# Cork City (UK Parliament constituency)

Cork City was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, represented in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From 1880 to 1922 it returned two members of parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. From 1922 it was not represented in the UK Parliament, as it was no longer in the UK.
Cork City was the only constituency in Ireland to return the same number of members in each general election from the Acts of Union in 1801 until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922.

## Boundaries

This constituency comprised the whole of the County of the City of Cork, which was part of County Cork. Cork had the status of a county of itself, although it remained connected with County Cork for certain purposes.
The definition of the constituency boundary, from the Parliamentary Boundaries (Ireland) Act 1832 (2 & 3 Will. 4. c. 89), was as follows.
   The County of the City of Cork.
A Topographical Directory of Ireland, published in 1837, describes the area covered.
   The county of the city comprises a populous rural district of great beauty and fertility, watered by several small rivulets and intersected by the river Lee and its noble estuary: it is bounded on the north by the barony of Fermoy, on the east by that of Barrymore, on the south by Kerricurrihy, and on the west by Muskerry: it comprehends the parishes of St. Finbarr, Christ-Church or the Holy Trinity, St. Peter, St. Mary Shandon, St. Anne Shandon, St. Paul and St. Nicholas, all, except part of St. Finbarr's, within the city and suburbs, and those of Curricuppane, Carrigrohanemore, Kilcully, and Rathcoony, together with parts of the parishes of Killanully or Killingly, Carrigaline, Dunbullogue or Carrignavar, Ballinaboy, Inniskenny, Kilnaglory, White-church, and Templemichael, without those limits; and contains, according to the Ordnance survey, an area of 44,463 statute acres, of which, 2396 are occupied by the city and suburbs.
The Directory also has a passage on the representative history. Other, more modern, sources ascribe an earlier date to the start of the parliamentary representation of Cork; but the passage is useful for information about the 19th century position.
   The city first sent members to the Irish parliament in 1374, but representatives who appear to have served in London were chosen previously. The right of election was vested in the freemen of the city, and in the 40s. freeholders and £50 leaseholders of the county of the city, of whom the freemen, in 1831, amounted in number to 2331, and the freeholders to 1545, making a total of 3876; but by the act of the 2nd of Wm. IV., cap. 88 (under which the city, from its distinguished importance, retains its privilege of returning two representatives to the Imperial parliament, and the limits of the franchise, comprising the entire county of the city, remain unaltered), the non-resident freemen, except within seven miles, have been disfranchised, and the privilege of voting at elections has been extended to the £10 householders, and the £20 and £10 leaseholders for the respective terms of 14 and 20 years. The number of voters registered up to Jan. 2nd, 1836, amounted to 4791, of whom 1065 were freemen; 2727 £10 householders; 105 £50, 152 £20, and 608 forty-shilling freeholders; 3 £50, 7 £20, and 2 £10 rent-chargers; and 1 £50, 26 £20, and 95 £10 leaseholders: the sheriffs are the returning officers.
The County of the City of Cork corresponds to the current barony of Cork.

