# North East Cork (UK Parliament constituency)

North 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 north-eastern part of County Cork, consisting of the baronies of Condons and Clangibbon and Kinnatalloon, that part of the barony of Fermoy not contained within the constituency of North Cork, that part of the barony of Barrymore contained within the parishes of Ardnageehy, Britway, Castlelyons, Coole, Dunbulloge, Gortroe, Kilshanahan, Knockmourne, Rathcormack, Templebodan and Whitechurch, and that part of the barony of Barretts contained within the parish of Mourne Abbey.

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Year | Member | Party |
| | 1885 | Edmund Leamy | Irish Parliamentary Party |
| | 1887 | William O'Brien | Irish Parliamentary Party |
| | 1891 | William O'Brien | Irish National Federation |
| | February 1893 | Michael Davitt | Irish National Federation |
| | June 1893 | William Abraham | Irish National Federation |
| | 1900 | William Abraham | Irish Parliamentary Party |
| | January 1910 | William O'Brien | All-for-Ireland League |
| | March 1910 | Maurice Healy | All-for-Ireland League |
| | December 1910 | Moreton Frewen | All-for-Ireland League |
| | 1911 | Tim Healy | All-for-Ireland League |
| | 1918 | Thomas Hunter | Sinn Féin |
| 1922 | 1922 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1880s

General election 28 November 1885: Cork North-East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Edmund Leamy | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,175 | | |
| | 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) |
General election 7 July 1886: Cork North-East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Edmund Leamy | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,175 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
* Leamy resigns
By-election 16 May 1887: Cork North-East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | William O'Brien | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,812 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 7 July 1892: Cork North-East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | William O'Brien | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,781 | | |
| | 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 |
In the 1892 United Kingdom general election William O'Brien (Irish Parliamentary Party) was returned for both North East Cork and Cork City. He chose to sit for Cork City, and a by-election was held for the vacant seat.
By-election 8 February 1893: Cork North-East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | Michael Davitt | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,790 | | |
| | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold |
Being the only nominated candidate in the by-election, Michael Davitt took the seat unopposed on 8 February 1893. He resigned in May (after being threatened with bankruptcy) and a further by-election was held for which William Abraham was returned unopposed on 28 June.
By-election 28 June 1893: Cork North-East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | William Abraham | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,790 | | |
| | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold |
General election 18 July 1895: Cork North-East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | William Abraham | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,356 | | |
| | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 4 October 1900: Cork North-East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | William Abraham | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,393 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
General election 18 January 1906: Cork North-East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | William Abraham | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,497 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election 27 January 1910: Cork North-East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | All-for-Ireland | William O'Brien | 2,984 | 66.4 | N/A |
| | Irish Parliamentary | William Abraham | 1,510 | 33.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,474 | 32.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,494 | 67.7 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,634 | | |
| | All-for-Ireland gain from Irish Parliamentary | All-for-Ireland gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |
In the January 1910 general election William O'Brien (All-for-Ireland League) was again returned for both North East Cork and Cork City. As usual, he chose to sit for Cork City, and a by-election was held for the vacant seat, which was taken unopposed by Maurice Healy (All-for-Ireland League) on 2 March 1910.
By-election 2 March 1910: Cork North-East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | All-for-Ireland | Maurice Healy | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,634 | | |
| | All-for-Ireland hold | All-for-Ireland hold | All-for-Ireland hold | All-for-Ireland hold | All-for-Ireland hold |
General election 8 December 1910: Cork North-East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | All-for-Ireland | Moreton Frewen | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,634 | | |
| | All-for-Ireland hold | All-for-Ireland hold | All-for-Ireland hold | All-for-Ireland hold | All-for-Ireland hold |
In the December 1910 general election North East Cork was won by Moreton Frewen (All-for-Ireland League) but his senior party colleague Tim Healy lost in North Louth. Frewen resigned so that Healy could stand in his vacated seat, and Healy was returned unopposed in the by-election on 16 July 1911.
By-election 15 July 1911: Cork North-East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | All-for-Ireland | Tim Healy | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,670 | | |
| | All-for-Ireland hold | All-for-Ireland hold | All-for-Ireland hold | All-for-Ireland hold | All-for-Ireland hold |
General Election 14 December 1918: Cork North-East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Sinn Féin | Thomas Hunter | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,239 | | |
| | 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 |