South Cork (UK Parliament constituency)
For the 1948–1961 constituency, see Cork South (Dáil Éireann constituency).
South Cork | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885–1922 | |
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
Election | Member | Party | |
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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
- Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 5)
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