Cork Borough (Dáil constituency)

Cork Borough
Former Dáil constituency
Former constituency
Created1921
Abolished1969
Seats
  • 4 (1921–1923)
  • 5 (1923–1937)
  • 4 (1937–1948)
  • 5 (1948–1969)
Local government areas
Created fromCork City
Replaced by

Cork Borough was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (the Irish parliament), from 1921 to 1969. The method of election was proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

History and boundaries

The constituency was created by the Government of Ireland Act 1920 as a 4-seat constituency for the Southern Ireland House of Commons from the Cork City constituency in which Cork had been represented in the United Kingdom House of Commons at Westminster since 1801. The constituency would have continued as a single-seat constituency at Westminster.[1]

At the 1921 election for the Southern Ireland House of Commons, the four seats were won uncontested by Sinn Féin, who treated it as part of the election to the Second Dáil.[2] It was never used as a Westminster constituency; under s. 1(4) of the Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922, no writ was to be issued "for a constituency in Ireland other than a constituency in Northern Ireland".[3] Therefore, no vote was held in Cork Borough at the 1922 United Kingdom general election on 15 November 1922, shortly before the Irish Free State left the United Kingdom on 6 December 1922.

Under the Electoral Act 1923, it became a 5-seat constituency and was first used at the 1923 general election.[4] Its representation fluctuated between 4 and 5 seats until its abolition for the 1969 general election.

Changes to the Cork Borough constituency
Years TDs Boundaries
1921–1923 4 The county borough of Cork[5]
1923–1937 5 The county borough of Cork; and the county electoral area of Ballincollig.[4]
1937–1948 4 The county borough of Cork; and the DED of Blackrock, in the administrative county of Cork[6]
1948–1961 5 The county borough of Cork; and the DEDs of Bishopstown, Blackrock and St. Mary's in the administrative county of Cork[7]
1961–1969 5 The county borough of Cork; and the DEDs of Bishopstown, Rathcooney and St. Mary's in the administrative county of Cork[8]
1969[9] — Constituency abolished

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Cork Borough 1921–1969[10]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
2nd 1921[11] Liam de Róiste
(SF) 		Mary MacSwiney
(SF) 		Donal O'Callaghan
(SF) 		J. J. Walsh
(SF) 		4 seats
1921–1923
3rd 1922[12] Liam de Róiste
(PT-SF) 		Mary MacSwiney
(AT-SF) 		Robert Day
(Lab) 		J. J. Walsh
(PT-SF)
4th 1923[13] Richard Beamish[a]
(Ind) 		Mary MacSwiney
(Rep) 		Andrew O'Shaughnessy[a]
(Ind) 		J. J. Walsh
(CnaG) 		Alfred O'Rahilly
(CnaG)
1924 by-election[15] Michael Egan
(CnaG)
5th 1927 (Jun)[16] John Horgan
(NL) 		Seán French
(FF) 		Richard Anthony
(Lab) 		Barry Egan
(CnaG)
6th 1927 (Sep)[17] W. T. Cosgrave
(CnaG) 		Hugo Flinn
(FF)
7th 1932[18] Thomas Dowdall
(FF) 		Richard Anthony
(Ind) 		William Desmond
(CnaG)
8th 1933[19]
9th 1937[20] W. T. Cosgrave
(FG) 		4 seats
1937–1948
10th 1938[21] James Hickey
(Lab)
11th 1943[22] Frank Daly
(FF) 		Richard Anthony
(Ind) 		Séamus Fitzgerald
(FF)
12th 1944[23] William Dwyer
(Ind) 		Walter Furlong
(FF)
1946 by-election[24] Patrick McGrath
(FF)
13th 1948[25] Michael Sheehan
(Ind) 		James Hickey
(NLP) 		Jack Lynch
(FF) 		Thomas F. O'Higgins
(FG)
14th 1951[26] Seán McCarthy
(FF) 		James Hickey
(Lab)
1954 by-election[27] Stephen Barrett
(FG)
15th 1954[28] Anthony Barry
(FG) 		Seán Casey
(Lab)
1956 by-election[29] John Galvin
(FF)
16th 1957[30] Gus Healy
(FF)
17th 1961[31] Anthony Barry
(FG)
1964 by-election[32] Sheila Galvin
(FF)
18th 1965[33] Gus Healy
(FF) 		Pearse Wyse
(FF)
1967 by-election[34] Seán French
(FF)
19th 1969 Constituency abolished. See Cork City North-West and Cork City South-East

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.