## Members of Parliament

| Date | First member | First party | Second member | Second party |
| 1801, 1 January | Hon. John Hely-Hutchinson | Whig | Mountifort Longfield | Tory |
| 1802, 8 January | Hon. Christopher Hely-Hutchinson | Whig | Mountifort Longfield | Tory |
| 1812, 5 November | Sir Nicholas Colthurst, Bt | Tory | Mountifort Longfield | Tory |
| 1818, 13 July | Sir Nicholas Colthurst, Bt | Tory | Hon. Christopher Hely-Hutchinson | Whig |
| 1826, 29 December | Sir Nicholas Colthurst, Bt | Tory | John Hely-Hutchinson | Whig |
| 1829, 9 July | Gerrard Callaghan | Tory | John Hely-Hutchinson | Whig |
| 1830, 29 March | Daniel Callaghan | Whig | John Hely-Hutchinson | Whig |
| 1830, 11 August | Daniel Callaghan | Whig | Hon. John Boyle | Whig |
| 1831, 7 May | Daniel Callaghan | Repeal Association | Hon. John Boyle | Whig |
| 1832, 21 December | Daniel Callaghan | Repeal Association | Dr. Herbert Baldwin | Repeal Association |
| 1835, 17 January | Joseph Leycester | Conservative | James Charles Chatterton | Conservative |
| 1835, 18 April | Daniel Callaghan | Repeal Association | Dr. Herbert Baldwin | Repeal Association |
| 1837, 11 August | Daniel Callaghan | Repeal Association | Francis Beamish | Repeal Association |
| 1841, 5 July | Daniel Callaghan | Repeal Association | Francis Murphy | Whig |
| 1846, 31 January | Daniel Callaghan | Repeal Association | Alexander McCarthy | Repeal Association |
| 1847, 9 August | Daniel Callaghan | Repeal Association | William Trant Fagan | Repeal Association |
| 1849, 4 November | James Charles Chatterton | Conservative | William Trant Fagan | Repeal Association |
| 1851, 23 April | James Charles Chatterton | Conservative | Francis Murphy | Whig |
| 1852, 14 July | William Trant Fagan | Ind. Irish | Francis Murphy | Ind. Irish |
| 1853, 20 August | William Trant Fagan | Ind. Irish | Francis Beamish | Whig |
| 1857, 28 March | William Trant Fagan | Whig | Francis Beamish | Whig |
| 1859, 6 June | William Trant Fagan | Liberal | Francis Beamish | Liberal |
| 1859, 29 June | Francis Lyons | Liberal | Francis Beamish | Liberal |
| 1865, 14 February | Nicholas Daniel Murphy | Liberal | Francis Beamish | Liberal |
| 1865, 12 July | Nicholas Daniel Murphy | Liberal | John Maguire | Liberal |
| 1872, 10 December | Nicholas Daniel Murphy | Liberal | Joseph Philip Ronayne | Home Rule League |
| 1874, 6 February | Nicholas Daniel Murphy | Home Rule League | Joseph Philip Ronayne | Home Rule League |
| 1876, 25 May | Nicholas Daniel Murphy | Home Rule League | William Goulding | Conservative |
| 1880, 5 April | John Daly | Home Rule League | Charles Stewart Parnell | Home Rule League |
| 1882 | John Daly | Irish Parliamentary | Charles Stewart Parnell | Irish Parliamentary |
| 1884, 23 February | John Deasy | Irish Parliamentary | Charles Stewart Parnell | Irish Parliamentary |
| 1885, 27 November | Maurice Healy | Irish Parliamentary | Charles Stewart Parnell | Irish Parliamentary |
| 1891, 6 November | Maurice Healy | Irish National Federation | Martin Flavin | Irish National Federation |
| 1892, 6 July | Maurice Healy | Irish National Federation | William O'Brien | Irish National Federation |
| 1895, 27 June | Maurice Healy | Irish National Federation | J. F. X. O'Brien | Irish National Federation |
| 1900, 4 October | William O'Brien | Irish Parliamentary | J. F. X. O'Brien | Irish Parliamentary |
| 1904, 1 January | vacant | vacant | | J. F. X. O'Brien | Irish Parliamentary |
| 1904, 19 August | William O'Brien | Irish Parliamentary | J. F. X. O'Brien | Irish Parliamentary |
| 1905, 14 June | William O'Brien | Irish Parliamentary | Augustine Roche | Irish Parliamentary |
| 1909, 1 May | Maurice Healy | Independent Nationalist | Augustine Roche | Irish Parliamentary |
| 1910, 18 January | William O'Brien | All-for-Ireland League | Augustine Roche | Irish Parliamentary |
| 1910, 6 December | William O'Brien | All-for-Ireland League | Maurice Healy | All-for-Ireland League |
| 1914, 18 February | William O'Brien | Independent Nationalist | Maurice Healy | All-for-Ireland League |
| 1918, December | J. J. Walsh | Sinn Féin | Liam de Róiste | Sinn Féin |
| 1922 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Elections

Candidates referred to as Non Partisan, did not have a party allegiance specified in either Stooks Smith or Walker (see reference section below for the sources) or capable of being inferred by disaggregating different groups incorporated under one label by Walker (such as Whigs before 1859 being listed as Liberals).
In multi-member elections, a change in vote percentage is only calculated for individual candidates not for parties. No attempt is made to compare changes between single member by-elections and previous or subsequent multi-member elections.
Turnouts, in multi-member elections from 1832, are calculated on the basis of the number of electors Stooks Smith records as voting. In some cases estimated turnouts are obtained by dividing the ballots cast by two, to obtain the lowest possible turnout figure. To the extent that electors did not use both their votes, the estimate will be less than the actual turnout.

