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 4 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Cork East
Dáil constituency
Map
Map
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created1981
Seats4
TDs
  •   Pat Buckley (SF)
  •   James O'Connor (FF)
  •   Seán Sherlock (Lab)
  •   David Stanton (FG)
Local government areaCounty Cork
EP constituencySouth
Cork East
Former Dáil constituency
Former constituency
Created1948
Abolished1961
Seats3
Local government areaCounty Cork
Cork East
Former Dáil constituency
Former constituency
Created1923
Abolished1937
Seats5
Local government areaCounty Cork

History and boundaries edit

The constituency was first created in 1923 under the Electoral Act 1923 as a 4-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 and Mallow in the north of County Cork, through Fermoy, to Cobh, Midleton and Youghal in the south.[1]

The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017 defines the constituency as:[2]

"In the county of Cork the electoral divisions of:
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;
Ballyclogh, Buttevant, Caherduggan, Carrig, Clenor, Doneraile, Kilmaclenine, Mallow Rural, 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, Kilmacdonagh, Youghal Rural, in the former Rural District of Youghal No. 1;
and Cobh Urban, Fermoy Urban, Mallow North Urban, Mallow South Urban, Midleton Urban and Youghal Urban."

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.[3][4]

For the next general election, the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as:[5]

"In the county of Cork, the electoral divisions of:
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."
Changes to the Cork East constituency
Years TDs Boundaries Notes
1981–2002 4

Cobh Rural in the former Rural District of Cork;

Aghern, Ballyhooly, Ballynoe, Carrig, Castlecooke, Castle Hyde, Castlelyons, Castletownroche, Coole, Curraglass, Fermoy Rural, Glanworth East, Glanworth West, Gortnaskehy, Gortroe, Kilcor, Kilcummer, Kildinan, Killathy, Kilworth, Knockmourne, Leitrim, Rathcormack, Watergrasshill, in the former Rural District of Fermoy;

Ballyclogh, Ballynamona, Buttevant, Caherduggan, Carrig, Clenor, Doneraile, Kilmaclenine, Mallow Rural, Monanimy, Rahan, 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, Kilmacdonagh, Youghal Rural, in the former Rural District of Youghal No. 1;

and the urban districts of Cobh, Fermoy, Mallow, Midleton and Youghal.
Created from Cork North-East; with transfer of DEDs (except for Cobh Rural) in the former Rural District of Cork to Cork North-Central and Cork South-Central.[10][11]
2002–2011 4
In County Cork, the electoral divisions of[12][13]

Ballynaglogh, Cobh Rural, Glenville, Knockraha in the former Rural District of Cork;

Aghern, Ballyhooly, Ballynoe, Carrig, Castlecooke, Castle Hyde, Castlelyons, Castletownroche, Coole, Curraglass, Fermoy Rural, Glanworth East, Glanworth West, Gortnaskehy, Gortroe, Kilcor, Kilcummer, Kildinan, Killathy, Kilworth, Knockmourne, Leitrim, Rathcormack, Watergrasshill, in the former Rural District of Fermoy;

Ballyclogh, Ballynamona, Buttevant, Caherduggan, Carrig, Clenor, Doneraile, Kilmaclenine, Mallow Rural, Monanimy, Rahan, 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, Kilmacdonagh, Youghal Rural, in the former Rural District of Youghal No. 1;

and the urban districts of Cobh, Fermoy, Mallow, Midleton and Youghal.
Transfer from Cork North-Central of [14][15]
electoral divisions of Glenville, Ballynaglogh and Knockraha.
2011– 4
In County Cork, the electoral divisions of[16][17][2]

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;

Ballyclogh, Buttevant, Caherduggan, Carrig, Clenor, Doneraile, Kilmaclenine, Mallow Rural, 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, Kilmacdonagh, Youghal Rural, in the former Rural District of Youghal No. 1;

and the towns of Cobh, Fermoy, Mallow, Midleton and Youghal.
Transfer to Cork North-Central of[18][19]
Electoral divisions of Ballynaglogh and Glenville in the former Rural District of Cork, Carrig, Kildinan and Watergrasshill in the former Rural District of Fermoy and Ballynamona and Rahan in the former Rural District of Mallow.