  1. ^ a b Andrew O'Shaughnessy and Richard Beamish were both elected under the banner of the "Cork Progressive Association", a quasi-party inspired by the Progressive Reform movement in the United States. They supported the Treaty and stressed the importance of sound public finance. In 1924 they helped bring about the dissolution of Cork Corporation and its replacement with a commissioner.[14]

Elections

1967 by-election

Following the death of Labour Party TD Seán Casey, a by-election was held on 9 November 1967. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Seán French.

1967 by-election: Cork Borough[35][36]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Fianna Fáil Seán French 47.1 18,417 18,584 20,854
Fine Gael Liam Burke 26.3 10,272 10,495 14,586
Labour Pat Kerrigan 24.6 9,622 9,897  
Independent Eoin O'Mahony 2.1 815    
Electorate: 59,019   Valid: 39,126   Quota: 19,564   Turnout: 66.3%  

1965 general election

1965 general election: Cork Borough[33][35]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Fianna Fáil Jack Lynch 30.8 12,852                    
Fine Gael Stephen Barrett 20.7 8,637                    
Labour Seán Casey 16.9 7,076                    
Fianna Fáil Gus Healy 10.1 4,230 8,030                  
Fianna Fáil Pearse Wyse 7.2 3,027 4,100 4,120 4,135 4,596 4,615 4,690 4,730 4,839 5,026 7,366
Fine Gael Anthony Barry 3.4 1,441 1,506 2,859 2,895 2,909 3,149 3,235 3,894 4,187 4,479 4,560
Fianna Fáil John Harrington 3.4 1,425 2,146 2,166 2,176 2,727 2,731 2,784 2,797 2,889 3,016  
Independent Thomas Leahy 1.9 803 888 918 937 947 962 1,081 1,102 1,374    
Independent Frank Mockler 1.9 782 848 886 898 912 935 1,056 1,086      
Independent Alexander Miller 1.3 547 592 607 614 621 632          
Fine Gael Seán O'Leary 1.2 489 504 619 625 630 844 876        
Fine Gael Ronald Murphy 1.2 485 501 581 586 588            
Electorate: 55,913   Valid: 41,794   Quota: 6,966   Turnout: 74.8%  

1964 by-election

Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD John Galvin, a by-election was held on 19 February 1964. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Sheila Galvin, widow of the deceased TD.

The surplus votes of the elected candidate were distributed after being declared elected because there was a possibility another candidate could have reached the threshold of a third of a quota which would have meant their election deposit was returned to them.

1964 by-election: Cork Borough[35]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Fianna Fáil Sheila Galvin 53.3 20,276  
Fine Gael Tadhg Manley 30.2 11,475 11,666
Labour Donal Hurley 16.6 6,296 7,357
Electorate: 55,076   Valid: 38,047   Quota: 19,024   Turnout: 69.1%  

1961 general election

1961 general election: Cork Borough[31][35]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fianna Fáil Jack Lynch 26.6 9,929                
Fine Gael Stephen Barrett 25.5 9,515                
Labour Seán Casey 15.1 5,616 5,859 6,246            
Fianna Fáil John Galvin 11.4 4,257 5,444 5,522 5,526 5,544 5,647 6,685    
Sinn Féin Dáithí Ó Conaill 5.2 1,956 2,033 2,070 2,072 2,093 2,297 2,337 2,344  
Fianna Fáil Gus Healy 4.9 1,846 3,330 3,399 3,401 3,420 3,542 4,249 4,704 5,180
Fine Gael Anthony Barry 4.4 1,637 1,732 4,243 4,259 4,770 5,009 5,094 5,101 5,457
Fianna Fáil Donal Daly 3.4 1,281 1,850 1,879 1,880 1,889 1,948      
Independent Seán Twomey 2.1 794 832 870 872 902        
Fine Gael Dominic O'Brien 1.2 462 482 632 635          
Electorate: 55,022   Valid: 37,293   Quota: 6,216   Turnout: 67.8%  