### Elections of the 1910s

* The constituency ceased to be represented in the United Kingdom Parliament, upon the dissolution of the House of Commons, in 1922. This was over a month before the Irish Free State came into existence.
General Election 14 December 1918: Cork City (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Sinn Féin | J. J. Walsh | 20,801 | 34.3 | New |
| | Sinn Féin | Liam de Róiste | 20,506 | 33.8 | New |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Maurice Talbot-Crosbie | 7,480 | 12.3 | −11.3 |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Richard O'Sullivan | 7,162 | 11.8 | −11.8 |
| | Irish Unionist | Daniel Williams | 2,519 | 4.2 | New |
| | Irish Unionist | Thomas Farrington | 2,254 | 3.7 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,772 | 67.4 (est.) | −5.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |
| | Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |
* The count took place on 28 December 1918, to allow time for postal votes from the armed forces to arrive. The Sinn Féin MPs did not take their seats at Westminster.
By-Election 18 February 1914: Cork City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | All-for-Ireland | William O'Brien | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,923 | | |
| | All-for-Ireland hold | All-for-Ireland hold | All-for-Ireland hold | All-for-Ireland hold | All-for-Ireland hold |
December 1910 general election: Cork City (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | All-for-Ireland | William O'Brien | 5,384 | 26.7 | +2.9 |
| | All-for-Ireland | Maurice Healy | 5,269 | 26.2 | +4.0 |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Willie Redmond | 4,746 | 23.6 | +3.8 |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Augustine Roche | 4,743 | 23.6 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,142 | 73.0 (est.) | +4.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,797 | | |
| | All-for-Ireland gain from Irish Parliamentary | All-for-Ireland gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | | |
* Redmond and Roche were associated with the United Irish League wing of Irish Nationalism.
* William O'Brien resigned again for a fourth time in January 1914 and re-stood to test local support for his policies, after the All-for-Ireland League suffered heavy defeats in the Cork City municipal elections.
General election 18 January 1910: Cork City (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | All-for-Ireland | William O'Brien | 4,535 | 23.8 | N/A |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Augustine Roche | 4,438 | 23.3 | N/A |
| | All-for-Ireland | Maurice Healy | 4,229 | 22.2 | N/A |
| | Irish Parliamentary | William Murphy | 3,776 | 19.8 | N/A |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Sir Edward Fitzgerald, 1st Baronet | 2,061 | 10.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,039 | 69.0 (est.) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,797 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | | |
* Roche and Murphy were associated with the United Irish League wing of Irish Nationalism.

### Elections of the 1900s

* Cosbie was associated with the United Irish League wing of Irish Nationalism
By-Election 1 May 1909: Cork City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Maurice Healy | 4,706 | 57.02 | New |
| | Irish Parliamentary | George Crosbie | 3,547 | 42.98 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,159 | 14.04 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,253 | 60.66 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,605 | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist gain from Irish Parliamentary | Ind. Nationalist gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |
* William O'Brien resigned for a third time in 1909.
General election 13 January 1906: Cork City (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | William O'Brien | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Augustine Roche | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,285 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
By-Election 14 June 1905: Cork City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Augustine Roche | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
* William O'Brien was elected "without his knowledge and against his consent".
* Death of J. F. X. O'Brien, in 1905.
By-election 19 August 1904: Cork City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | William O'Brien | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,103 | | |
* William O'Brien resigned again in January 1904.
General election 4 October 1900: Cork City (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | William O'Brien | 5,812 | 37.4 | N/A |
| | Irish Parliamentary | J. F. X. O'Brien | 5,513 | 35.5 | +9.5 |
| | Healyite Nationalist | Jeremiah Blake | 2,235 | 14.4 | −8.0 |
| | Healyite Nationalist | Maurice Healy | 1,985 | 12.8 | −12.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,278 | 21.1 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,545 | 59.1 (est.) | −17.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,153 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
* The Irish National Federation, the Irish National League and William O'Brien's United Irish League joined forces, to re-create the Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP), in 1900. Healy contested the 1900 general election as an Independent Nationalist, after forming a Healyite faction, outside the IPP.

