Cork County (UK Parliament constituency)
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Cork County was a parliamentary constituency
in Ireland
, represented in the Parliament of the United Kingdom
. From 1801 to 1885 it returned two Members of Parliament
(MPs) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
.
At the 1885 general election
, County Cork
was divided into seven parliamentary divisions: East Cork
, Mid Cork
, North Cork
, North East Cork, South Cork
, South East Cork and West Cork
.
Since 1922, the area no longer elects UK members of parliament, as it is no longer in the United Kingdom.
, except for the city of Cork
and the boroughs of Bandon
, Kinsale
, Mallow
and Youghal
.
United Kingdom constituencies
In the United Kingdom , each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly.Within the United Kingdom there are now five bodies with members elected by constituencies:...
in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, represented in the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
. From 1801 to 1885 it returned two Members of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MPs) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom during the period when what is now the Republic of Ireland formed a part of it....
.
At the 1885 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1885
-Seats summary:-See also:*List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1885*Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885–1918*Representation of the People Act 1884*Redistribution of Seats Act 1885-References:...
, County Cork
County Cork
County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...
was divided into seven parliamentary divisions: East Cork
East Cork (UK Parliament constituency)
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 to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.Until the 1885 general election...
, Mid Cork
Mid Cork (UK Parliament constituency)
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 to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.Until the 1885 general election...
, North Cork
North Cork (UK Parliament constituency)
North 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 to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.Until the 1885 general...
, North East Cork, South Cork
South Cork (UK Parliament constituency)
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...
, South East Cork and West Cork
West Cork (UK Parliament constituency)
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 to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.Until the 1885 general election...
.
Since 1922, the area no longer elects UK members of parliament, as it is no longer in the United Kingdom.
Boundaries
This constituency comprised the whole of County CorkCounty Cork
County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...
, except for the city of Cork
Cork (city)
Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...
and the boroughs of Bandon
Bandon
Bandon is the name of several places*Bandon, County Cork, Ireland*the River Bandon in Ireland*Bandon , former constituency in Ireland*Bandon, the old name of Surat Thani in Thailand**the Bandon Bay near Surat Thani...
, Kinsale
Kinsale
Kinsale is a town in County Cork, Ireland. Located some 25 km south of Cork City on the coast near the Old Head of Kinsale, it sits at the mouth of the River Bandon and has a population of 2,257 which increases substantially during the summer months when the tourist season is at its peak and...
, Mallow
Mallow, County Cork
Mallow is the "Crossroads of Munster" and the administrative capital of north County Cork, in Ireland. The Northern Divisional Offices of Cork County Council are located in the town....
and Youghal
Youghal
Youghal is a town in County Cork, Ireland. Sitting on the estuary of the River Blackwater, in the past it was militarily and economically important. Being built on the edge of a steep riverbank, the town has a distinctive long and narrow layout...
.
