# 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 (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 south-eastern part of County Cork, consisting of the baronies of Courceys, Kerrycurrihy, Kinalea, Kinalmeaky and Kinsale, that part of the barony of East Carbery, East Division not contained within the constituency of South Cork, and that part of the barony of Ibane and Barryroe contained within the parishes of Abbeymahon, Desert, Donaghmore, Kilsillagh, Lislee, Templeomalus, Templequinlan and Timoleague, and the townland of Ahidelake in the parish of Island.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1885 | John Hooper | Irish Parliamentary Party |
| 1889 | John Morrogh | Irish Parliamentary Party |
| 1891 | John Morrogh | Irish National Federation |
| 1893 | Andrew Commins | Irish National Federation |
| 1900 | Eugene Crean | Irish Parliamentary Party |
| 1906 | Eugene Crean | Irish Parliamentary Party |
| 1910 (Jan) | Eugene Crean | All-for-Ireland League |
| 1910 (Dec) | Eugene Crean | All-for-Ireland League |
| 1918 | Diarmuid Lynch | Sinn Féin |
| 1922 | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1880s

1885 general election: South East Cork :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | John Hooper | 4,620 | 87.5 | |
| | Irish Conservative | Augustus Riversdale Warren | 661 | 12.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,959 | 75.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,281 | 66.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,007 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) |
1886 general election: South East Cork :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | John Hooper | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
1889 by-election: South East Cork :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | John Morrogh | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |

### Elections in the 1890s

1892 general election: South East Cork :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | John Morrogh | 4,109 | 85.6 | N/A |
| | Irish Unionist | John Warren Payne Sheares | 692 | 14.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,417 | 71.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,801 | 45.3 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,602 | | |
| | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |
Morrogh resigned to pursue business interests in South Africa (he was a director of De Beers) and because of disagreements with John Dillon and William O'Brien.
By-election, 1893: South East Cork :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | Andrew Commins | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold |
1895 general election: South East Cork :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | Andrew Commins | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold |

### Elections in the 1900s

1900 general election: South East Cork :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Eugene Crean | 2,037 | 57.4 | N/A |
| | Healyite Nationalist | Matthias Cummins Hickey | 1,509 | 42.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 528 | 14.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,546 | 42.5 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,339 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A | |
1906 general election: South East Cork :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Eugene Crean | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |

### Elections in the 1910s

January 1910 general election: South East Cork :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | All-for-Ireland | Eugene Crean | 2,300 | 56.7 | N/A |
| | Irish Parliamentary | James Burke | 1,757 | 43.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 543 | 13.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,057 | 60.2 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,734 | | |
| | All-for-Ireland gain from Irish Parliamentary | All-for-Ireland gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |
December 1910 general election: South East Cork :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | All-for-Ireland | Eugene Crean | 2,408 | 56.3 | −0.4 |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Jeremiah Ahern | 1,872 | 43.7 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 536 | 12.6 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,280 | 63.6 | +3.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,734 | | |
| | All-for-Ireland hold | All-for-Ireland hold | Swing | −0.4 | |
1918 general election: South East Cork :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Sinn Féin | Diarmuid Lynch | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Sinn Féin gain from All-for-Ireland | Sinn Féin gain from All-for-Ireland | Sinn Féin gain from All-for-Ireland | Sinn Féin gain from All-for-Ireland | Sinn Féin gain from All-for-Ireland |