# Cork East (Dáil constituency)

Cork East is a parliamentary constituency in County Cork represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects four deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

## History and boundaries

The constituency was first created in 1923 under the Electoral Act 1923 as a four-seat constituency and was first used for the 1923 general election. It was abolished under the Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935. It was recreated under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947 as a 3-seat constituency and used for the 1948 general election until it was abolished under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1961. It was recreated under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1980 as a 4-seat constituency for the 1981 general election, and has been used at all elections since then.
The constituency runs from Mitchelstown in the north of County Cork, through Fermoy, to Cobh, Midleton and Youghal in the south.
The Constituency Review Report 2023 of the Electoral Commission recommended that at the next general election, Cork East be altered with the transfer of territory to Cork North-Central and Cork North-West.
The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as:
       Cobh Rural, Knockraha, in the former Rural District of Cork;
       Aghern, Ballyhooly, Ballynoe, Castlecooke, Castle Hyde, Castlelyons, Castletownroche, Coole, Curraglass, Fermoy Rural, Glanworth East, Glanworth West, Gortnaskehy, Gortroe, Kilcor, Kilcummer, Killathy, Kilworth, Knockmourne, Leitrim, Rathcormack, in the former Rural District of Fermoy;
       Carrig, Clenor, Monanimy, Shanballymore, Skahanagh, Wallstown, in the former Rural District of Mallow;
       Ballintemple, Ballycottin, Ballyspillane, Carrigtohill, Castlemartyr, Clonmult, Cloyne, Corkbeg, Dangan, Dungourney, Garryvoe, Ightermurragh, Inch, Lisgoold, Midleton Rural, Mogeely, Rostellan, Templebodan, Templenacarriga, in the former Rural District of Midleton;
       Ballyarthur, Derryvillane, Farahy, Kildorrery, Kilgullane, Kilphelan, Marshalstown, Mitchelstown, Templemolaga, in the former Rural District of Mitchelstown No. 1;
       Ardagh, Clonpriest, Kilcronat, Killeagh, Kilmacdonogh, Youghal Rural, in the former Rural District of Youghal No. 1;
       and Cobh Urban, Fermoy Urban, Midleton Urban and Youghal Urban."

## TDs
### TDs 1923–1937

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Cork East 1923–1937 :
| Key to parties  CnaG = Cumann na nGaedheal  FP = Farmers' Party  FF = Fianna Fáil  Ind = Independent  NCP = National Centre Party  Rep = Republican  SF = Sinn Féin ||||||||||||
| Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) |
| 4th | 1923 | | John Daly (Ind) | | Michael Hennessy (CnaG) | | David Kent (Rep) | | John Dinneen (FP) | | Thomas O'Mahony (CnaG) |
| 4th | 1924 by-election | | John Daly (Ind) | | Michael Hennessy (CnaG) | | David Kent (Rep) | | John Dinneen (FP) | | Michael K. Noonan (CnaG) |
| 5th | 1927 (Jun) | | John Daly (Ind) | | Michael Hennessy (CnaG) | | David Kent (SF) | | David O'Gorman (FP) | | Martin Corry (FF) |
| 6th | 1927 (Sep) | | John Daly (CnaG) | | Michael Hennessy (CnaG) | | William Kent (FF) | | Edmond Carey (CnaG) | | Martin Corry (FF) |
| 7th | 1932 | | John Daly (CnaG) | | William Broderick (CnaG) | | Brook Brasier (Ind) | | Patrick Murphy (FF) | | Martin Corry (FF) |
| 8th | 1933 | | Patrick Daly (CnaG) | | William Broderick (CnaG) | | William Kent (NCP) | | Patrick Murphy (FF) | | Martin Corry (FF) |
| 9th | 1937 | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished |
Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.

### TDs 1948–1961

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Cork East 1948–1961 :
| Key to parties  FF = Fianna Fáil  FG = Fine Gael  Lab = Labour ||||||||
| Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) |
| 13th | 1948 | | Martin Corry (FF) | | Patrick O'Gorman (FG) | | Seán Keane (Lab) |
| 14th | 1951 | | Martin Corry (FF) | | Patrick O'Gorman (FG) | | Seán Keane (Lab) |
| 14th | 1953 by-election | | Martin Corry (FF) | | Patrick O'Gorman (FG) | | Richard Barry (FG) |
| 15th | 1954 | | Martin Corry (FF) | | John Moher (FF) | | Richard Barry (FG) |
| 16th | 1957 | | Martin Corry (FF) | | John Moher (FF) | | Richard Barry (FG) |
| 17th | 1961 | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished |
Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.

