Tipperary Mid, North and South (Dáil constituency)

Tipperary Mid, North and South
Former Dáil constituency
Outline map
Location of Tipperary Mid, North and South within Ireland
Former constituency
Created1921
Abolished1923
Seats4
Local government areaCounty Tipperary
Created from
Replaced byTipperary

Tipperary Mid, North and South was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, from 1921 to 1923. The constituency elected 4 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) to the Dáil, on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

History and boundaries

The constituency was created in 1921 as a 4-seat constituency, under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, for the 1921 general election to the House of Commons of Southern Ireland, whose members formed the 2nd Dáil.

It succeeded the constituencies of Tipperary Mid, Tipperary North and Tipperary South which were used to elect the Members of the 1st Dáil and earlier UK House of Commons members.

It was abolished under the Electoral Act 1923, when it was replaced by the new Tipperary constituency which was first used at the 1923 general election to the 4th Dáil.

It covered most of County Tipperary except the eastern parts.

TDs

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Tipperary Mid, North and South 1921–1923[1]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
2nd 1921[2] Patrick O'Byrne
(SF) 		Séamus Burke
(SF) 		Joseph MacDonagh
(SF) 		P. J. Moloney
(SF)
3rd 1922[3] Daniel Morrissey
(Lab) 		Séamus Burke
(PT-SF) 		Joseph MacDonagh
(AT-SF) 		P. J. Moloney
(AT-SF)
4th 1923 Constituency abolished. See Tipperary

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

1922 general election

P. J. Moloney was elected on the second count but figures are not available.

1922 general election: Tipperary Mid, North and South[1][3][4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) Séamus Burke 32.5 9,309  
Labour Daniel Morrissey 27.3 7,819  
Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) Joseph MacDonagh 20.8 5,962  
Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) P. J. Moloney 17.3 4,960 N/A
Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) Patrick O'Byrne 2.1 586 N/A
Electorate: 51,692   Valid: 28,636   Quota: 5,728   Turnout: 55.4%  

1921 general election

At the 1921 general election, only four candidates were nominated in Tipperary Mid, North and South. Since this was the same as the number of seats, no ballot was needed, and all candidates were returned unopposed.[1]

1921 general election: Tipperary Mid, North and South[2]
Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count
Sinn Féin Séamus Burke Unopposed N/A 1
Sinn Féin Joseph MacDonagh Unopposed N/A 2
Sinn Féin P. J. Moloney Unopposed N/A 3
Sinn Féin Patrick O'Byrne Unopposed N/A 4

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0-901714-96-8. ISSN 0332-0286.
  2. ^ a b "General election 1921: Tipperary Mid, North and South". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 26 February 2009.
  3. ^ a b "General election 1922: Tipperary Mid, North and South". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 26 February 2009.
  4. ^ Gallagher, Michael (1993). Irish Elections 1922-44: Results and Analysis. PSAI Press. ISBN 0951974815.