Tipperary (Dáil constituency)

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Tipperary
Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary Constituency
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created2016
Seats5
TDs
  •   Martin Browne (SF)
  •   Jackie Cahill (FF)
  •   Alan Kelly (Lab)
  •   Michael Lowry (Ind)
  •   Mattie McGrath (Ind)
County councilTipperary County Council
EP constituencySouth

Tipperary is a parliamentary constituency that has been represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, since the 2016 general election. The constituency elects 5 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs). The method of election is the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV). Another constituency of the same name existed between 1923 and 1948.

History and boundaries[]

Tipperary
Former Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary Constituency
Former constituency
Created1923
Abolished1948
Seats7
County councilCounty Tipperary

1923–1948[]

The constituency was created under the Electoral Act 1923, and was first used at the 1923 general election, replacing the previous Tipperary Mid, North and South constituency and the Tipperary part of the Waterford–Tipperary East constituency.

It consisted of the administrative counties of North Tipperary and South Tipperary.[1] The constituency elected 7 deputies.

Under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947 Tipperary was abolished and divided into two new constituencies: Tipperary South and Tipperary North. These constituencies were first used for the 1948 general election

2016–2020[]

The Constituency Commission proposed in its 2012 report that at the next general election a new constituency called Tipperary be created.[2] The report proposed changes to the constituencies of Ireland so as to reduce the total number of TDs from 166 to 158.[3]

It was established by the Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013.[4] It replaced the constituencies of Tipperary North and Tipperary South. The new constituency incorporates all of South Tipperary, and most of North Tipperary except for the electoral divisions of: Aglishcloghane, Ballingarry, Ballylusky, Borrisokane, Carrig, Cloghjordan, Cloghprior, Clohaskin, Finnoe, Graigue, Kilbarron, Lorrha East, Lorrha West, Mertonhall, Rathcabban, Redwood, Riverstown, Terryglass, and Uskane, in the former Rural District of Borrisokane; and Ardcrony, Ballygibbon, Ballymackey, Knigh, and Monsea, in the former Rural District of Nenagh, which are in the new Offaly constituency.

The 2013 Act defined the constituency as the county of South Tipperary; and the county of North Tipperary, except the part which was in the constituency of Offaly.[4]

Since 2020[]

The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017 defines the constituency as:[5]

"The county of Tipperary, except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituency of Limerick City."

TDs[]

TDs 1923–1948[]

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Tipperary 1923–1948[6]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
4th 1923[7] Dan Breen
(Rep) 		Patrick Ryan
(Rep) 		Michael Heffernan
(FP) 		Louis Dalton
(CnaG) 		Séamus Burke
(CnaG) 		Daniel Morrissey
(Lab) 		Seán McCurtin
(CnaG)
5th 1927 (Jun)[8] Seán Hayes
(FF) 		William O'Brien
(Lab) 		Andrew Fogarty
(FF) 		John Hassett
(CnaG)
6th 1927 (Sep)[9] Timothy Sheehy
(FF)
7th 1932[10] Dan Breen
(FF) 		Daniel Morrissey
(Ind)
8th 1933[11] Martin Ryan
(FF) 		Daniel Morrissey
(CnaG) 		Richard Curran
(NCP)
9th 1937[12] William O'Brien
(Lab) 		Séamus Burke
(FG) 		Jeremiah Ryan
(FG) 		Daniel Morrissey
(FG)
10th 1938[13] Frank Loughman
(FF) 		Richard Curran
(FG)
11th 1943[14] Richard Stapleton
(Lab) 		William O'Donnell
(CnaT)
12th 1944[15] Frank Loughman
(FF) 		Mary Ryan
(FF) 		Richard Mulcahy
(FG)
1947 by-election[16] Patrick Kinane
(CnaP)
13th 1948 Constituency abolished. See Tipperary North and Tipperary South

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.

TDs since 2016[]

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Tipperary 2016–
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
32nd 2016[17] Séamus Healy
(WUA) 		Alan Kelly
(Lab) 		Jackie Cahill
(FF) 		Michael Lowry
(Ind) 		Mattie McGrath
(Ind)
33rd 2020[18] Martin Browne
(SF)

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[]

2020 general election[]

