Cork East (Dáil constituency)
Dáil constituency (1923–1937, 1948–1961, 1981–present)
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.[ 1]
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 .[ 2]
The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as:[ 3] [ 4]
"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.[ 9] [ 10]
2002–2011
4
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.
electoral divisions of Glenville, Ballynaglogh and Knockraha.
2011–2024
4
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 .
2024–
4
In County Cork, the electoral divisions of
[ 3]
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.
Transfer to Cork North-Central of
[ 20]
the electoral divisions of Mallow North urban, Mallow South Urban, and Mallow Rural in the former Rural District of Mallow ;
and transfer to Cork North-West of
the electoral divisions of Ballyclogh, Buttevant, Caherduggan, Doneraile, Kilmaclenine in the former Rural District of Mallow .
TDs
TDs 1923–1937
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
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
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[ 45] [ 46] [ 47]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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
9,924
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
5,507
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[ a]
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%
2020 general election
2020 general election : Cork East[ 44] [ 48] [ 49] [ 50] [ 51]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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[ 52] [ 53] [ 43]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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[ 54] Valid: 52,806 Spoilt: 445 Quota: 10,562 Turnout: 64.0%
2011 general election
2011 general election : Cork East[ 42]
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
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[ 41]
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
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[ 40]
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
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[ 39] [ 55]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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[ 38] [ 56]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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[ 37] [ 57] [ 58]
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
1987 general election : Cork East[ 36] [ 59] [ 60]
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
November 1982 general election : Cork East[ 35] [ 61] [ 62]
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
February 1982 general election : Cork East[ 34] [ 63]
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
1981 general election : Cork East[ 33] [ 64]
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
1957 general election : Cork East[ 32] [ 65]
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
1954 general election : Cork East[ 31] [ 65]
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
Following the death of Labour Party TD Seán Keane , a by-election was held on 18 June 1953.
1951 general election
1951 general election : Cork East[ 65]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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[ 65]
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: 74.7%
1933 general election
1933 general election : Cork East[ 27] [ 66]
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
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[ 26] [ 66]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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[ 25] [ 66]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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[ 24] [ 66]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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.
1923 general election
1923 general election : Cork East[ 22] [ 66]
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
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%
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