part of the barony of
Barrymore contained within the parishes of Ardnageehy, Britway, Castlelyons, Coole, Dunbulloge, Gortroe, Kilshanahan, Knockmourne, Rathcormack, Templebodan and Whitechurch, and that part of the barony of
Barretts contained within the parish of Mourne Abbey.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
Elections in the 1890s
In the
1892 United Kingdom general election
William O'Brien (
Irish Parliamentary Party) was returned for both North East Cork and
Cork 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 Davitt took the seat unopposed on 8 February 1893. He resigned in May (after being threatened with bankruptcy) and a further by-election was held for which
William Abraham was returned unopposed on 28 June.
Elections in the 1900s
Elections in the 1910s
In the
January 1910 general election
William O'Brien (
All-for-Ireland League) was again returned for both North East Cork and
Cork City. As usual, he chose to sit for Cork City, and a by-election was held for the vacant seat, which was taken unopposed by
Maurice Healy (
All-for-Ireland League) on 2 March 1910.
In the
December 1910 general election North East Cork was won by
Moreton Frewen (
All-for-Ireland League) but his senior party colleague
Tim Healy lost in
North Louth. Frewen resigned so that Healy could stand in his vacated seat, and Healy was returned unopposed in
the by-election on 16 July 1911.
References
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n Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 336–337, 386.
ISBN
0901714127.