### TDs since 1981

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Cork East 1981– :
| Key to parties  FF = Fianna Fáil  FG = Fine Gael  Lab = Labour  SF = Sinn Féin  SF–WP = Sinn Féin The Workers' Party  SD = Social Democrats  WP = Workers' Party ||||||||||
| Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) |
| 22nd | 1981 | | Carey Joyce (FF) | | Myra Barry (FG) | | Patrick Hegarty (FG) | | Joe Sherlock (SF–WP) |
| 23rd | 1982 (Feb) | | Michael Ahern (FF) | | Myra Barry (FG) | | Patrick Hegarty (FG) | | Joe Sherlock (SF–WP) |
| 24th | 1982 (Nov) | | Michael Ahern (FF) | | Myra Barry (FG) | | Patrick Hegarty (FG) | | Ned O'Keeffe (FF) |
| 25th | 1987 | | Michael Ahern (FF) | | Joe Sherlock (WP) | | Patrick Hegarty (FG) | | Ned O'Keeffe (FF) |
| 26th | 1989 | | Michael Ahern (FF) | | Joe Sherlock (WP) | | Paul Bradford (FG) | | Ned O'Keeffe (FF) |
| 27th | 1992 | | Michael Ahern (FF) | | John Mulvihill (Lab) | | Paul Bradford (FG) | | Ned O'Keeffe (FF) |
| 28th | 1997 | | Michael Ahern (FF) | | David Stanton (FG) | | Paul Bradford (FG) | | Ned O'Keeffe (FF) |
| 29th | 2002 | | Michael Ahern (FF) | | David Stanton (FG) | | Joe Sherlock (Lab) | | Ned O'Keeffe (FF) |
| 30th | 2007 | | Michael Ahern (FF) | | David Stanton (FG) | | Seán Sherlock (Lab) | | Ned O'Keeffe (FF) |
| 31st | 2011 | | Sandra McLellan (SF) | | David Stanton (FG) | | Seán Sherlock (Lab) | | Tom Barry (FG) |
| 32nd | 2016 | | Pat Buckley (SF) | | David Stanton (FG) | | Seán Sherlock (Lab) | | Kevin O'Keeffe (FF) |
| 33rd | 2020 | | Pat Buckley (SF) | | David Stanton (FG) | | Seán Sherlock (Lab) | | James O'Connor (FF) |
| 34th | 2024 | | Pat Buckley (SF) | | Noel McCarthy (FG) | | Liam Quaide (SD) | | James O'Connor (FF) |
Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.

## Elections

^ *: Outgoing TD

### 2024 general election

2024 general election: Cork East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| | Sinn Féin | Pat Buckley | 12.3 | 5,901 | 5,937 | 5,986 | 6,096 | 6,609 | 6,752 | 6,890 | 7,187 | 8,042 | 8,261 | 9,173 | 9,194 |
| | Fianna Fáil | James O'Connor | 12.3 | 5,891 | 5,907 | 5,944 | 5,956 | 5,964 | 6,007 | 6,169 | 6,322 | 7,378 | 9,924 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Mark Stanton | 12.0 | 5,740 | 5,764 | 5,800 | 5,809 | 5,816 | 5,854 | 6,092 | 6,255 | 6,791 | 7,169 | 7,689 | 7,793 |
| | Fine Gael | Noel McCarthy | 11.2 | 5,364 | 5,371 | 5,440 | 5,450 | 5,464 | 5,507 | 5,721 | 5,790 | 5,912 | 7,216 | 9,400 | 9,561 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Deirdre O'Brien | 10.8 | 5,196 | 5,201 | 5,293 | 5,301 | 5,308 | 5,362 | 5,438 | 5,568 | 5,810 | | | |
| | Social Democrats | Liam Quaide | 10.0 | 4,791 | 4,821 | 4,844 | 5,143 | 5,199 | 5,261 | 5,934 | 6,203 | 6,872 | 7,108 | 7,889 | 7,925 |
| | Independent | William O'Leary | 9.6 | 4,615 | 4,685 | 4,817 | 4,836 | 4,853 | 4,992 | 5,034 | 5,421 | 5,903 | 6,643 | | |
| | Independent | Mary Linehan Foley | 7.9 | 3,805 | 3,851 | 3,889 | 3,916 | 3,939 | 4,146 | 4,209 | 4,526 | | | | |
| | Aontú | Mona Stromsoe | 3.7 | 1,789 | 1,867 | 1,903 | 1,928 | 1,945 | 2,125 | 2,177 | | | | | |
| | Green | Clíona O'Halloran | 3.4 | 1,609 | 1,620 | 1,621 | 1,677 | 1,712 | 1,753 | | | | | | |
| | Independent Ireland | Kathryn Bermingham | 1.8 | 842 | 962 | 1,020 | 1,050 | 1,067 | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Mehdi Özçınar | 1.4 | 671 | 678 | 685 | 739 | | | | | | | | |
| | PBP–Solidarity | Asch Ní Fhinn | 1.4 | 662 | 678 | 685 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Frank Roche | 1.1 | 572 | 615 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | The Irish People | James Peter O'Sullivan | 0.7 | 334 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent Ireland | Catherine Lynch | 0.3 | 135 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | John O'Leary | 0.1 | 55 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Ross Cannon | 0.1 | 37 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 83,545 Valid: 48,009 Spoilt: 317 Quota: 9,602 Turnout: 57.8% ||||||||||||||||
* ↑ Ní Fhinn is a member of People Before Profit.

