East Clare was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament (MP) from 1885 to 1922.
Before the 1885 United Kingdom general election the area was part of the County Clare constituency. From 1922, shortly before the establishment of the Irish Free State, it was not represented in the UK Parliament.
Boundaries This constituency comprised the eastern part of County Clare. In 1918, it was extended to include an area formerly part of County Galway which had been transferred to County Clare in 1899.
1885–1918: The baronies of Burren, Bunratty Lower, Bunratty Upper, Tulla Lower, Tulla Upper, that part of the barony of Inchiquin consisting of the parishes of Dysert, Kilkeedy, Killinaboy, Kilnamona, Rath (excluding the townlands of Carrowvere, Drinagh, Loughnagowan, Martry, Moanreel North and Moanreel South) and Ruan, and that part of the barony of Islands consisting of the parishes of Clare Abbey, Clondagad (excluding the townlands of Dehomad, Furroor and Liscasey), Drumcliff and Killone.
1918–1922: The existing East Clare constituency, together with that part of the South Galway constituency comprised in the administrative county of Clare.
Members of Parliament YearsMember Party 1885–1892 Joseph Richard Cox Irish Parliamentary Party 1892–1900 Willie Redmond Parnellite Nationalist 1900–1917 Irish Parliamentary Party 1917–1922 Éamon de Valera Sinn Féin
Elections Elections in the 1880s
Elections in the 1890s
Elections in the 1900s
Elections in the 1910s
Death of Redmond
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