| Mid Cork | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1922 | |
| Seats | 1 |
| Created from | County Cork |
| Replaced by | Cork Mid, North, South, South East and West |
Mid 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 central part of County Cork, consisting of the baronies of East Muskerry and West Muskerry and that part of the barony of Barretts not contained within the constituency of North East Cork.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Charles Kearns Deane Tanner | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
| 1891 | Irish National Federation | ||
| 1900 | Irish Parliamentary Party | ||
| 1901 by-election | D. D. Sheehan | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
| 1906 | Irish Parliamentary Party | ||
| 1906 by-election | Independent Labour | ||
| 1910 (Jan) | All-for-Ireland League | ||
| 1910 (Dec) | All-for-Ireland League | ||
| 1918 | Terence McSwiney | Sinn Féin | |
| 1920 | vacant | ||
| 1922 | constituency abolished | ||
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Charles Kearns Deane Tanner | 5,033 | 97.9 | ||
| Irish Loyal and Patriotic Union | Arthur St George Patton | 106 | 2.1 | ||
| Majority | 4,927 | 95.8 | |||
| Turnout | 5,139 | 69.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,409 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Charles Kearns Deane Tanner | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Elections in the 1890s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Charles Kearns Deane Tanner | Unopposed | |||
| Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Charles Kearns Deane Tanner | Unopposed | |||
| Irish National Federation hold | |||||
Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Charles Kearns Deane Tanner | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | D.D. Sheehan | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | D.D. Sheehan | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Sheehan was expelled from the IPP on the grounds of being a "factionist" and, in protest and to re-emphasize his public support, he resigned the seat and re-stood as an Independent (Labour) candidate in the resulting by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Labour | D.D. Sheehan | Unopposed | |||
| Independent Labour gain from Irish Parliamentary | |||||
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-for-Ireland | D.D. Sheehan | 2,824 | 58.6 | N/A | |
| Irish Parliamentary | William Fallon | 1,999 | 41.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 825 | 17.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,823 | 73.1 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 6,599 | ||||
| All-for-Ireland gain from Independent Labour | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-for-Ireland | D.D. Sheehan | 2,738 | 56.4 | −2.2 | |
| Irish Parliamentary | Timothy Corcoran | 2,115 | 43.6 | +2.2 | |
| Majority | 623 | 12.8 | −4.4 | ||
| Turnout | 4,853 | 73.5 | +0.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,599 | ||||
| All-for-Ireland hold | Swing | −2.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | Terence MacSwiney | Unopposed | |||
| Sinn Féin gain from All-for-Ireland | |||||
References
- Walker, Brian M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Royal Irish Academy.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 5)
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