2020 general election: Tipperary[19][20]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Independent Michael Lowry 18.1 14,802                
Sinn Féin Martin Browne 12.2 10,004 10,126 10,304 10,834 11,207 11,805 11,964 14,046  
Independent Mattie McGrath 11.4 9,321 9,533 9,815 10,152 11,147 11,727 12,478 15,127  
Fianna Fáil Jackie Cahill 9.7 7,940 8,171 8,948 9,114 10,809 11,684 12,118 12,535 12,939
Labour Alan Kelly 9.6 7,857 7,979 8,445 9,282 9,618 11,390 12,135 12,773 13,222
Fine Gael Garret Ahearn 7.6 6,206 6,273 6,327 6,553 6,837 7,034 10,626 11,086 11,499
Independent Séamus Healy[n 1] 7.1 5,829 5,866 5,950 6,306 6,656 6,936 7,058    
Fine Gael Mary Newman Julian 6.0 4,926 5,054 5,149 5,518 5,730 6,206      
Independent Joe Hannigan 5.8 4,715 4,826 5,133 5,313 5,461        
Fianna Fáil Imelda Goldsboro 5.0 4,082 4,139 4,631 4,749          
Green Rob O'Donnell 3.9 3,170 3,201 3,315            
Fianna Fáil Sandra Farrell 2.7 2,233 2,275              
Irish Freedom Dolores Cahill 0.6 521 527              
Independent Marese Skehan[n 2][21] 0.2 182 186              
Electorate: 126,781   Valid: 81,788   Spoilt: 635   Quota: 13,632   Turnout: 65.01%
  1. ^ Healy was a member of the Workers and Unemployed Action party but was officially a non party/independent candidate on this occasion.
  2. ^ The existing ballot paper, which contained the name of the deceased candidate, Marese Skehan, was still used.

On 3 February 2020, following the sudden death of independent candidate, Marese Skehan, the election in the Tipperary constituency was due to be postponed, with nominations to be re-opened.[22][23][24] However, on 5 February the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government issued a Special Difficulty Order allowing the election to proceed on the same date as other constituencies. This was in consideration of the constitutional requirement that elections take place within 30 days of the dissolution of the Dáil.[21][25]

2016 general election[]

2016 general election: Tipperary[26][27][28][17]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Independent Michael Lowry 16.8 13,064            
Independent Mattie McGrath 14.4 11,237 11,781 12,819 13,064      
Labour Alan Kelly 9.9 7,746 8,209 8,387 9,456 9,958 11,067 11,750
Independent Séamus Healy[n 1] 9.6 7,452 7,834 8,477 8,572 11,427 12,029 12,874
Fianna Fáil Jackie Cahill 9.5 7,414 7,542 9,103 9,530 10,114 15,062  
Fianna Fáil Michael Smith 8.6 6,718 6,817 7,565 8,165 8,891    
Fine Gael Tom Hayes 8.0 6,218 6,821 7,026 9,373 9,560 9,943 10,437
Sinn Féin Seamus Morris 7.3 5,724 5,921 6,038 6,205      
Fine Gael Noel Coonan 6.1 4,782 5,140 5,193        
Fianna Fáil Siobhán Ambrose 5.7 4,472 4,687          
Fine Gael Marie Murphy 2.0 1,542            
Green Gearóid Fitzgibbon 1.7 1,341            
Independent Michael Dillon 0.3 238            
Electorate: 112,615   Valid: 77,948   Spoilt: 646   Quota: 12,992   Turnout: 69.8%
  1. ^ Healy was a member of the Workers and Unemployed Action party but was officially a non party/independent candidate on this occasion.

1947 by-election[]

Following the death of Clann na Talmhan TD William O'Donnell, a by-election was held on 29 October 1947. The seat was won by the Clann na Poblachta candidate Patrick Kinane.

1947 by-election: Tipperary[29]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Fianna Fáil Seán Hayes 32.1 17,169 18,156 19,868 21,647
Clann na Poblachta Patrick Kinane 21.4 11,471 13,004 16,281 23,265
Fine Gael Jeremiah Ryan 21.2 11,341 14,386 15,795  
Labour Denis O'Sullivan 13.5 7,201 7,427    
Clann na Talmhan Michael Fitzgerald 11.8 6,328      
Electorate: 81,112   Valid: 53,510   Quota: 26,756   Turnout: 65.97%

1944 general election[]

1944 general election: Tipperary[15]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Dan Breen 10,571 17.3 1 1
Fine Gael Richard Mulcahy 7,989 13.0 2 1
Fianna Fáil Mary Ryan 7,330 12.0 3
Fine Gael Daniel Morrissey 6,578 9.8 6
Fianna Fáil Andrew Fogarty 5,791 9.5 4
Fianna Fáil Frank Loughman 4,705 7.7 5
Clann na Talmhan William O'Donnell 4,638 7.6 7
Labour J A Boland 3,420 5.6
Independent John Stakelum 3,026 4.9
Labour Richard Stapleton 2,821 4.6
Fianna Fáil James Gardiner 2,758 4.5
Fianna Fáil Thomas Bourke 2,079 3.4
Ailtirí na hAiséirghe Tomás Ó Dochartaigh 1,072 1.8
Electorate: ?   Valid: 61,261   Quota: 7,658   Turnout:

