East Cork (UK Parliament constituency)
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| East Cork County constituency |
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| Created: | 1885 |
| Abolished: | 1922 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
East Cork is a former UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament 1885-1922.
Prior to the United Kingdom general election, 1885 the area was part of the Cork County constituency. From 1922 it was not represented in the UK Parliament.
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[edit] Boundaries
This constituency comprised the eastern part of County Cork.
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Years | Member | Party |
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| 1885 - 1890 | William John Lane | Irish Parliamentary Party |
| 1891 - 1892 | Anti-Parnellite | |
| 1892 - 1900 | Anthony John Charles Donelan | Anti-Parnellite |
| 1900 - 1911 | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
| 1911 - 1918 | John Muldoon | Irish Parliamentary Party |
| 1918 - 1922 | David Rice Kent | Sinn Féin |
[edit] Elections
The election of December 1910 was declared void after petition. The resultant by-election was won by John Muldoon (Irish Parliamentary Party) on 15 July 1911.
[edit] Reference
- Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
Categories: Incomplete lists | County Cork | Historic Westminster constituencies in Ireland | Parliamentary (Dáil Éireann) constituencies in Ireland (historic) | United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1885 | United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1922 | United Kingdom historical constituency stubs