### 2020 general election

2020 general election: Cork East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Sinn Féin | Pat Buckley | 23.1 | 12,587 | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Kevin O'Keeffe | 13.6 | 7,414 | 7,502 | 7,537 | 7,611 | 7,916 | 8,065 | 8,786 | 9,078 |
| | Fianna Fáil | James O'Connor | 12.9 | 7,026 | 7,132 | 7,143 | 7,188 | 7,365 | 7,769 | 8,093 | 9,731 |
| | Labour | Seán Sherlock | 12.1 | 6,610 | 6,842 | 6,926 | 7,129 | 7,289 | 8,933 | 9,894 | 11,237 |
| | Fine Gael | David Stanton | 11.3 | 6,143 | 6,207 | 6,214 | 6,245 | 6,318 | 6,957 | 9,576 | 10,309 |
| | Fine Gael | Pa O'Driscoll | 8.3 | 4,554 | 4,591 | 4,604 | 4,654 | 4,736 | 4,974 | | |
| | Independent | Mary Linehan-Foley | 7.2 | 3,903 | 4,288 | 4,363 | 4,685 | 5,063 | 5,884 | 5,986 | |
| | Green | Liam Quaide | 6.9 | 3,749 | 4,024 | 4,075 | 4,228 | 4,442 | | | |
| | Aontú | Conor Hannon | 2.5 | 1,337 | 1,500 | 1,522 | 1,698 | | | | |
| | Irish Freedom | Frank Shinnick | 0.8 | 455 | 560 | 598 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Thomas Kiely | 0.8 | 435 | 579 | 629 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Shane O'Grady | 0.5 | 267 | 334 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Sean O'Leary | 0.1 | 64 | 76 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 89,998 Valid: 54,544 Spoilt: 401 Quota: 10,909 Turnout: 54,945 (61.1%) ||||||||||||

### 2016 general election

2016 general election: Cork East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Kevin O'Keeffe | 15.6 | 8,264 | 8,290 | 8,347 | 8,416 | 8,548 | 8,875 | 9,254 | 9,880 | 11,035 | |
| | Fine Gael | David Stanton | 13.6 | 7,171 | 7,296 | 7,401 | 7,484 | 7,593 | 8,312 | 9,099 | 9,647 | 11,558 | |
| | Labour | Seán Sherlock | 13.2 | 6,949 | 7,124 | 7,394 | 7,486 | 7,780 | 8,674 | 8,986 | 9,916 | 11,803 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Pat Buckley | 10.1 | 5,358 | 5,437 | 5,572 | 5,969 | 6,776 | 6,861 | 7,681 | 8,175 | 8,457 | 8,639 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Barbara Ahern | 8.7 | 4,594 | 4,635 | 4,730 | 4,824 | 4,986 | 5,081 | 5,553 | 6,216 | 6,432 | 6,781 |
| | Fine Gael | Noel McCarthy | 8.3 | 4,406 | 4,425 | 4,479 | 4,565 | 4,718 | 5,688 | 5,779 | 6,203 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Tom Barry | 6.6 | 3,461 | 3,495 | 3,520 | 3,532 | 3,573 | | | | | |
| | Renua | Paul Bradford | 6.1 | 3,244 | 3,327 | 3,460 | 3,531 | 3,834 | 4,191 | 4,596 | | | |
| | Independent | Mary Linehan Foley | 6.0 | 3,145 | 3,280 | 3,365 | 3,515 | 4,104 | 4,132 | | | | |
| | AAA–PBP | Ciara Leonardi Roche | 3.8 | 1,999 | 2,176 | 2,586 | 3,237 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Kieran McCarthy | 3.1 | 1,635 | 1,692 | 1,813 | | | | | | | |
| | Social Democrats | Ken Curtin | 2.6 | 1,386 | 1,570 | | | | | | | | |
| | Green | Natasha Harty | 1.5 | 806 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Patrick Bullman | 0.5 | 241 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Ross Cannon | 0.3 | 147 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 83,236 Valid: 52,806 Spoilt: 445 Quota: 10,562 Turnout: 64.0% ||||||||||||||

