South Tipperary (UK Parliament constituency)

Former parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom

South Tipperary

Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1922
Seats| 1
Created from| Clonmel and Tipperary
Replaced by| Tipperary Mid, North and South

South Tipperary was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament 1885–1922.

Prior to 1885 the area was part of the Tipperary constituency. From 1922, on the establishment of the Irish Free State, it was not represented in the UK Parliament.

## Boundaries

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This constituency comprised the southern part of County Tipperary. The seat was defined under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 as comprising the baronies of Clanwilliam, and Iffa and Offa West. The seat was unchanged under the Redistribution of Seats (Ireland) Act 1918.

## Members of Parliament

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Year | Member | Party

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1885 | John O'Connor | Irish Parliamentary Party
1892 | Francis Mandeville | Irish National Federation
1900 | John Cullinan | Irish Parliamentary Party
1918 | P. J. Moloney | Sinn Féin

## Elections

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### Elections in the 1880s

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[1] 1885 general election: South Tipperary  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish Parliamentary | John O'Connor | 3,572  | 96.7  |
| Irish Conservative | Christopher Barton  | 122  | 3.3  |
Majority | 3,450  | 93.4  |
Turnout | 3,694  | 63.2  |
Registered electors | 5,841  |  |
| Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)
1886 general election: South Tipperary[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish Parliamentary | John O'Connor | Unopposed
Registered electors | 5,841  |  |
| Irish Parliamentary hold

### Elections in the 1890s

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1892 general election: South Tipperary[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish National Federation | Francis Mandeville | 2,571  | 76.9  | N/A
| Irish National League | John O'Connor | 773  | 23.1  | N/A
Majority | 1,798  | 53.8  | N/A
Turnout | 3,344  | 56.1  | N/A
Registered electors | 5,964  |  |
| Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A |
1895 general election: South Tipperary[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish National Federation | Francis Mandeville | 1,723  | 58.5  | −18.4
| Irish National League | Arthur John Moore | 1,222  | 41.5  | +18.4
Majority | 501  | 17.0  | −36.8
Turnout | 2,945  | 52.2  | −3.9
Registered electors | 5,644  |  |
| Irish National Federation hold | Swing | −18.4  |

### Elections in the 1900s

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1900 general election: South Tipperary[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish Parliamentary | John Cullinan | Unopposed
Registered electors | 5,695  |  |
| Irish Parliamentary hold
1906 general election: South Tipperary[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish Parliamentary | John Cullinan | Unopposed
Registered electors | 5,695  |  |
| Irish Parliamentary hold

### Elections in the 1910s

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January 1910 general election: South Tipperary[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish Parliamentary | John Cullinan | Unopposed
Registered electors | 4,917  |  |
| Irish Parliamentary hold
December 1910 general election: South Tipperary[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish Parliamentary | John Cullinan | Unopposed
Registered electors | 4,917  |  |
| Irish Parliamentary hold
1918 general election: South Tipperary[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Sinn Féin | P. J. Moloney | 8,744  | 76.4  | New
| Irish Parliamentary | John Cullinan | 2,701  | 23.6  | N/A
Majority | 6,043  | 52.8  | N/A
Turnout | 11,445  | 77.8  | N/A
Registered electors | 14,716  |  |
| Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A |

## Sources

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* Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 2)
* The Parliaments of England by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844–50), 2nd edition edited (in one volume) by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973)
* Walker, Brian M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Royal Irish Academy.

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 374–375, 396. ISBN 0901714127.

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Parliamentary constituencies in County Tipperary

Parliament of Ireland
to 1800|

* County Tipperary (????–1800)
* Cashel (????–1800)
* Clonmel (????–1800)
* Fethard (1608–1800)

Westminster 1801–1922
and First Dáil 1918|

* Cashel (1801–1870)
* Clonmel (1801–1885)
* Tipperary (1801–1885)
* East Tipperary (1885–1922)
* Mid Tipperary (1885–1922)
* North Tipperary (1885–1922)
* South Tipperary (1885–1922)

Dáil Éireann
1918–present|

| Historic|

* Waterford–Tipperary East (1921–1923)
* Tipperary Mid, North and South (1921–1923)
* Tipperary North (1948–2016)
* Tipperary South (1948–2016)
* Tipperary (1923–1947, 2016–2024)

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Current|

* Tipperary North (2024–)
* Tipperary South (2024–)

European Parliament
1979–present|

* Munster (1979–2004)
* South (2004–)

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