1957 general election

1957 general election: Cork Borough[30][35]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fine Gael Stephen Barrett 20.0 8,600              
Fianna Fáil John Galvin 17.8 7,647              
Fianna Fáil Jack Lynch 16.5 7,107 7,131 7,313          
Labour Seán Casey 14.1 6,074 6,207 6,243 6,248 6,438 6,537 8,921  
Sinn Féin Seán Ó hÉigeartaigh 11.1 4,789 4,807 4,821 4,825 4,858 4,925 5,043 5,286
Fianna Fáil Gus Healy 8.2 3,519 3,539 3,706 3,788 3,819 6,361 6,671 7,433
Fianna Fáil Donal Daly 6.4 2,747 2,754 2,818 2,862 2,888      
Fine Gael Anthony Barry 3.9 1,663 2,762 2,766 2,767 3,483 3,543    
Fine Gael John Bermingham 2.1 911 1,033 1,036 1,036        
Electorate: 63,495   Valid: 43,057   Quota: 7,177   Turnout: 67.8%  

1956 by-election

Following the death of Fianna Fáil TD Patrick McGrath, a by-election was held on 2 August 1956. The seat was won by Fianna Fáil candidate John Galvin.

1956 by-election: Cork Borough[35]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Fianna Fáil John Galvin 52.6 18,704
Fine Gael Mick Sheehan 28.6 10,166
Labour Cornelius Desmond 11.0 3,919
Independent Seán P. Twomey 4.6 1,630
Independent John W. Reidy 3.2 1,149
Electorate: 63,495   Valid: 35,568   Quota: 17,785   Turnout: 56.0%  

1954 general election

1954 general election: Cork Borough[28][35]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Fine Gael Stephen Barrett 34.2 16,393                    
Fianna Fáil Patrick McGrath 19.2 9,190                    
Fianna Fáil Jack Lynch 12.8 6,125 6,229 6,976 7,063 7,202 7,207 7,260 8,390      
Labour James Hickey 6.8 3,244 3,529 3,569 3,618 3,810 3,822 3,898 3,967 3,981 4,578  
Labour Seán Casey 6.4 3,052 3,479 3,501 3,588 3,851 3,884 3,982 4,017 4,025 4,965 8,516
Fianna Fáil John Galvin 6.1 2,904 2,972 3,177 3,204 3,316 3,319 3,354 4,422 4,793 4,901 5,146
Fianna Fáil Donal Daly 4.5 2,149 2,193 2,329 2,359 2,402 2,409 2,431        
Fine Gael Anthony Barry 4.0 1,911 7,862 7,877 7,976 8,230            
Independent John Reidy 2.3 1,108 1,270 1,290 1,341              
Fine Gael Laurence Neville 1.7 816 1,397 1,406 1,424 1,481 1,497          
Fine Gael John Bermingham 1.2 572 1,321 1,325 1,347 1,429 1,558 2,637 2,673 2,683    
Independent Seán Twomey 0.9 452 487 492                
Electorate: 63,325   Valid: 47,916   Quota: 7,987   Turnout: 75.7%  

1954 by-election

Following the death of Fine Gael TD Thomas F. O'Higgins, a by-election was held on 3 March 1954. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate Stephen Barrett.

1954 by-election: Cork Borough[35]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Fine Gael Stephen Barrett 44.3 17,332 21,322
Fianna Fáil Séamus Fitzgerald 39.3 15,379 16,586
Labour Seán Casey 16.4 6,402  
Electorate: 63,322   Valid: 39,113   Quota: 19,557   Turnout: 61.8%  