### 2011 general election

2011 general election: Cork East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Labour | Seán Sherlock | 20.8 | 11,862 | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | David Stanton | 17.6 | 10,019 | 10,047 | 10,618 | 11,081 | 12,471 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Sandra McLellan | 11.1 | 6,292 | 6,345 | 6,877 | 7,203 | 7,528 | 7,586 | 9,785 |
| | Fine Gael | Tom Barry | 10.2 | 5,798 | 5,888 | 6,097 | 6,397 | 8,898 | 9,726 | 11,450 |
| | Labour | John Mulvihill | 10.0 | 5,701 | 5,873 | 6,388 | 6,790 | 6,976 | 7,097 | |
| | Fine Gael | Pa O'Driscoll | 8.8 | 5,030 | 5,086 | 5,236 | 5,444 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Kevin O'Keeffe | 8.8 | 5,024 | 5,066 | 5,145 | 7,811 | 8,401 | 8,478 | 9,136 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Ahern | 8.1 | 4,618 | 4,634 | 4,798 | | | | |
| | New Vision | Paul O'Neill | 1.9 | 1,056 | 1,064 | | | | | |
| | Green | Malachy Harty | 1.1 | 635 | 640 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Claire Cullinane | 0.9 | 510 | 513 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Patrick Bulman | 0.4 | 212 | 213 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Paul Burke | 0.3 | 176 | 177 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 83,651 Valid: 56,933 Spoilt: 526 (0.9%) Quota: 11,387 Turnout: 57,459 (68.7%) |||||||||||

### 2007 general election

2007 general election: Cork East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Ahern | 19.2 | 10,350 | 10,536 | 11,221 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Ned O'Keeffe | 18.7 | 10,081 | 10,189 | 10,741 | 11,033 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Paul Bradford | 16.6 | 8,916 | 9,110 | 9,375 | 9,398 | 9,837 | 9,863 |
| | Fine Gael | David Stanton | 14.3 | 7,686 | 8,038 | 8,717 | 8,777 | 10,349 | 10,386 |
| | Labour | Seán Sherlock | 13.6 | 7,295 | 7,650 | 8,287 | 8,324 | 10,100 | 10,162 |
| | Labour | John Mulvihill | 7.4 | 3,954 | 4,232 | 4,773 | 4,820 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Sandra McLellan | 6.8 | 3,672 | 3,943 | | | | |
| | Green | Sarah Iremonger | 2.9 | 1,572 | | | | | |
| | Fathers Rights | Christy Carr | 0.3 | 166 | | | | | |
| | Independent | John Cronin | 0.2 | 116 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 84,354 Valid: 53,808 Spoilt: 477 (0.9%) Quota: 10,762 Turnout: 54,285 (64.4%) ||||||||||

### 2002 general election

2002 general election: Cork East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Ned O'Keeffe | 23.1 | 10,574 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Ahern | 18.2 | 8,340 | 9,204 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Paul Bradford | 15.4 | 7,053 | 7,224 | 7,718 | 8,231 |
| | Fine Gael | David Stanton | 13.7 | 6,269 | 6,324 | 6,978 | 8,438 |
| | Labour | John Mulvihill | 10.5 | 4,813 | 4,838 | 5,559 | |
| | Labour | Joe Sherlock | 10.5 | 4,792 | 5,015 | 6,192 | 8,660 |
| | Sinn Féin | June Murphy | 5.7 | 2,624 | 2,685 | | |
| | Green | Martin O'Keeffe | 2.5 | 1,136 | 1,151 | | |
| | Christian Solidarity | Patrick Manning | 0.4 | 187 | 189 | | |
| Electorate: 72,702 Valid: 45,788 Spoilt: 546 (1.2%) Quota: 9,158 Turnout: 46,334 (63.7%) ||||||||

### 1997 general election

1997 general election: Cork East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Ned O'Keeffe | 20.3 | 8,737 | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Paul Bradford | 18.3 | 7,859 | 7,907 | 7,922 | 8,009 | 8,302 | 8,538 | 8,733 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Ahern | 16.2 | 6,959 | 7,200 | 7,274 | 7,665 | 8,137 | 9,295 | | |
| | Fine Gael | David Stanton | 11.9 | 5,117 | 5,182 | 5,185 | 5,315 | 5,527 | 5,820 | 5,998 | 7,735 |
| | Democratic Left | Joe Sherlock | 10.7 | 4,622 | 4,681 | 4,698 | 4,921 | 5,186 | 5,357 | 5,510 | 6,972 |
| | Labour | John Mulvihill | 8.1 | 3,500 | 3,969 | 3,970 | 4,298 | 4,419 | 4,560 | 4,669 | |
| | Progressive Democrats | J. J. Flavin | 4.3 | 1,830 | 1,872 | 1,878 | 2,046 | 2,242 | | | |
| | National Party | Máiread Scannell | 3.8 | 1,637 | 1,754 | 1,757 | 1,912 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Kieran McCarthy | 3.6 | 1,534 | 1,711 | 1,713 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Seán O'Connor | 3.0 | 1,281 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 63,653 Valid: 43,076 Spoilt: 331 (0.8%) Quota: 8,616 Turnout: 43,407 (68.2%) ||||||||||||