Members of Parliament
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| 1801, 1 January | Viscount Boyle Henry Boyle, 3rd Earl of Shannon Henry Boyle, 3rd Earl of Shannon KP, PC , styled Viscount Boyle from 1764 until 1807, was among the last surviving Members of the Parliament of Ireland. He represented Cork County in the new Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1807... |
Robert Uniacke Fitzgerald Robert Uniacke Fitzgerald Colonel Robert Uniacke-FitzGerald was an Irish politician.Descended from the Munster Desmond FitzGerald Knights of Glin and Kerry, through Sir Garrett FitzGerald Knt of Lisquinlan and Sir Robert Tynte of Youghal and Ballycrenane... |
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| 1806, 17 November | Hon. George Ponsonby George Ponsonby (politician) George Ponsonby , styled The Honourable from 1806, was an Irish politician, who served as a Junior Lord of the Treasury in the governments under Earl Grey and Lord Melbourne from 1832 to 1834.... |
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| 1807, 16 May | Viscount Bernard James Bernard, 2nd Earl of Bandon James Bernard, 2nd Earl of Bandon was an Irish Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1820 and 1831 when he inherted the peerage and sat in the House of Lords.... |
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| 1812, 23 October | Viscount Ennismore | |||||
| 1818, 29 June | Viscount Kingsborough Edward King, Viscount Kingsborough Edward King, Viscount Kingsborough was an Irish antiquarian who sought to prove that the indigenous peoples of the Americas were a Lost Tribe of Israel... |
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| 1826, 21 June | Hon. Robert King Robert King, 4th Earl of Kingston Robert Henry King, 4th Earl of Kingston , styled the Honourable Robert King until 1837 and Viscount Kingsborough between 1837 and 1839, was an Irish peer, soldier and Whig politician.-Background and education:... |
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| 1827, 4 December | John Boyle | |||||
| 1830, 12 August | Viscount Boyle Richard Boyle, 4th Earl of Shannon Richard Boyle, 4th Earl of Shannon was a British politician of the Whig party. He served as Member of Parliament for Cork County from 1830 to 1832.-Career:... |
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| 1832, 29 December | Feargus Edward O'Connor | Garrett Standish Barry | ||||
| 1835, 5 June | Richard Longfield | |||||
| 1837, 18 August | Edmond Roche Edmond Roche, 1st Baron Fermoy Edmond Burke Roche, 1st Baron Fermoy was an Irish Member of Parliament.Fermoy was the son of Edward Roche and Margaret Honoria Curtain. He was elected to the House of Commons for County Cork in 1837, a seat he held until 1855, and then represented Marylebone between 1859 and 1865. In 1855 he was... |
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| 1841, 15 July | Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell (6 August 1775 – 15 May 1847; often referred to as The Liberator, or The Emancipator, was an Irish political leader in the first half of the 19th century... |
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| 1847, 2 July | Maurice Power | |||||
| 1852, 22 March | Vincent Scully | |||||
| 1855, 23 April | Rickard Deasy Rickard Deasy Rickard Deasy PC was an Irish lawyer and judge.Dease was elected as Member of Parliament for County County on 23 April 1855 in a by-election following Edmond Roche's elevation to the peerage. He was appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland in 1859 and then made Attorney-General for Ireland in 1860,... |
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| 1857, 10 April | Alexander McCarthy | |||||
| 1859, 10 May | Vincent Scully | |||||
| 1861, 28 February | Nicholas Philpot Leader | |||||
| 1865, 29 July | George Richard Barry | |||||
| 1867, 3 February | Arthur Smith-Barry Arthur Smith-Barry, 1st Baron Barrymore Arthur Hugh Smith-Barry, 1st Baron Barrymore PC was an Anglo-Irish Conservative politician.-Background and education:... |
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| 1868, 30 November | McCarthy Downing | |||||
| 1874, 9 February | William Shaw William Shaw (Irish politician) William Shaw was an Irish Protestant nationalist politician. He was a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and one of the founders of the Irish home rule movement.... |
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| 1879, 20 February | David la Touche Colthurst | |||||
| 1885 Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was a piece of electoral reform legislation that redistributed the seats in the House of Commons, introducing the concept of equally populated constituencies, in an attempt to equalise representation across... |
Constituency divided: see East Cork East Cork (UK Parliament constituency) 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 to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.Until the 1885 general election... , Mid Cork Mid Cork (UK Parliament constituency) 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 to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.Until the 1885 general election... , North Cork North Cork (UK Parliament constituency) North 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 to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.Until the 1885 general... , North East Cork, South Cork South Cork (UK Parliament constituency) 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... , South East Cork and West Cork West Cork (UK Parliament constituency) 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 to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.Until the 1885 general election... |
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Elections
- United Kingdom Parliament
- 1654 Roger BoyleRoger Boyle, 1st Earl of OrreryRoger Boyle redirects here. For others of this name, see Roger Boyle Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery was a British soldier, statesman and dramatist. He was the third surviving son of Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork and Richard's second wife, Catherine Fenton. He was created Baron of Broghill on...