1951 general election

1951 general election: Cork Borough[35]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fianna Fáil Patrick McGrath 19.2 8,923                
Fine Gael Thomas F. O'Higgins 16.9 7,858                
Fianna Fáil Jack Lynch 13.4 6,233 6,785 6,786 6,856 6,942 7,119 9,896    
Fianna Fáil Seán MacCarthy 11.0 5,096 5,493 5,494 5,534 5,648 5,805 7,346 9,433  
Fianna Fáil Walter Furlong 9.4 4,359 4,502 4,502 4,571 4,624 4,809      
Fine Gael Stephen Barrett 7.4 3,434 3,443 3,504 3,609 5,374 6,465 6,545 6,579 6,698
Labour James Hickey 7.3 3,376 3,400 3,403 4,058 4,244 6,369 6,611 6,653 6,795
Labour Richard Anthony 6.5 3,018 3,047 3,052 3,709 4,004        
Fine Gael Michael Sheehan 5.3 2,442 2,467 2,519 2,584          
Labour Seán Casey 3.6 1,657 1,668 1,670            
Electorate: 62,336   Valid: 46,396   Quota: 7,733   Turnout: 74.4%  

1948 general election

1948 general election: Cork Borough[35]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Fine Gael Thomas F. O'Higgins 16.4 7,351 7,363 7,464 7,473 7,674                  
Fianna Fáil Jack Lynch 12.5 5,594 5,607 5,632 5,640 5,652 5,652 5,695 5,726 5,787 6,753 8,923      
Fianna Fáil Patrick McGrath 11.4 5,092 5,099 5,130 5,150 5,158 5,159 5,179 5,199 5,233 6,198 7,435 8,661    
Independent Michael Sheehan 10.9 4,898 4,910 4,956 4,987 5,039 5,061 5,112 5,178 5,758 5,969 6,171 6,232 6,612 7,491
National Labour Party James Hickey 10.0 4,507 4,658 4,690 4,708 4,739 4,740 4,831 4,916 5,042 5,125 5,354 5,381 5,481 6,353
Fianna Fáil Walter Furlong 8.0 3,601 3,606 3,621 3,625 3,638 3,639 3,668 3,700 3,749 4,122        
Fianna Fáil Seán MacCarthy 6.1 2,747 2,753 2,767 2,775 2,781 2,783 2,791 2,919 2,961          
Labour Richard Anthony 6.0 2,688 2,695 2,745 2,755 2,913 2,927 3,534 3,598 4,245 4,347 4,438 4,458 4,510 5,537
Clann na Poblachta Patrick McCartan 5.2 2,346 2,358 2,370 2,590 2,600 2,601 2,665 3,914 4,106 4,242 4,342 4,451 4,481  
Fine Gael Stephen Barrett 3.3 1,496 1,506 1,537 1,540 1,962 2,108 2,137 2,156            
Clann na Poblachta John J. Fennessy 3.2 1,423 1,428 1,431 1,652 1,661 1,661 1,730              
Labour John Casey 2.2 987 992 995 1,011 1,026 1,027                
Fine Gael David Allen 2.0 911 915 953 957                    
Clann na Poblachta Liam Stack 1.3 565 570 576                      
Fine Gael Michael Sheehan 0.9 409 415                        
National Labour Party Seán Ó Dubhghaill 0.6 260                          
Electorate: 62,626   Valid: 44,875   Quota: 7,480   Turnout: 71.7%  

1946 by-election

Following the resignation of Independent TD William Dwyer, a by-election was held on 14 June 1946. The seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Patrick McGrath.

The surplus votes of the elected candidate were distributed after being declared elected because there was a possibility another candidate could have reached the threshold of a third of a quota which would have meant their election deposit was returned to them.

1946 by-election: Cork Borough[35]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Fianna Fáil Patrick McGrath 47.9 14,230 15,170  
Fine Gael Michael O'Driscoll 32.7 9,707 10,277 10,503
Cork Socialist Party Michael O'Riordan 10.7 3,184 3,592 3,688
Independent Tom Barry 8.7 2,574    
Electorate: 53,623   Valid: 29,695   Quota: 14,848   Turnout: 55.4%  