### 1992 general election

1992 general election: Cork East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Ned O'Keeffe | 20.2 | 8,380 | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Ahern | 17.9 | 7,418 | 7,471 | 7,483 | 7,512 | 7,605 | 7,888 | 8,510 |
| | Fine Gael | Paul Bradford | 16.3 | 6,750 | 6,760 | 6,773 | 6,787 | 6,795 | 7,707 | 9,790 |
| | Labour | John Mulvihill | 13.8 | 5,703 | 5,705 | 5,753 | 5,830 | 5,944 | 6,161 | 7,830 |
| | Democratic Left | Joe Sherlock | 12.9 | 5,351 | 5,365 | 5,386 | 5,417 | 5,479 | 5,557 | |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick Hegarty | 11.1 | 4,594 | 4,596 | 4,611 | 4,627 | 4,653 | 5,635 | 5,871 |
| | Fine Gael | Michael Hegarty | 6.2 | 2,562 | 2,563 | 2,568 | 2,573 | 2,580 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Kieran McCarthy | 0.9 | 366 | 366 | 381 | 393 | | | |
| | Independent | Maurice Quinlan | 0.5 | 212 | 212 | 218 | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Sandra Doyle-Condon | 0.4 | 153 | 153 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 58,556 Valid: 41,489 Spoilt: 684 (1.6%) Quota: 8,298 Turnout: 42,173 (72.0%) |||||||||||

### 1989 general election

1989 general election: Cork East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Ned O'Keeffe | 21.6 | 8,851 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Paul Bradford | 18.7 | 7,663 | 7,679 | 7,735 | 8,204 | |
| | Workers' Party | Joe Sherlock | 18.1 | 7,414 | 7,425 | 7,533 | 7,657 | 8,447 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Ahern | 18.0 | 7,396 | 7,431 | 7,891 | 8,005 | 8,150 |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick Hegarty | 17.2 | 7,068 | 7,080 | 7,096 | 7,360 | 7,708 |
| | Labour | Anthony Hobbs | 3.4 | 1,377 | 1,392 | 1,394 | 1,469 | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Thomas Nagle | 2.7 | 1,098 | 1,100 | 1,109 | | |
| | Independent | William Fitzsimon | 0.3 | 131 | | | | |
| Electorate: 56,251 Valid: 40,998 Quota: 8,200 Turnout: 72.9% |||||||||

### 1987 general election

1987 general election: Cork East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Ned O'Keeffe | 19.6 | 8,178 | 8,253 | 8,340 | 8,862 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Ahern | 19.6 | 8,169 | 8,357 | | |
| | Workers' Party | Joe Sherlock | 16.7 | 6,986 | 7,547 | 7,728 | 8,357 |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick Hegarty | 16.4 | 6,831 | 7,064 | 7,464 | 8,429 |
| | Fine Gael | Paul Bradford | 14.1 | 5,908 | 5,984 | 6,177 | 7,128 |
| | Progressive Democrats | John Guinevan | 5.6 | 2,340 | 2,370 | 3,517 | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Hugh Hall | 4.6 | 1,936 | 2,090 | | |
| | Labour | Anthony Hobbs | 2.1 | 888 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Kieran McCarthy | 1.3 | 534 | | | |
| Electorate: 55,767 Valid: 41,770 Quota: 8,355 Turnout: 74.9% ||||||||

### November 1982 general election

November 1982 general election: Cork East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Fine Gael | Myra Barry | 20.4 | 8,461 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Ned O'Keeffe | 20.0 | 8,324 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Ahern | 19.4 | 8,061 | 8,087 | 8,274 | 8,342 |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick Hegarty | 18.4 | 7,662 | 7,686 | 8,125 | 9,458 |
| | Workers' Party | Joe Sherlock | 14.9 | 6,186 | 6,206 | 6,640 | 6,817 |
| | Fine Gael | Tommy Sheahan | 3.8 | 1,565 | 1,574 | 1,665 | |
| | Labour | Tomás Ó Conaill | 2.9 | 1,191 | 1,219 | | |
| | Independent | Mary Duggan | 0.3 | 117 | | | |
| Electorate: 53,462 Valid: 41,567 Quota: 8,314 Turnout: 77.7% ||||||||

### February 1982 general election

February 1982 general election: Cork East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Fine Gael | Myra Barry | 21.5 | 8,870 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick Hegarty | 20.2 | 8,309 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Ahern | 17.0 | 7,011 | 7,149 | 8,830 | | |
| | Sinn Féin The Workers' Party | Joe Sherlock | 16.2 | 6,677 | 7,200 | 7,674 | 8,102 | 8,137 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Carey Joyce | 13.6 | 5,601 | 5,659 | 7,257 | 7,456 | 8,008 |
| | Fianna Fáil | William Cronin | 9.2 | 3,799 | 3,845 | | | |
| | Labour | Tomás Ó Conaill | 2.3 | 946 | | | | |
| Electorate: 52,647 Valid: 41,213 Spoilt: 321 (0.8%) Quota: 8,243 Turnout: 41,534 (78.9%) |||||||||

