South Tipperary (UK Parliament constituency)

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

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. From 1922 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.

General election 1885: South Tipperary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Irish Parliamentary	John O'Connor	3,572	96.7
	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)

General election 1892: 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

General election 1895: 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

General election 1918: 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

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.

^ ^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. ISBN 0901714127.

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