TDs edit

TDs 1923–1937 edit

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Cork East 1923–1937[20]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
4th 1923[21] John Daly
(Ind)
Michael Hennessy
(CnaG)
David Kent
(Rep)
John Dinneen
(FP)
Thomas O'Mahony
(CnaG)
1924 by-election[22] Michael K. Noonan
(CnaG)
5th 1927 (Jun)[23] David Kent
(SF)
David O'Gorman
(FP)
Martin Corry
(FF)
6th 1927 (Sep)[24] John Daly
(CnaG)
William Kent
(FF)
Edmond Carey
(CnaG)
7th 1932[25] William Broderick
(CnaG)
Brook Brasier
(Ind)
Patrick Murphy
(FF)
8th 1933[26] Patrick Daly
(CnaG)
William Kent
(NCP)
9th 1937 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 edit

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Cork East 1948–1961[20]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
13th 1948[27] Martin Corry
(FF)
Patrick O'Gorman
(FG)
Seán Keane
(Lab)
14th 1951[28]
1953 by-election[29] Richard Barry
(FG)
15th 1954[30] John Moher
(FF)
16th 1957[31]
17th 1961 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 edit

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Cork East 1981–[20]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
22nd 1981[32] Carey Joyce
(FF)
Myra Barry
(FG)
Patrick Hegarty
(FG)
Joe Sherlock
(SF–WP)
23rd 1982 (Feb)[33] Michael Ahern
(FF)
24th 1982 (Nov)[34] Ned O'Keeffe
(FF)
25th 1987[35] Joe Sherlock
(WP)
26th 1989[36] Paul Bradford
(FG)
27th 1992[37] John Mulvihill
(Lab)
28th 1997[38] David Stanton
(FG)
29th 2002[39] Joe Sherlock
(Lab)
30th 2007[40] Seán Sherlock
(Lab)
31st 2011[41] Sandra McLellan
(SF)
Tom Barry
(FG)
32nd 2016[42] Pat Buckley
(SF)
Kevin O'Keeffe
(FF)
33rd 2020[43] 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 edit

2020 general election edit

2020 general election: Cork East[43][44][45][46][47]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Sinn Féin Pat Buckley 23.1 12,587              
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
Fianna Fáil James O'Connor 12.9 7,026 7,132 7,143 7,188 7,365 7,769 8,093 9,731
Fianna Fáil Kevin O'Keeffe 13.6 7,414 7,502 7,537 7,611 7,916 8,065 8,786 9,078
Independent Mary Linehan-Foley 7.2 3,903 4,288 4,363 4,685 5,063 5,884 5,986  
Fine Gael Pa O'Driscoll 8.3 4,554 4,591 4,604 4,654 4,736 4,974    
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        
Independent Thomas Kiely 0.8 435 579 629          
Irish Freedom Frank Shinnick 0.8 455 560 598          
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 edit

2016 general election: Cork East[48][49][42]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Labour Seán Sherlock 13.2 6,949 7,124 7,394 7,486 7,780 8,674 8,986 9,916 11,803  
Fine Gael David Stanton 13.6 7,171 7,296 7,401 7,484 7,593 8,312 9,099 9,647 11,558  
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  
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    
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        
Fine Gael Tom Barry 6.6 3,461 3,495 3,520 3,532 3,573          
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[50]   Valid: 52,806   Spoilt: 445   Quota: 10,562   Turnout: 64%  

2011 general election edit

2011 general election: Cork East[41]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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    
Fine Gael Tom Barry 10.2 5,798 5,888 6,097 6,397 8,898 9,726 11,450
Sinn Féin Sandra McLellan 11.1 6,292 6,345 6,877 7,203 7,528 7,586 9,785
Fianna Fáil Kevin O'Keeffe 8.8 5,024 5,066 5,145 7,811 8,401 8,478 9,136
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 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 edit

2007 general election: Cork East[40]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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 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
Fine Gael Paul Bradford 16.6 8,916 9,110 9,375 9,398 9,837 9,863
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 edit

2002 general election: Cork East[39]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Fianna Fáil Ned O'Keeffe 23.1 10,574      
Fianna Fáil Michael Ahern 18.2 8,340 9,204    
Labour Joe Sherlock 10.5 4,792 5,015 6,192 8,660
Fine Gael David Stanton 13.7 6,269 6,324 6,978 8,438
Fine Gael Paul Bradford 15.4 7,053 7,224 7,718 8,231
Labour John Mulvihill 10.5 4,813 4,838 5,559  
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 edit