### 1981 general election

1981 general election: Cork East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | Fine Gael | Myra Barry | 21.9 | 9,373 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick Hegarty | 17.9 | 7,686 | 8,095 | 8,125 | 8,151 | 8,407 | 10,287 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin The Workers' Party | Joe Sherlock | 14.6 | 6,241 | 6,322 | 6,351 | 6,398 | 6,549 | 6,906 | 7,466 | 8,093 | 8,412 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Carey Joyce | 13.2 | 5,661 | 5,716 | 5,727 | 5,742 | 5,748 | 5,881 | 5,995 | 7,535 | 8,289 |
| | Fianna Fáil | John Brosnan | 10.3 | 4,401 | 4,418 | 4,431 | 4,435 | 4,504 | 4,523 | 4,562 | 5,110 | 7,575 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Joe Dowling | 8.1 | 3,489 | 3,500 | 3,506 | 3,511 | 3,543 | 3,559 | 3,585 | 3,779 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Charles Mortell | 6.5 | 2,773 | 2,779 | 2,785 | 2,790 | 2,797 | 2,949 | 3,139 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Tommy Sheahan | 5.5 | 2,363 | 2,565 | 2,588 | 2,608 | 2,659 | | | | |
| | Labour | Edward Allen | 1.1 | 457 | 462 | 471 | 629 | | | | | |
| | Labour | Mary Noonan | 0.6 | 267 | 276 | 288 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Mary Duggan | 0.4 | 150 | 155 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 52,647 Valid: 42,861 Quota: 8,573 Turnout: 81.4% |||||||||||||

### 1957 general election

1957 general election: Cork East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Martin Corry | 25.0 | 6,873 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | John Moher | 24.1 | 6,628 | 6,961 | |
| | Fine Gael | Richard Barry | 19.1 | 5,255 | 5,621 | 5,970 |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick O'Gorman | 16.8 | 4,618 | 5,116 | 5,519 |
| | Sinn Féin | Liam Ó Mochloir | 8.6 | 2,365 | 2,682 | |
| | Labour | Michael Devane | 6.4 | 1,750 | | |
| Electorate: 36,474 Valid: 27,489 Quota: 6,873 Turnout: 75.4% |||||||

### 1954 general election

1954 general election: Cork East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Fine Gael | Richard Barry | 23.6 | 7,026 | 7,725 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Martin Corry | 22.6 | 6,714 | 6,861 | 7,311 | 7,328 |
| | Fianna Fáil | John Moher | 19.9 | 5,925 | 6,095 | 6,895 | 6,913 |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick O'Gorman | 15.1 | 4,489 | 4,788 | 6,634 | 6,892 |
| | Labour | Seán Keane, Jnr | 13.7 | 4,081 | 4,173 | | |
| | Clann na Talmhan | Denis Heskin | 5.0 | 1,492 | | | |
| Electorate: 36,804 Valid: 29,727 Quota: 7,432 Turnout: 80.8% ||||||||

### 1953 by-election

Following the death of Labour Party TD Seán Keane, a by-election was held on 18 June 1953.
1953 by-election: Cork East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 |
| | Fine Gael | Richard Barry | 42.8 | 12,479 | 15,761 |
| | Fianna Fáil | John Moher | 40.4 | 11,823 | 12,784 |
| | Labour | Seán Keane, Jnr | 16.8 | 4,902 | |
| Electorate: 37,057 Valid: 29,204 Quota: 14,603 Turnout: 78.8% ||||||

### 1951 general election

1951 general election: Cork East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Martin Corry | 24.6 | 7,430 | 7,798 | | | | |
| | Labour | Seán Keane | 17.6 | 5,296 | 5,678 | 5,738 | 5,841 | 6,704 | 8,414 |
| | Fianna Fáil | John Moher | 17.4 | 5,261 | 5,311 | 5,433 | 5,660 | 5,952 | 6,080 |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick O'Gorman | 15.5 | 4,688 | 5,028 | 5,077 | 5,756 | 9,380 | |
| | Fine Gael | Richard Barry | 14.4 | 4,337 | 4,433 | 4,452 | 5,106 | | |
| | Independent | John Ryall | 5.9 | 1,792 | 1,835 | 1,841 | | | |
| | Independent | Veronica Hartland | 4.5 | 1,360 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 37,561 Valid: 30,164 Quota: 7,542 Turnout: 80.3% ||||||||||

