Mid Cork (UK Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland, 1885–1922}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox UK constituency
|name = Mid Cork
|type = county
|parliament = uk
|year = 1885
|abolished = 1922
|seats = 1
|previous = County Cork
|next = Cork Mid, North, South, South East and West
|}}
Mid 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 central part of County Cork, consisting of the baronies of East Muskerry and West Muskerry and that part of the barony of Barretts not contained within the constituency of North East Cork.
Members of Parliament
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="2"|Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| style = "background-color: {{party color|Irish Parliamentary Party}} " |
| 1885 |rowspan="3"| Charles Kearns Deane Tanner | ||
| style = "background-color: {{party color|Irish National Federation}} " |
| 1891 | ||
| style = "background-color: {{party color|Irish Parliamentary Party}} " |
| 1900 | ||
| style = "background-color: {{party color|Irish Parliamentary Party}} " |
|rowspan="5"| D. D. Sheehan | ||
| style = "background-color: {{party color|Irish Parliamentary Party}} " |
| 1906 | ||
| style = "background-color: {{party color|Independent Labour}} " |
| Independent Labour | ||
| style = "background-color: {{party color|Irish Parliamentary Party}} " | | ||
| style = "background-color: {{party color|Irish Parliamentary Party}} " | | ||
| style = "background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}} " |
| 1918 | ||
| | 1920
|colspan="2"| vacant | ||
| | 1922
|colspan="2"| constituency abolished |
Elections
=Elections in the 1880s=
{{Election box begin |
|title=1885 general election: Mid Cork{{cite book|editor1-last=Walker|editor1-first=B.M.|title=Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922|date=1978|publisher=Royal Irish Academy|location=Dublin|isbn=0901714127|pages=337, 386}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Irish Parliamentary Party
|candidate = Charles Kearns Deane Tanner
|votes = 5,033
|percentage = 97.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Irish Loyal and Patriotic Union
|candidate = Arthur St George Patton
|votes = 106
|percentage = 2.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4,927
|percentage = 95.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 5,139
|percentage = 69.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box Registered electors|
|reg. electors = 7,409
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=1886 general election: Mid Cork}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Irish Parliamentary Party
|candidate = Charles Kearns Deane Tanner
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1890s=
{{Election box begin |
|title=1892 general election: Mid Cork}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Irish National Federation
|candidate = Charles Kearns Deane Tanner
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Irish National Federation
|loser = Irish Parliamentary Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=1895 general election: Mid Cork}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Irish National Federation
|candidate = Charles Kearns Deane Tanner
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Irish National Federation
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1900s=
{{Election box begin |
|title=1900 general election: Mid Cork}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Irish Parliamentary Party
|candidate = Charles Kearns Deane Tanner
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=By-election 1901: Mid Cork}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Irish Parliamentary Party
|candidate = D.D. Sheehan
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=1906 general election: Mid Cork}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Irish Parliamentary Party
|candidate = D.D. Sheehan
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Irish Parliamentary Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
Sheehan was expelled from the IPP on the grounds of being a "factionist" and, in protest and to re-emphasize his public support, he resigned the seat and re-stood as an Independent (Labour) candidate in the resulting by-election.
{{Election box begin |
|title=By-election, 1906: Mid Cork}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Independent Labour
|candidate = D.D. Sheehan
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Independent Labour
|loser = Irish Parliamentary Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1910s=
{{Election box begin |
|title=January 1910 general election: Mid Cork}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = All-for-Ireland League
|candidate = D.D. Sheehan
|votes = 2,824
|percentage = 58.6
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Irish Parliamentary Party
|candidate = William Fallon
|votes = 1,999
|percentage = 41.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 825
|percentage = 17.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 4,823
|percentage = 73.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 6,599
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = All-for-Ireland League
|loser = Independent Labour
|swing = N/A
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=December 1910 general election: Mid Cork}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = All-for-Ireland League
|candidate = D.D. Sheehan
|votes = 2,738
|percentage = 56.4
|change = −2.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Irish Parliamentary Party
|candidate = Timothy Corcoran
|votes = 2,115
|percentage = 43.6
|change = +2.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 623
|percentage = 12.8
|change = −4.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 4,853
|percentage = 73.5
|change = +0.4
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 6,599
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = All-for-Ireland League
|swing = −2.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=1918 general election: Mid Cork}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Terence MacSwiney
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Sinn Féin
|loser = All-for-Ireland League
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
{{Reflist}}
- {{cite book|title=Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922|editor-first=Brian M.|editor-last=Walker|publisher=Royal Irish Academy|year=1978}}
- {{Rayment-hc|c|5|date=March 2012}}
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Category:Westminster constituencies in County Cork (historic)
Category:Dáil constituencies in the Republic of Ireland (historic)
Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885
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