1944 general election

1944 general election: Cork Borough[23][37]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Independent William Dwyer 29.8 11,241                
Fianna Fáil Walter Furlong 20.4 7,705                
Fianna Fáil Frank Daly 14.7 5,551 5,858 5,905 6,022 6,115 6,179 6,371 6,493 6,897
Fianna Fáil Séamus Fitzgerald 10.2 3,862 4,262 4,370 4,526 4,721 4,773 5,007 5,091 5,467
Independent Richard Anthony 7.6 2,867 4,265 4,268 4,368 4,562 4,816 5,446 9,270  
Fine Gael James Crosbie 7.5 2,839 3,759 3,760 3,800 3,872 4,630 4,864    
Labour Cornelius Connolly 3.5 1,334 1,492 1,493 1,590 1,736 1,792      
Fine Gael Jeremiah Connolly 2.4 898 1,212 1,213 1,239 1,335        
National Labour Party Patrick O'Brien 2.0 737 862 863 954          
Ailtirí na hAiséirghe Seán Ó Dubhghaill 1.8 674 751 752            
Electorate: 53,477   Valid: 37,708   Quota: 7,542   Turnout: 70.5%  

1943 general election

Information on the number of transfers received by Richard Anthony on the fifth and sixth counts is unavailable so his number of votes on the fifth count is unknown.

1943 general election: Cork Borough[22][37]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Fine Gael W. T. Cosgrave 22.6 8,871                  
Fianna Fáil Frank Daly 20.3 7,944                  
Fianna Fáil Séamus Fitzgerald 11.8 4,638 4,644 4,720 4,728 4,766 4,900 5,134 5,315 9,503  
Fianna Fáil Walter Furlong 11.4 4,475 4,480 4,493 4,501 4,524 4,646 4,844 4,946    
Labour James Hickey 10.5 4,107 4,132 4,134 4,148 4,538 4,724 5,048 5,619 5,944 6,795
Independent Richard Anthony 10.1 3,941 4,079 4,081 4,140 N/A 4,371 4,499 6,632 6,848 7,295
Fine Gael William Dwyer 6.5 2,561 3,295 3,297 3,538 3,583 3,717 3,770      
Ailtirí na hAiséirghe Seán Ó Dubhghaill 2.6 1,019 1,023 1,024 1,026 1,052 1,079        
Independent Daniel Buckley 2.2 859 867 868 878 890          
Labour Ellen Crowley 1.4 562 568 568 574            
Fine Gael Francis MacCarthy Morrogh 0.7 255 353 353              
Electorate: 53,477   Valid: 39,232   Quota: 7,847   Turnout: 73.4%  

1938 general election

1938 general election: Cork Borough[21][37]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Fianna Fáil Thomas Dowdall 29.4 11,528    
Fine Gael W. T. Cosgrave 20.8 8,154    
Labour James Hickey 18.1 7,094 7,259 7,936
Fianna Fáil Hugo Flinn 14.2 5,560 8,944  
Independent Richard Anthony 13.0 5,071 5,199 5,605
Fine Gael Michael O'Driscoll 4.5 1,760 1,777 1,804
Electorate: 52,623   Valid: 39,167   Quota: 7,834   Turnout: 74.4%  

1937 general election

1937 general election: Cork Borough[20][37]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fine Gael W. T. Cosgrave 24.9 9,508        
Fianna Fáil Hugo Flinn 22.1 8,442        
Labour James Hickey 18.0 6,893 6,952 6,972 7,086 7,557
Fianna Fáil Thomas Dowdall 16.9 6,450 6,481 7,247 7,350 7,592
Independent Richard Anthony 12.9 4,946 5,537 5,542 8,363  
Fine Gael William Desmond 5.3 2,008 3,185 3,186    
Electorate: 53,019   Valid: 38,247   Quota: 7,650   Turnout: 72.1%  

1933 general election

1933 general election: Cork Borough[19][37]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Cumann na nGaedheal W. T. Cosgrave 26.9 14,863              
Fianna Fáil Hugo Flinn 23.0 12,696              
Independent Richard Anthony 10.4 5,719 6,943 6,951 7,638 8,282 9,413    
Labour Jeremiah Hurley 9.5 5,248 5,322 5,517 5,596 5,673 5,771 5,785  
Fianna Fáil Thomas Dowdall 9.2 5,067 5,132 6,656 6,764 6,800 6,890 6,896 9,023
Fianna Fáil Seán French 6.9 3,812 3,841 5,585 5,697 5,745 5,821 5,824 8,659
Cumann na nGaedheal John Horgan 3.9 2,168 2,600 2,604 2,696        
National Centre Party Cornelius Duggan 3.8 2,111 2,330 2,339          
Cumann na nGaedheal Barry Egan 3.6 1,995 3,383 3,389 3,832 4,916      
Cumann na nGaedheal William Desmond 2.8 1,533 3,762 3,765 4,516 5,288 8,693 8,880 9,245
Electorate: 68,919   Valid: 55,212   Quota: 9,203   Turnout: 80.1%  