### 1948 general election

1948 general election: Cork East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Martin Corry | 24.5 | 7,172 | 7,341 | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick O'Gorman | 13.9 | 4,072 | 4,175 | 4,176 | 4,199 | 4,539 | 4,818 | 6,557 | 8,952 | |
| | Labour | Seán Keane | 13.9 | 4,066 | 4,339 | 4,340 | 4,472 | 4,627 | 5,216 | 5,421 | 5,835 | 6,267 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Leo Skinner | 13.7 | 4,013 | 4,043 | 4,050 | 4,113 | 4,346 | 4,528 | 4,557 | 4,879 | 4,987 |
| | Clann na Talmhan | Daniel Cashman | 11.4 | 3,352 | 3,366 | 3,367 | 3,416 | 3,494 | 3,662 | 3,962 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Joseph Ahern | 7.4 | 2,170 | 2,230 | 2,231 | 2,243 | 2,384 | 2,537 | | | |
| | Clann na Poblachta | Michael Burke | 5.6 | 1,638 | 1,699 | 1,700 | 2,240 | 2,364 | | | | |
| | Independent | William Dwyer | 4.0 | 1,167 | 1,215 | 1,217 | 1,231 | | | | | |
| | Clann na Poblachta | Garrett Roche | 2.8 | 833 | 861 | 861 | | | | | | |
| | National Labour Party | Patrick J. O'Brien | 2.8 | 823 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 39,226 Valid: 29,306 Quota: 7,327 Turnout: 74.7% |||||||||||||

### 1933 general election

1933 general election: Cork East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Martin Corry | 25.0 | 10,923 | | | | | |
| | National Centre Party | William Kent | 17.6 | 7,712 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Patrick Murphy | 11.6 | 5,092 | 8,006 | | | | |
| | Cumann na nGaedheal | William Broderick | 10.1 | 4,432 | 4,475 | 4,575 | 4,577 | 5,414 | 8,467 |
| | Independent | Brook Brasier | 10.0 | 4,389 | 4,463 | 4,565 | 4,568 | 4,817 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Patrick O'Brien | 9.7 | 4,244 | 4,693 | 4,711 | 5,414 | 5,520 | 5,767 |
| | Cumann na nGaedheal | Patrick Daly | 8.3 | 3,645 | 3,717 | 3,854 | 3,857 | 6,053 | 7,083 |
| | Cumann na nGaedheal | Edward Cronin | 7.6 | 3,324 | 3,401 | 3,462 | 3,463 | | |
| Electorate: 52,723 Valid: 43,761 Quota: 7,294 Turnout: 83.0% ||||||||||

### 1932 general election

1932 general election: Cork East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Patrick Murphy | 13.9 | 5,518 | 5,608 | 5,984 | 6,021 | 6,078 | 6,099 | 6,136 | 6,176 |
| | Cumann na nGaedheal | William Broderick | 13.8 | 5,453 | 5,901 | 6,018 | 7,329 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Martin Corry | 12.5 | 4,939 | 5,001 | 5,563 | 5,649 | 6,034 | 6,069 | 6,105 | 6,126 |
| | Fianna Fáil | William Kent | 12.3 | 4,870 | 4,979 | 5,395 | 5,471 | 5,704 | 5,726 | 5,813 | 5,857 |
| | Cumann na nGaedheal | John Daly | 11.3 | 4,477 | 4,873 | 5,007 | 5,657 | 7,779 | | | |
| | Independent | Brook Brasier | 10.7 | 4,245 | 4,606 | 4,819 | 5,106 | 6,069 | 6,597 | 7,302 | |
| | Cumann na nGaedheal | Edmond Carey | 8.9 | 3,519 | 3,598 | 3,677 | 4,163 | | | | |
| | Cumann na nGaedheal | Michael Hennessy | 6.8 | 2,703 | 2,862 | 3,032 | | | | | |
| | Labour | Eamonn Lynch | 5.4 | 2,154 | 2,167 | | | | | | |
| | Farmers' Party | David O'Gorman | 4.4 | 1,746 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 52,154 Valid: 39,624 Quota: 6,605 Turnout: 76.0% ||||||||||||

### September 1927 general election

September 1927 general election: Cork East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | Cumann na nGaedheal | Michael Hennessy | 14.4 | 5,130 | 5,204 | 5,539 | 5,849 | 5,913 | 5,926 | 7,167 | | |
| | Cumann na nGaedheal | John Daly | 14.4 | 5,125 | 5,145 | 5,474 | 5,645 | 5,804 | 5,819 | 7,280 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Martin Corry | 11.8 | 4,208 | 4,996 | 5,043 | 5,149 | 6,529 | | | | |
| | Cumann na nGaedheal | Edmond Carey | 10.8 | 3,851 | 3,887 | 3,967 | 4,527 | 4,843 | 4,847 | 5,311 | 6,091 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | William Kent | 8.5 | 3,014 | 3,283 | 3,368 | 3,414 | 4,159 | 4,669 | 4,921 | 5,004 | 5,071 |
| | Farmers' Party | David O'Gorman | 8.4 | 2,988 | 2,999 | 3,138 | 3,854 | 3,902 | 3,905 | | | |
| | Labour | Eamon Lynch | 8.2 | 2,918 | 3,202 | 3,548 | 3,593 | 3,977 | 4,030 | 4,083 | 4,096 | 4,137 |
| | Fianna Fáil | John Barry | 8.1 | 2,888 | 3,017 | 3,245 | 3,270 | | | | | |
| | Farmers' Party | Brook Brasier | 5.5 | 1,951 | 1,963 | 2,095 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Philip Barry | 5.1 | 1,812 | 1,844 | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Séamus Fitzgerald | 4.8 | 1,700 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 53,005 Valid: 35,585 Quota: 5,931 Turnout: 67.1% |||||||||||||