, afterwards Earl of OrreryEarl of OrreryEarl of Orrery is a title in the Peerage of Ireland that has been united with the earldom of Cork since 1753 . It was created in 1660 for the soldier, statesman and dramatist Roger Boyle, 1st Baron Boyle, third but eldest surviving son of Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork...
, 25 April 1621-16 October 1679 aged 58
- 1801, (No formal election), (1) Henry Boyle, Viscount BoyleHenry Boyle, 3rd Earl of ShannonHenry Boyle, 3rd Earl of Shannon KP, PC , styled Viscount Boyle from 1764 until 1807, was among the last surviving Members of the Parliament of Ireland. He represented Cork County in the new Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1807...
, later Earl of ShannonEarl of ShannonEarl of Shannon is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1756 for the prominent Irish politician Henry Boyle, who served as Speaker of the Irish House of Commons and as Chancellor of the Irish Exchequer. He was made Viscount Boyle, of Bandon, and Baron Castle Martyr at the same time,...
(to1807), 8 August 1771-22 April 1842 aged 70 (2) Robert Uniacke FitzgeraldRobert Uniacke FitzgeraldColonel Robert Uniacke-FitzGerald was an Irish politician.Descended from the Munster Desmond FitzGerald Knights of Glin and Kerry, through Sir Garrett FitzGerald Knt of Lisquinlan and Sir Robert Tynte of Youghal and Ballycrenane...
, 17 March 1751-20 December 1814 aged 63
- 1806 17 November, George PonsonbyGeorge Ponsonby (politician)George Ponsonby , styled The Honourable from 1806, was an Irish politician, who served as a Junior Lord of the Treasury in the governments under Earl Grey and Lord Melbourne from 1832 to 1834....
(to 1812), 1773-5 June 1863 aged 90 - 1807 16 May, James Bernard, Viscount BernardJames Bernard, 2nd Earl of BandonJames Bernard, 2nd Earl of Bandon was an Irish Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1820 and 1831 when he inherted the peerage and sat in the House of Lords....
, later Earl of BandonEarl of BandonEarl of Bandon was a title created together with Viscount Bernard in the Peerage of Ireland in 1800 for the 1st Viscount Bandon. All the titles became extinct on the death of the 5th Earl in 1979....
(to 1818), 14 June 1785-31 October 1856 aged 71
- 1812 23 October, Richard Hare, Viscount Ennismore (to 1827), 20 March 1773-24 September 1827, aged 54
- 1818 29 June, Edward KingEdward King-Politicians:* Edward J. King , Governor of Massachusetts, 1979–1983* Edward King , UK MP for the Irish constituency of Roscommon, 1802–1806...
, Viscount Kingsborough,(WhigBritish Whig PartyThe Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule...
), 16 November 1795-27 February 1837 aged 41
- 1826, 21 June, Robert Henry King, after Earl of KingstonEarl of KingstonEarl of Kingston is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1768 for Edward King, 1st Viscount Kingston. He had already succeeded his father as fifth Baronet of Boyle Abbey and been created Baron Kingston, of Rockingham in the County of Roscommon in 1764 and Viscount Kingston in 1766,...
(to 1832), (Whig), 4 October-21 January 1867, aged 70 - 1827, 4 December, John BoyleJohn BoyleJohn Boyle may refer to:*John Boyle *John Boyle, 5th Earl of Cork , Irish author and nobleman*John Boyle , judge and United States Representative from Kentucky*John R...
, 13 March 1803-6 December 1874, aged 71 - 1830, 12 August, Richard Boyle, Viscount BoyleRichard Boyle, 4th Earl of ShannonRichard Boyle, 4th Earl of Shannon was a British politician of the Whig party. He served as Member of Parliament for Cork County from 1830 to 1832.-Career:...
after Earl of ShannonEarl of ShannonEarl of Shannon is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1756 for the prominent Irish politician Henry Boyle, who served as Speaker of the Irish House of Commons and as Chancellor of the Irish Exchequer. He was made Viscount Boyle, of Bandon, and Baron Castle Martyr at the same time,...
