Cork County (UK Parliament Constituency)
Cork County was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, represented in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From 1801 to 1885 it returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
At the 1885 general election, County Cork was divided into seven parliamentary divisions: East Cork, Mid Cork, North Cork, North East Cork, South Cork, South East Cork and West Cork.
Since 1922, the area no longer elects UK members of parliament, as it is no longer in the United Kingdom.
Read more about Cork County (UK Parliament Constituency): Boundaries, Members of Parliament, Elections, Divided 1885 Into Seven Divisions
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—William Morris Hughes (1864–1952)
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