### Elections of the 1890s

General election 16 July 1895: Cork City (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | J. F. X. O'Brien | 5,327 | 26.0 | −6.4 |
| | Irish National Federation | Maurice Healy | 5,169 | 25.3 | −3.9 |
| | Irish National League | Augustine Roche | 4,994 | 24.4 | +4.8 |
| | Irish National League | Jeremiah Blake | 4,966 | 24.3 | +5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 175 | 0.9 | −8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,456 | 76.6 (est.) | −2.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,362 | | |
| | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Swing | −5.6 | |
| | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Swing | −4.4 | |
By-Election 27 June 1895: Cork City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | J. F. X. O'Brien | 4,309 | 51.1 | −10.5 |
| | Irish National League | Augustine Roche | 4,132 | 49.0 | +10.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 177 | 2.1 | −7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,441 | 63.2 | −16.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,362 | | |
| | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Swing | −10.5 | |
* Resignation of William O'Brien
General election 6 July 1892: Cork City (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | William O'Brien | 5,273 | 32.4 | N/A |
| | Irish National Federation | Maurice Healy | 4,759 | 29.2 | N/A |
| | Irish National League | Willie Redmond | 3,186 | 19.6 | N/A |
| | Irish National League | Daniel Horgan | 3,077 | 18.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,573 | 9.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,295 | 79.3 (est.) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,276 | | |
| | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |
| | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |
By-Election 6 November 1891: Cork City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | Martin Flavin | 3,669 | 52.51 | N/A |
| | Irish National League | John Redmond | 2,157 | 30.87 | N/A |
| | Irish Unionist | Dominick Sarsfield | 1,161 | 16.62 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,512 | 21.64 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,987 | 68.0 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,276 | | |
| | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |
* The Irish Parliamentary Party split in December 1890. Parnell led the Irish National League, Parnellite Nationalist group. Most of the IPP MPs (including Healy) set up the Irish National Federation as the Anti-Parnellite Nationalist organisation.
* Parnell died in office.

### Elections of the 1880s

General election 2 July 1886: Cork City (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Charles Stewart Parnell | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Maurice Healy | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,569 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
General election 27 November 1885: Cork City (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Charles Stewart Parnell | 6,716 | 41.7 | +15.6 |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Maurice Healy | 6,536 | 40.6 | +7.2 |
| | Irish Conservative | Joseph Pike | 1,464 | 9.1 | −14.1 |
| | Irish Conservative | John Hugh Bainbridge | 1,401 | 8.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,072 | 31.5 | +25.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,059 (est) | 55.3 (est.) | −6.3 (est) |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,569 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | +11.3 | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | +7.2 | |
By-Election 23 February 1884: Cork City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | John Deasy | 2,125 | 64.8 | +5.3 |
| | Irish Conservative | William Goulding | 1,153 | 35.2 | +12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 972 | 29.6 | +23.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,278 | 65.0 | +3.4 (est) |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,045 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | −3.4 | |
* Caused by Daly's resignation.
* 1882: Home Rule League/Nationalist Party becomes the Irish Parliamentary Party
General election 5 April 1880: Cork City (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Parnellite Home Rule League | John Daly | 1,923 | 33.4 | +3.3 |
| | Home Rule | Charles Stewart Parnell | 1,505 | 26.1 | +0.3 |
| | Irish Conservative | William Goulding | 1,337 | 23.2 | +4.5 |
| | Liberal | Nicholas Daniel Murphy | 999 | 17.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 168 | 2.9 | −4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,882 (est) | 61.6 (est.) | −16.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,680 | | |
| | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold | Swing | +0.5 | |
| | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold | Swing | −1.0 | |