1932 general election

1932 general election: Cork Borough[18][37]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Cumann na nGaedheal W. T. Cosgrave 36.8 18,125            
Fianna Fáil Thomas Dowdall 20.4 10,058            
Labour Jeremiah Hurley 10.3 5,058 5,416 5,590 5,696 5,815 6,336 6,641
Independent Richard Anthony 9.8 4,844 7,437 7,498 7,552 7,938 8,020 9,280
Fianna Fáil Hugo Flinn 6.6 3,235 3,333 4,723 5,294 5,336 8,382  
Fianna Fáil Humphrey Kelleher 6.2 3,046 3,094 3,203 3,849 3,878    
Cumann na nGaedheal William Desmond 2.8 1,395 4,691 4,704 4,716 5,607 5,664 8,178
Cumann na nGaedheal John Horgan 2.8 1,380 3,127 3,146 3,152 4,261 4,306  
Fianna Fáil Seán O'Leary 2.7 1,337 1,359 1,419        
Cumann na nGaedheal Alexander Healy 1.7 818 2,564 2,579 2,590      
Electorate: 67,440   Valid: 49,296   Quota: 8,217   Turnout: 73.1%  

September 1927 general election

September 1927 general election: Cork Borough[17][37]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Cumann na nGaedheal W. T. Cosgrave 38.9 17,395                
Fianna Fáil Seán French 26.0 11,608                
Labour Richard Anthony 12.7 5,668 6,237 6,593 6,605 6,968 7,322 7,510    
National League John Horgan 5.5 2,452 2,618 2,742 2,752 2,792 3,100 3,241 3,440  
Cumann na nGaedheal Barry Egan 3.1 1,383 8,019              
Independent Sir John Scott 3.0 1,344 1,642 1,698 1,708 1,727        
Fianna Fáil Hugo Flinn 2.8 1,236 1,278 3,112 3,117 3,210 3,274 3,308 5,861 6,591
Fianna Fáil Con Lucey 2.8 1,231 1,260 2,939 2,942 2,982 3,080 3,143    
Cumann na nGaedheal Martin Nagle 2.5 1,122 1,977 2,000 2,104 2,126 2,390      
Cumann na nGaedheal Alexander Healy 1.8 813 1,991 2,033 2,455 2,513 2,959 4,699 4,756 5,277
Labour Luke Duffy 1.0 447 619 663 666          
Electorate: 65,961   Valid: 44,699   Quota: 7,450   Turnout: 67.8%  

June 1927 general election

June 1927 general election: Cork Borough[16][37]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Cumann na nGaedheal J. J. Walsh 18.7 8,480                      
Labour Richard Anthony 14.5 6,548 6,591 6,595 6,645 6,723 6,896 7,013 8,497        
Fianna Fáil Seán French 13.2 5,989 5,995 6,041 6,423 6,461 6,624 6,679 6,872 7,137 7,398 7,893  
National League John Horgan 11.4 5,177 5,207 5,213 5,240 5,311 5,489 5,547 5,679 5,887 6,309 6,792 8,182
Sinn Féin Mary MacSwiney 7.8 3,527 3,532 3,560 3,663 3,667 3,711 3,729 3,775 3,827 3,973 4,268 4,450
Independent Sir John Scott 5.8 2,638 2,676 2,685 2,700 2,729 2,891 2,978 3,078 3,239 3,424 3,711  
Independent Patrick Bradley 5.0 2,246 2,262 2,265 2,271 2,292 2,352 2,386 2,426 2,588 2,911    
Farmers' Party Timothy Corcoran 4.6 2,060 2,081 2,081 2,093 2,121 2,370 2,416 2,437 2,461      
Cumann na nGaedheal Barry Egan 4.4 1,994 2,314 2,315 2,321 2,859 3,148 4,682 4,737 4,822 5,524 6,024 7,040
Labour Edward Fitzgerald 4.2 1,910 1,926 1,933 1,953 2,002 2,073 2,122          
Farmers' Party Frank Daly 3.4 1,527 1,545 1,549 1,557 1,599              
Cumann na nGaedheal Liam de Róiste 3.2 1,447 1,680 1,683 1,689 1,884 2,048            
Cumann na nGaedheal Michael Egan 2.0 920 1,111 1,112 1,121                
Fianna Fáil Con Lucey 1.3 607 609 660                  
Fianna Fáil Seán O'Leary 0.4 166 167                    
Electorate: 65,961   Valid: 45,236   Quota: 7,540   Turnout: 68.6%  