### June 1927 general election

June 1927 general election: Cork East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| | Sinn Féin | David Kent | 11.4 | 3,870 | 3,898 | 3,937 | 3,957 | 4,092 | 4,150 | 4,157 | 4,600 | 4,750 | 5,081 | 5,167 |
| | Cumann na nGaedheal | Michael Hennessy | 11.0 | 3,743 | 3,751 | 4,398 | 4,541 | 4,713 | 5,860 | | | | | |
| | Independent | John Daly | 10.9 | 3,704 | 3,731 | 3,861 | 3,907 | 4,524 | 4,710 | 4,771 | 5,004 | 5,262 | 6,435 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Martin Corry | 10.8 | 3,666 | 3,673 | 3,682 | 3,773 | 3,928 | 3,977 | 3,978 | 5,246 | 5,330 | 5,489 | 5,545 |
| | Independent | Edmond Carey | 8.8 | 2,976 | 3,001 | 3,007 | 3,251 | 3,471 | 3,554 | 3,561 | 3,749 | 3,998 | 4,362 | 4,542 |
| | Independent | Frederick McCabe | 8.0 | 2,714 | 2,723 | 2,761 | 2,879 | 3,109 | 3,196 | 3,238 | 3,291 | 3,375 | | |
| | Farmers' Party | David O'Gorman | 6.6 | 2,251 | 2,257 | 2,438 | 2,771 | 2,800 | 2,946 | 3,002 | 3,050 | 4,474 | 4,948 | 5,152 |
| | Fianna Fáil | John Barry | 6.5 | 2,210 | 2,215 | 2,221 | 2,232 | 2,340 | 2,509 | 2,519 | | | | |
| | Farmers' Party | John Dinneen | 5.5 | 1,853 | 1,860 | 1,912 | 2,479 | 2,508 | 2,597 | 2,627 | 2,655 | | | |
| | Cumann na nGaedheal | Michael Cahill | 5.4 | 1,830 | 1,832 | 2,022 | 2,095 | 2,151 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Patrick Murphy | 5.3 | 1,793 | 1,807 | 1,820 | 1,831 | | | | | | | |
| | Farmers' Party | Brook Brasier | 5.1 | 1,724 | 1,731 | 1,757 | | | | | | | | |
| | Cumann na nGaedheal | Michael K. Noonan | 4.1 | 1,379 | 1,385 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Eugene Joyce | 0.5 | 161 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 53,005 Valid: 33,874 Quota: 5,646 Turnout: 63.9% |||||||||||||||

### 1924 by-election

Following the death of Cumann na nGaedheal TD Thomas O'Mahony, a by-election was held on 18 November 1924.
1924 by-election: Cork East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | Cumann na nGaedheal | Michael K. Noonan | 58.8 | 17,717 |
| | Republican | Michael Walsh | 41.2 | 12,399 |
| Electorate: 53,752 Valid: 30,116 Quota: 15,059 Turnout: 56.0% |||||

### 1923 general election

1923 general election: Cork East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Independent | John Daly | 21.1 | 6,391 | | | | | | | |
| | Cumann na nGaedheal | Michael Hennessy | 20.3 | 6,152 | | | | | | | |
| | Republican | David Kent | 18.2 | 5,524 | | | | | | | |
| | Farmers' Party | John Dinneen | 12.9 | 3,927 | 4,210 | 4,352 | 4,365 | 4,383 | 5,069 | | |
| | Cumann na nGaedheal | Thomas O'Mahony | 6.7 | 2,023 | 2,318 | 2,783 | 2,791 | 2,809 | 2,873 | 4,404 | 4,539 |
| | Farmers' Party | David O'Gorman | 5.5 | 1,672 | 1,734 | 1,778 | 1,790 | 1,817 | 2,451 | 2,648 | 2,789 |
| | Farmers' Party | William Fahy | 5.1 | 1,539 | 1,593 | 1,614 | 1,623 | 1,628 | | | |
| | Cumann na nGaedheal | Daniel Hegarty | 5.0 | 1,516 | 1,669 | 2,045 | 2,049 | 2,059 | 2,147 | | |
| | Republican | Séamus Fitzgerald | 4.7 | 1,428 | 1,764 | 1,796 | 2,076 | 2,339 | 2,417 | 2,470 | |
| | Republican | Cornelius Moran | 0.6 | 179 | 328 | 341 | 480 | | | | |
| Electorate: 56,600 Valid: 30,351 Quota: 5,059 Turnout: 53.6% ||||||||||||