### Elections of the 1870s

By-Election 25 May 1876: Cork City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Goulding | 1,279 | 38.90 | +2.9 |
| | Home Rule | John Daly | 1,168 | 35.52 | |
| | Home Rule | Denny Lane | 841 | 25.58 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 111 | 3.38 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,288 | 74.71 | −3.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,401 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Home Rule | Conservative gain from Home Rule | Swing | | |
* Death of Ronayne, on 7 May 1876
General election 6 February 1874: Cork City (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Home Rule | Joseph Philip Ronayne | 1,917 | 30.1 | N/A |
| | Home Rule | Nicholas Daniel Murphy | 1,643 | 25.8 | −15.3 |
| | Conservative | William Goulding | 1,191 | 18.7 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative | James Pim | 1,097 | 17.3 | +17.2 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | John Mitchel | 511 | 8.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 452 | 7.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,435 (est) | 78.4 (est.) | +4.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,381 | | |
| | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |
| | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |
By-Election 10 December 1872: Cork City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Home Rule | Joseph Philip Ronayne | 1,883 | 62.9 | New |
| | Conservative | James Pim | 1,110 | 37.1 | +20.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 773 | 25.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,993 | 67.4 | −7.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,441 | | |
| | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |
* Death of Maguire (founder Cork Examiner), on 1 November 1872

### Elections of the 1860s

General election 20 November 1868: Cork City (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Maguire | 1,895 | 42.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Nicholas Daniel Murphy | 1,862 | 41.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | William Abbott | 753 | 16.7 | New |
| | Conservative | Christopher Crofts | 3 | 0.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,109 | 24.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,632 (est) | 74.4 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,536 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
General election 12 July 1865: Cork City (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Nicholas Daniel Murphy | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal | John Maguire | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,143 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
By-Election 14 February 1865: Cork City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Nicholas Daniel Murphy | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,143 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
* Resignation of Lyons

### Elections of the 1850s

By-election, 29 June 1859: Cork City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Francis Lyons | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,073 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
* Death of Fagan
General election, 6 May 1859: Cork City (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Francis Beamish | 1,288 | 26.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal | William Trant Fagan | 1,231 | 25.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Andrew Jordaine Wood | 1,208 | 25.1 | New |
| | Conservative | Barcroft Carroll | 1,085 | 22.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 | 0.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,406 (est) | 78.3 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,073 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election, 28 March 1857: Cork City (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | William Trant Fagan | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Francis Beamish | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,050 | | |
| | Whig gain from Independent Irish | Whig gain from Independent Irish | Whig gain from Independent Irish | Whig gain from Independent Irish | Whig gain from Independent Irish |
| | Whig gain from Independent Irish | Whig gain from Independent Irish | Whig gain from Independent Irish | Whig gain from Independent Irish | Whig gain from Independent Irish |
By-election, 20 August 1853: Cork City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Francis Beamish | 1,183 | 54.1 | −15.2 |
| | Conservative | James Charles Chatterton | 1,003 | 45.9 | +15.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 180 | 8.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,186 | 69.4 | +10.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,152 | | |
| | Whig gain from Independent Irish | Whig gain from Independent Irish | Swing | −15.2 | |
* Appointment of Murphy as a Commissioner of Insolvency
General election, 14 July 1852: Cork City (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Irish | Francis Murphy | 1,246 | 35.0 | N/A |
| | Independent Irish | William Trant Fagan | 1,220 | 34.3 | New |
| | Conservative | James Charles Chatterton | 898 | 25.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | William Lumley Perrier | 194 | 5.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 322 | 9.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,779 (est) | 58.5 (est) | +20.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,039 | | |
| | Independent Irish gain from Irish Repeal | Independent Irish gain from Irish Repeal | Swing | | |
| | Independent Irish gain from Irish Repeal | Independent Irish gain from Irish Repeal | Swing | | |
By-Election, 23 April 1851: Cork City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Francis Murphy | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig gain from Irish Repeal | Whig gain from Irish Repeal | Whig gain from Irish Repeal | Whig gain from Irish Repeal | Whig gain from Irish Repeal |
* Resignation of Fagan