1924 by-election

Following the resignation of Cumann na nGaedheal TD Alfred O'Rahilly, a by-election was held on 19 November 1924. The seat was won by the Cumann na nGaedheal candidate Michael Egan.

1924 by-election: Cork Borough[15][37]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Cumann na nGaedheal Michael Egan 64.8 27,021
Republican Seán French 35.2 14,703
Electorate: 64,931   Valid: 41,724   Quota: 20,863   Turnout: 64.3%  

1923 general election

1923 general election: Cork Borough[13][37]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Cumann na nGaedheal J. J. Walsh 40.3 17,151                      
Republican Mary MacSwiney 14.3 6,109 6,130 6,135 6,136 6,150 6,407 6,449 6,574 6,696 8,578    
Businessmen's Party Richard Beamish 13.7 5,822 6,761 8,198                  
Cumann na nGaedheal Alfred O'Rahilly 5.9 2,506 9,976                    
Labour Richard Anthony 5.8 2,492 2,586 2,669 2,704 2,736 2,751 2,837 3,232 3,286 3,376 3,713 5,330
Republican Con Lucey 4.4 1,870 1,878 1,882 1,884 1,907 2,029 2,055 2,189 2,264      
Farmers' Party Timothy Corcoran 3.8 1,616 1,708 1,791 1,820 1,853 1,859 1,911 1,923        
Labour Robert Day 3.4 1,431 1,510 1,595 1,608 1,635 1,651 1,762 2,445 2,554 2,637 2,952  
Labour William Kenneally 3.2 1,358 1,404 1,450 1,458 1,471 1,489 1,566          
Independent Sir John Scott 1.8 786 1,158 1,241 1,292 1,341 1,350            
Businessmen's Party Andrew O'Shaughnessy 1.8 766 1,646 2,673 3,617 3,687 3,716 4,458 4,542 5,846 5,919 6,022 6,338
Republican Frederick Murray 1.1 461 483 488 490 493              
Independent Jeremiah Collins 0.6 243 269 285 296                
Electorate: 64,100   Valid: 42,611   Quota: 7,102   Turnout: 66.5%  

The Business and Professional Group candidates were members of the Cork Progressive Association.

1922 general election

1922 general election: Cork Borough[12][37]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Labour Robert Day 22.5 6,836        
Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) J. J. Walsh 18.9 5,731 5,899 6,052 6,097  
Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) Liam de Róiste 18.6 5,657 5,966 6,147    
Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) Mary MacSwiney 13.2 4,016 4,051 5,482 5,503 6,066
Independent Richard Beamish 11.5 3,485 3,552 3,558 3,560 4,769
Independent Frank Daly 9.3 2,826 3,002 3,034 3,043  
Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) Donal O'Callaghan 5.9 1,796 1,807      
Electorate: 48,817   Valid: 30,347   Quota: 6,070   Turnout: 62.2%  

1921 general election

1921 general election: Cork Borough[11]
Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count
Sinn Féin Liam de Róiste Unopposed N/A 1
Sinn Féin Mary MacSwiney Unopposed N/A 2
Sinn Féin Donal O'Callaghan Unopposed N/A 3
Sinn Féin J. J. Walsh Unopposed N/A 4

See also

References

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