South Tipperary (UK Parliament constituency)

South Tipperary
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1922
Seats1
Created fromClonmel and Tipperary
Replaced byTipperary 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

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

Year Member Party
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

Elections in the 1880s

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1885 general election: South Tipperary
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 % ±%
Irish Parliamentary John O'Connor Unopposed
Registered electors 5,841
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1890s

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

1900 general election: South Tipperary[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary John Cullinan Unopposed
Registered electors 5,695
Irish Parliamentary hold
1906 general election: South Tipperary[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary John Cullinan Unopposed
Registered electors 5,695
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1910s

January 1910 general election: South Tipperary[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary John Cullinan Unopposed
Registered electors 4,917
Irish Parliamentary hold
December 1910 general election: South Tipperary[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Parliamentary John Cullinan Unopposed
Registered electors 4,917
Irish Parliamentary hold
1918 general election: South Tipperary[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

  • 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

  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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