South Cork (UK Parliament constituency)

For the 19481961 constituency, see Cork South (Dáil Éireann constituency).
South Cork
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
18851922
Number of members One
Created from County Cork

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.

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.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1885 Joseph Edward 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

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References


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