UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland, 1801–1885 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
County Cork 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.
County Cork | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | County Cork |
1801–1885 | |
Seats | 2 |
Created from | County Cork |
Replaced by | East Cork, Mid Cork, North Cork, North East Cork, South Cork, South East Cork and West Cork |
This constituency comprised County Cork, except for the city of Cork and the boroughs of Bandon, Kinsale, Mallow and Youghal, which were separately represented. The boroughs of Baltimore, Castlemartyr, Charleville, Clonakilty, Doneraile, Midleton and Rathcormack were disfranchised by the Acts of Union 1800.
Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, the borough constituencies in the county other than Cork City were abolished and the county constituency was replaced by the constituencies of East Cork, Mid Cork, North Cork, North East Cork, South Cork, South East Cork and West Cork, each electing one MP. These constituencies were first used at the 1885 general election.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Robert King | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Richard Boyle | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,138 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig gain from Tory |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Robert King | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Richard Boyle | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,178 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Repeal | Feargus O'Connor | 1,837 | 32.0 | ||
Irish Repeal | Garrett Standish Barry | 1,778 | 30.9 | ||
Tory | Francis Bernard | 994 | 17.3 | ||
Tory | Abraham Morris | 737 | 12.8 | ||
Whig | Robert King | 401 | 7.0 | ||
Tory | Richard Hedges Becher | 2 | 0.0 | ||
Whig | Thomas Stephen Coppinger | 0 | 0.0 | ||
Majority | 784 | 13.6 | |||
Turnout | 3,022 | 78.8 | |||
Registered electors | 3,835 | ||||
Irish Repeal gain from Whig | |||||
Irish Repeal gain from Whig |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Repeal (Whig) | Feargus O'Connor | 1,630 | 31.0 | −1.0 | |
Irish Repeal (Whig) | Garrett Standish Barry | 1,613 | 30.7 | −0.2 | |
Conservative | Richard Longfield | 1,027 | 19.5 | +6.7 | |
Conservative | Francis Bernard | 984 | 18.7 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 586 | 11.2 | −2.4 | ||
Turnout | c. 2,627 | c. 66.9 | c. −11.9 | ||
Registered electors | 3,926 | ||||
Irish Repeal hold | Swing | −2.5 | |||
Irish Repeal hold | Swing | −2.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Repeal (Whig) | Garrett Standish Barry | 1,902 | 31.3 | +0.6 | |
Irish Repeal (Whig) | Edmond Roche | 1,902 | 31.3 | +0.3 | |
Conservative | Richard Longfield | 1,148 | 18.9 | −0.6 | |
Conservative | James King | 1,114 | 18.4 | −0.3 | |
Majority | 754 | 12.4 | +1.2 | ||
Turnout | c. 3,035 | c. 62.2 | c. −4.7 | ||
Registered electors | 4,878 | ||||
Irish Repeal hold | Swing | +0.5 | |||
Irish Repeal hold | Swing | +0.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Repeal | Daniel O'Connell | 1,274 | 38.5 | +7.2 | |
Irish Repeal | Edmond Roche | 1,274 | 38.5 | +7.2 | |
Conservative | Nicholas Leader | 406 | 12.3 | −7.1 | |
Conservative | Robert Longfield | 357 | 10.8 | −7.1 | |
Majority | 868 | 26.2 | +13.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,680 | 45.3 | −16.9 | ||
Registered electors | 3,706 | ||||
Irish Repeal hold | Swing | +7.2 | |||
Irish Repeal hold | Swing | +7.2 |
O'Connell's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Repeal | Maurice Power | 833 | 60.5 | −16.5 | |
Conservative | Nicholas Leader | 544 | 39.5 | +16.4 | |
Majority | 289 | 21.0 | −5.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,377 | 30.8 | −14.5 | ||
Registered electors | 4,474 (1847 figure) | ||||
Irish Repeal hold | Swing | −16.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Repeal | Maurice Power | Unopposed | |||
Irish Repeal | Edmond Roche | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 4,474 | ||||
Irish Repeal hold | |||||
Irish Repeal hold |
Power was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Saint Lucia, resigning and causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Irish | Vincent Scully | 3,956 | 56.0 | New | |
Conservative | Moreton Frewen | 3,105 | 44.0 | New | |
Majority | 851 | 12.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,061 | 53.5 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 13,192 | ||||
Independent Irish gain from Irish Repeal | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Irish | Vincent Scully | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Edmond Roche | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 13,192 | ||||
Independent Irish gain from Irish Repeal | |||||
Whig gain from Irish Repeal |
Roche was elevated to the peerage, becoming 1st Baron Fermoy and causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | Rickard Deasy | 3,238 | 41.2 | N/A | |
Whig | William Hare[15] | 3,000 | 38.1 | N/A | |
Independent Irish | Alexander McCarthy | 1,628 | 20.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 238 | 3.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,866 (est) | 59.6 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 13,192 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Rickard Deasy | 6,788 | 42.7 | N/A | |
Independent Irish | Alexander McCarthy | 6,265 | 39.4 | N/A | |
Independent Irish | Vincent Scully | 2,852 | 17.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 523 | 3.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,953 (est) | 50.9 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 15,633 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Independent Irish hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rickard Deasy | Unopposed | |||
Liberal | Vincent Scully | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 15,716 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Liberal hold |
Deasy was appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rickard Deasy | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 15,716 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Deasy was appointed Attorney-General for Ireland, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rickard Deasy | 5,674 | 62.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | Charles Noel | 3,395 | 37.4 | New | |
Majority | 2,279 | 25.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 9,069 | 57.7 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 15,716 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Deasy resigned after being appointed a Baron of the Exchequer, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nicholas Leader | 6,441 | 69.3 | N/A | |
Liberal | Edmund Roche | 2,852 | 30.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,589 | 38.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 9,293 | 59.1 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 15,716 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Richard Barry | 7,593 | 45.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | Nicholas Leader | 6,958 | 41.3 | N/A | |
Liberal | Vincent Scully | 2,298 | 13.6 | N/A | |
Turnout | 14,551 (est) | 93.4 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 15,572 | ||||
Majority | 635 | 3.8 | N/A | ||
Liberal hold | |||||
Majority | 4,660 | 27.7 | N/A | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal |
Barry's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Arthur Smith-Barry | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | McCarthy Downing | 8,011 | 43.7 | N/A | |
Liberal | Arthur Smith-Barry | 6,610 | 36.0 | −9.1 | |
Liberal | Robert Boyle | 3,717 | 20.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,893 | 15.7 | +11.9 | ||
Turnout | 9,169 (est) | 56.9 (est) | −36.5 | ||
Registered electors | 16,105 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Liberal gain from Conservative |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home Rule | William Shaw | Unopposed | |||
Home Rule | McCarthy Downing | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 15,633 | ||||
Home Rule gain from Liberal | |||||
Home Rule gain from Liberal |
Downing's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home Rule | David la Touche Colthurst | 8,157 | 80.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | Sir George St John Colthurst 6th Baronet | 2,027 | 19.9 | New | |
Majority | 6,130 | 60.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 10,184 | 66.3 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 15,634 | ||||
Home Rule hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home Rule | William Shaw | 5,354 | 43.3 | N/A | |
Home Rule | David la Touche Colthurst | 3,584 | 29.0 | N/A | |
Home Rule | Andrew Kettle | 3,430 | 27.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 154 | 1.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 6,184 (est) | 40.4 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 15,321 | ||||
Home Rule hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Home Rule hold | Swing | N/A |
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