1997 general election: Cork East[38][51]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fianna Fáil Ned O'Keeffe 20.3 8,737              
Fianna Fáil Michael Ahern 16.2 6,959 7,200 7,274 7,665 8,137 9,295    
Fine Gael Paul Bradford 18.3 7,859 7,907 7,922 8,009 8,302 8,538 8,733  
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 edit

1992 general election: Cork East[37][52]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fianna Fáil Ned O'Keeffe 20.2 8,380            
Fine Gael Paul Bradford 16.3 6,750 6,760 6,773 6,787 6,795 7,707 9,790
Fianna Fáil Michael Ahern 17.9 7,418 7,471 7,483 7,512 7,605 7,888 8,510
Labour John Mulvihill 13.8 5,703 5,705 5,753 5,830 5,944 6,161 7,830
Fine Gael Patrick Hegarty 11.1 4,594 4,596 4,611 4,627 4,653 5,635 5,871
Democratic Left Joe Sherlock 12.9 5,351 5,365 5,386 5,417 5,479 5,557  
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 edit

1989 general election: Cork East[36][53][54]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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 edit

1987 general election: Cork East[35][55][56]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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 edit

November 1982 general election: Cork East[34][57][58]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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 edit

February 1982 general election: Cork East[33][59]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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 edit

1981 general election: Cork East[32][60]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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 edit

1957 general election: Cork East[31][61]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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 edit

1954 general election: Cork East[30][61]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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 edit

Following the death of Labour Party TD Seán Keane, a by-election was held on 18 June 1953. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate Richard Barry.

1953 by-election: Cork East[61]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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: 78.81%  

1951 general election edit

1951 general election: Cork East[61]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fianna Fáil Martin Corry 24.6 7,430 7,798        
Fine Gael Patrick O'Gorman 15.5 4,688 5,028 5,077 5,756 9,380  
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 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: 80.31%  

1948 general election edit

1948 general election: Cork East[61]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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: 74.71%  

1933 general election edit

1933 general election: Cork East[26][62]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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
Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Daly 8.3 3,645 3,717 3,854 3,857 6,053 7,083
Fianna Fáil Patrick O'Brien 9.7 4,244 4,693 4,711 5,414 5,520 5,767
Independent Brook Brasier 10.0 4,389 4,463 4,565 4,568 4,817  
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 edit

1932 general election: Cork East[25][62]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Cumann na nGaedheal William Broderick 13.8 5,453 5,901 6,018 7,329        
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  
Fianna Fáil Patrick Murphy 13.9 5,518 5,608 5,984 6,021 6,078 6,099 6,136 6,176
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 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 edit

September 1927 general election: Cork East[24][62]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fianna Fáil Martin Corry 11.8 4,208 4,996 5,043 5,149 6,529        
Cumann na nGaedheal John Daly 14.4 5,125 5,145 5,474 5,645 5,804 5,819 7,280    
Cumann na nGaedheal Michael Hennessy 14.4 5,130 5,204 5,539 5,849 5,913 5,926 7,167    
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
Labour Eamon Lynch 8.2 2,918 3,202 3,548 3,593 3,977 4,030 4,083 4,096 4,137
Farmers' Party David O'Gorman 8.4 2,988 2,999 3,138 3,854 3,902 3,905      
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 edit

June 1927 general election: Cork East[23][62]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
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
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
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
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 John Dinneen 5.5 1,853 1,860 1,912 2,479 2,508 2,597 2,627 2,655      
Fianna Fáil John Barry 6.5 2,210 2,215 2,221 2,232 2,340 2,509 2,519        
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 edit

Following the death of Cumann na nGaedheal TD Thomas O'Mahony, a by-election was held on 18 November 1924. The seat was won by the Cumann na nGaedheal candidate Michael K. Noonan.

1924 by-election: Cork East[22][62]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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 edit

1923 general election: Cork East[21][62]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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
Republican Séamus Fitzgerald 4.7 1,428 1,764 1,796 2,076 2,339 2,417 2,470  
Cumann na nGaedheal Daniel Hegarty 5.0 1,516 1,669 2,045 2,049 2,059 2,147    
Farmers' Party William Fahy 5.1 1,539 1,593 1,614 1,623 1,628      
Republican Cornelius Moran 0.6 179 328 341 480        
Electorate: 56,600   Valid: 30,351   Quota: 5,059   Turnout: 53.6%  

See also edit

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