# South Cork (UK Parliament constituency)

South Cork, formally the Southern 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 southern part of County Cork, consisting of the barony of East Carbery, West Division, that part of the barony of Ibane and Barryroe not contained within the constituency of South East Cork, that part of the barony of West Carbery, East Division not contained within the constituency of West Cork, and that part of the barony of East Carbery, East Division contained within the parishes of Ballymoney, Desert, Desertserges, Island, Kilgarriff, Kilnagross and Templebryan.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1885 | J. E. Kenny | Irish Parliamentary Party |
| 1890 | J. E. Kenny | Parnellite |
| 1892 | Edward Barry | Irish National Federation |
| 1900 | Edward Barry | Irish Parliamentary Party |
| 1910 (Dec) | John P. Walsh | All-for-Ireland League |
| 1918 | Michael Collins | Sinn Féin |
| 1922 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1880s

1885 general election: South Cork :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | J.E. Kenny | 4,823 | 96.1 | |
| | Irish Conservative | Francis McCarthy Connor | 195 | 3.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,628 | 92.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,018 | 68.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,299 | | |
| | 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 Cork :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | J.E. Kenny | 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 Cork :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | Edward Barry | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary |
1895 general election: South Cork :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | Edward Barry | 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 Cork :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Edward Barry | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
1906 general election: South Cork :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Edward Barry | 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 Cork :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Edward Barry | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
December 1910 general election: South Cork :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | All-for-Ireland | John Walsh | 2,346 | 51.8 | N/A |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Edward Barry | 2,183 | 48.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 163 | 3.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,529 | 73.1 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,199 | | |
| | All-for-Ireland gain from Irish Parliamentary | All-for-Ireland gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |
General election, 1918: South Cork :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Sinn Féin | Michael Collins | 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 |