### Elections of the 1840s

By-election, 14 November 1849: Cork City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Charles Chatterton | 793 | 57.6 | New |
| | Whig | Alexander McCarthy | 584 | 42.4 | +12.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 209 | 15.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,377 | 38.5 | +1.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,574 (1847 figure) | | |
| | Conservative gain from Irish Repeal | Conservative gain from Irish Repeal | Swing | N/A | |
* Death of Callaghan
General election 9 August 1847: Cork City (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Repeal | William Trant Fagan | 929 | 35.1 | N/A |
| | Irish Repeal | Daniel Callaghan | 917 | 34.7 | −1.0 |
| | Irish Repeal | Alexander McCarthy | 799 | 30.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 118 | 4.5 | −6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,323 (est) | 37.0 (est.) | −10.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,574 | | |
| | Irish Repeal hold | Irish Repeal hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Irish Repeal gain from Whig | Irish Repeal gain from Whig | Swing | N/A | |
By-Election, 31 January 1846: Cork City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Repeal | Alexander McCarthy | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish Repeal gain from Whig | Irish Repeal gain from Whig | Irish Repeal gain from Whig | Irish Repeal gain from Whig | Irish Repeal gain from Whig |
* Resignation of Murphy by accepting the office of Steward of the Manor of Northstead
General election 5 July 1841: Cork City (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Francis Murphy | 1,486 | 36.3 | +7.1 |
| | Irish Repeal | Daniel Callaghan | 1,464 | 35.7 | +6.8 |
| | Conservative | James Charles Chatterton | 1,017 | 24.8 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative | James Morris | 131 | 3.2 | −17.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,049 (est) | 47.0 (est.) | c. −11.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,364 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | Whig gain from Irish Repeal | Whig gain from Irish Repeal | Swing | +7.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 447 | 10.9 | +3.1 |
| | Irish Repeal hold | Irish Repeal hold | Swing | +6.9 | |

### Elections of the 1830s

General election 11 August 1837: Cork City (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Repeal (Whig) | Francis Beamish | 1,951 | 29.2 | +4.8 |
| | Irish Repeal (Whig) | Daniel Callaghan | 1,935 | 28.9 | +4.2 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Leycester | 1,407 | 21.1 | −4.5 |
| | Conservative | James Charles Chatterton | 1,391 | 20.8 | −4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 528 | 7.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,359 | 58.7 | −16.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,723 | | |
| | Irish Repeal gain from Conservative | Irish Repeal gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.7 | |
| | Irish Repeal gain from Conservative | Irish Repeal gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.4 | |
General election 17 January 1835: Cork City (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joseph Leycester | 1,658 | 25.6 | +14.9 |
| | Conservative | James Charles Chatterton | 1,643 | 25.3 | +14.6 |
| | Irish Repeal (Whig) | Daniel Callaghan | 1,603 | 24.7 | −8.6 |
| | Irish Repeal (Whig) | Herbert Baldwin | 1,580 | 24.4 | −8.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,359 | 75.3 | −10.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,461 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Irish Repeal | Conservative gain from Irish Repeal | Swing | +11.7 | |
| | Conservative gain from Irish Repeal | Conservative gain from Irish Repeal | Swing | +11.6 | |
* Note: On petition Leycester and Chatterton were unseated and Callaghan and Baldwin were declared duly elected, on 18 April 1835.
General election 21 December 1832: Cork City (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Irish Repeal | Daniel Callaghan | 2,263 | 33.3 |
| | Irish Repeal | Herbert Baldwin | 2,225 | 32.8 |
| | Tory | William Newenham | 1,459 | 21.5 |
| | Whig | John Boyle | 845 | 12.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 766 | 11.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,696 | 85.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,322 | |
| | Irish Repeal hold | Irish Repeal hold | Irish Repeal hold | Irish Repeal hold |
| | Irish Repeal gain from Whig | Irish Repeal gain from Whig | Irish Repeal gain from Whig | Irish Repeal gain from Whig |
General election 7 May 1831: Cork City (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | John Boyle (politician) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish Repeal | Daniel Callaghan | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,876 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Irish Repeal gain from Whig | Irish Repeal gain from Whig | Irish Repeal gain from Whig | Irish Repeal gain from Whig |
General election 11 August 1830: Cork City (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | John Boyle (politician) | 1,152 | 48.2 |
| | Whig | Daniel Callaghan | 851 | 35.6 |
| | Nonpartisan | Herbert Baldwin | 388 | 16.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 463 | 19.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | c. 1,196 | c. 30.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,876 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory |
By-election, 29 March 1830: Cork City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Daniel Callaghan | 1,171 | 50.3 |
| | Tory | William Newenham | 1,155 | 49.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16 | 0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,326 | c. 60.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 3,876 | |
| | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory |
* Caused by Callaghan's election in 1829 being declared void.
* Note: Daniel Callaghan was the brother of Gerrard Callaghan. Stooks Smith classifies Callaghan as a Repealer from this election, but this may not be an accurate description for the period before 1832. See the footnote to the above table of MPs for a brief description of Callaghan's political views.