, 12 May 1809-1 August 1868, aged 58
- 1832, 29 December 1832, (1) Feargus Edward O'Connor, 1796-30 August 1855, aged 59, (2) Garrett Standish Barry (to 1841), obit 26 December 1864
- 1835, 24 January, Richard Longfield, 1767
- 1837, 5 July, Edmund Burke Roche(to 1855),(Repeal), 1767
- 1841, 15 July, Daniel O'ConnellDaniel O'ConnellDaniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell (6 August 1775 – 15 May 1847; often referred to as The Liberator, or The Emancipator, was an Irish political leader in the first half of the 19th century...
, (RepealRepealA repeal is the amendment, removal or reversal of a law. This is generally done when a law is no longer effective, or it is shown that a law is having far more negative consequences than were originally envisioned....
), 8 August 1775-15 May 1847 aged 71
- 1847, 2 July, Maurice Power, 1811
- 1852, 22 March, Vincent Scully (to 1857),(RepealRepealA repeal is the amendment, removal or reversal of a law. This is generally done when a law is no longer effective, or it is shown that a law is having far more negative consequences than were originally envisioned....
and LiberalLiberal Party (UK)The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
), 1810-4 June 1871 aged 60 - 1855, 23 April, Rickard DeasyRickard DeasyRickard Deasy PC was an Irish lawyer and judge.Dease was elected as Member of Parliament for County County on 23 April 1855 in a by-election following Edmond Roche's elevation to the peerage. He was appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland in 1859 and then made Attorney-General for Ireland in 1860,...
(to 1861), 1812-6 May 1883 aged 70 - 1857, 10 April, Alexander McCarthy
- 1859, 10 May, Vincent Scully (to 1865), (Repeal and Liberal), 1810-4 June 1871 aged 60
- 1861, 28 February, Nicholas Philpot Leader (to 1868), 31 March 1880
- 1865, 29 July, George Richard Barry, 1825- 31 January 1867 aged 41
- 1867, 3 February, Arthur Smith-BarryArthur Smith-Barry, 1st Baron BarrymoreArthur Hugh Smith-Barry, 1st Baron Barrymore PC was an Anglo-Irish Conservative politician.-Background and education:...
(to 1874), (Liberal later UnionistConservative Party (UK)The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
), 17 January 1843-22 February 1925 aged 82 - 1868, 30 November, McCarthy Downing (to 1879), 1814-9 January 1879 aged 64
- 1874, 9 February, William ShawWilliam Shaw (Irish politician)William Shaw was an Irish Protestant nationalist politician. He was a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and one of the founders of the Irish home rule movement....
(to 1885), 1823-19 September 1895 aged 72 - 1879, 20 February, David la Touche Colthurst, (Liberal Unionist),1828
Divided 1885 into seven divisions
- East Cork (UK Parliament constituency)East Cork (UK Parliament constituency)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 to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.Until the 1885 general election...
- Mid Cork (UK Parliament constituency)Mid Cork (UK Parliament constituency)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 to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.Until the 1885 general election...
- North Cork (UK Parliament constituency)North Cork (UK Parliament constituency)North 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 to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.Until the 1885 general...
- North-East Cork (UK Parliament constituency)North-East Cork (UK Parliament 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 to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.Until the 1885 general...
- South Cork (UK Parliament constituency)South Cork (UK Parliament constituency)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...
- South-East Cork (UK Parliament constituency)South-East Cork (UK Parliament constituency)South 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 to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.Until the 1885 general...
- West Cork (UK Parliament constituency)West Cork (UK Parliament constituency)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 to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.Until the 1885 general election...