### Elections of the 1820s

* Election of Callaghan declared void, on petition
By-Election 9 July 1829: Cork City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Tory | Gerrard Callaghan | 523 | 79.5 | +30.7 |
| | Nonpartisan | Sir Augustus Warren, 3rd Baronet | 135 | 20.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 388 | 59.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 658 | | N/A |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Death of Colthurst
By-Election 29 December 1826: Cork City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | John Hely-Hutchinson (politician) | 1,019 | 51.2 | N/A |
| | Tory | Gerrard Callaghan | 970 | 48.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 49 | 2.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,989 | | N/A |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Death of Hely-Hutchinson
General election 13 June 1826: Cork City (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Tory | Nicholas Colthurst | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Whig | Christopher Hely-Hutchinson | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
General election 24 March 1820: Cork City (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Christopher Hely-Hutchinson | 1,303 | 41.5 | −2.0 |
| | Tory | Nicholas Colthurst | 1,080 | 34.4 | +3.8 |
| | Tory | Gerrard Callaghan | 759 | 24.2 | −1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 321 | 10.2 | −7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,142 (2,037 electors) | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Swing | | |

### Elections of the 1810s

General election 13 July 1818: Cork City (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Christopher Hely-Hutchinson | 1,221 | 43.5 | +14.8 |
| | Tory | Nicholas Colthurst | 859 | 30.6 | +0.6 |
| | Tory | Mountifort Longfield (politician) | 724 | 25.8 | −15.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 497 | 17.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,804 (1,895 electors) | | |
| | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Swing | | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Swing | | |
General election 5 November 1812: Cork City (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Tory | Mountifort Longfield (politician) | 918 | 41.2 | −24.4 |
| | Tory | Nicholas Colthurst | 669 | 30.1 | N/A |
| | Whig | Christopher Hely-Hutchinson | 639 | 28.7 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,226 (1,400 electors) | | |
| | Tory gain from Whig | Tory gain from Whig | Swing | | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Swing | | |

### Elections of the 1800s

General election 20 May 1807: Cork City (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Tory | Mountifort Longfield (politician) | 82 | 65.6 | N/A |
| | Whig | Christopher Hely-Hutchinson | 32 | 25.6 | N/A |
| | Nonpartisan | George Freke Evans | 11 | 8.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21 | 16.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 125 (87 electors) | | N/A |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Swing | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | | |
General election 14 November 1806: Cork City (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Tory | Mountifort Longfield (politician) | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Whig | Christopher Hely-Hutchinson | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
General election 16 July 1802: Cork City (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Tory | Mountifort Longfield (politician) | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Whig | Christopher Hely-Hutchinson | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
By-Election 8 January 1802: Cork City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Christopher Hely-Hutchinson | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
* Hon. John Hely-Hutchinson created the 1st Baron Hutchinson
Co-option with effect from 1 January 1801: Cork City (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Tory | Mountifort Longfield (politician) | Co-opted | N/A | N/A |
| | Whig | John Hely-Hutchinson | Co-opted | N/A | N/A |
* 1801, 1 January Irish House of Commons members nominated to sit in the corresponding UK House of Commons at Westminster