1943 general election[]

1943 general election: Tipperary[14]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Dan Breen 8,742 13.4 1 1
Fine Gael Daniel Morrissey 5,178 7.9 2
Fianna Fáil Martin Ryan 4,775 7.3 4
Fianna Fáil Andrew Fogarty 4,010 6.1 3
Fine Gael Jeremiah Ryan 3,796 5.8 5
Clann na Talmhan William O'Donnell 3,582 5.5 6
Independent Daniel Kennedy 3,538 5.4
Independent Séamus Burke 3,300 5.0
Fianna Fáil Frank Loughman 2,747 4.2
Fianna Fáil Thomas Meagher 2,681 4.1
Fine Gael Denis Bourke 2,489 3.8
Fianna Fáil Seán Hayes 2,481 3.8
Fine Gael Thomas Bourke 2,272 3.5
Labour Richard Stapleton 2,258 3.5 7
Labour Patrick Tierney 2,010 3.1
Independent Timothy Sheehy 1,796 2.8
Independent John Lee 1,758 2.7
Labour William Cotter 1,744 2.7
Fine Gael Richard Curran 1,426 2.2
Labour Thomas Malone 1,383 2.1
Córas na Poblachta Denis J. O'Driscoll 1,297 2.0
Fine Gael Anthony Esmonde 1,289 2.0
Independent Mary Corbett 466 0.7
Independent Mary Phillips 408 0.6
Electorate: ?   Valid: 65,426   Quota: 8,179   Turnout:

1938 general election[]

1938 general election: Tipperary[13]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Dan Breen 9,984 14.7 1 1
Fine Gael Jeremiah Ryan 7,745 11.4 7
Fianna Fáil Andrew Fogarty 7,529 11.1 3
Fianna Fáil Martin Ryan 7,174 10.6 2
Fine Gael Daniel Morrissey 6,976 10.3 6
Labour William O'Brien 6,009 8.9
Fine Gael Richard Curran 5,960 8.8 5
Fine Gael Séamus Burke 5,657 8.3
Fianna Fáil Frank Loughman 5,495 8.1 4
Fianna Fáil Seán Gaynor 5,361 7.9
Electorate: ?   Valid: 67,890   Quota: 8,487   Turnout:

1937 general election[]

1937 general election: Tipperary[12]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Dan Breen 8,849 13.1 1 1
Fine Gael Daniel Morrissey 7,770 11.5 2
Fine Gael Séamus Burke 6,743 10.0 4
Labour William O'Brien 6,380 9.5 7
Fianna Fáil Martin Ryan 5,611 8.3 6
Fianna Fáil Andrew Fogarty 5,550 8.2 3
Fianna Fáil Timothy Sheehy 5,423 8.0
Fine Gael Jeremiah Ryan 5,027 7.4 5
Fianna Fáil Seán Hayes 4,671 6.9
Fine Gael Richard Curran 4,420 6.6
Independent Daniel Kennedy 4,072 6.0
Fine Gael James Timoney 3,009 4.5
Electorate: ?   Valid: 67,525   Quota: 8,441   Turnout:

1933 general election[]

1933 general election: Tipperary[11]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Andrew Fogarty 9,362 13.5 1 1
Fianna Fáil Seán Hayes 6,909 10.0 5
National Centre Party Richard Curran 6,896 10.0 3
Fianna Fáil Martin Ryan 6,732 9.7 6
Fianna Fáil Dan Breen 5,811 8.4 7
Fianna Fáil Timothy Sheehy 5,707 8.2
Cumann na nGaedheal Daniel Morrissey 5,104 7.4 2
Cumann na nGaedheal Séamus Burke 4,940 7.1 4
National Centre Party Joseph McCann 4,405 6.4
Labour William O'Brien 4,102 5.9
Cumann na nGaedheal Jeremiah Ryan 3,997 5.8
Cumann na nGaedheal Seán McCurtin 3,252 4.7
Cumann na nGaedheal Michael Heffernan 2,005 2.9
Electorate: ?   Valid: 69,222   Quota: 8,653   Turnout:

1932 general election[]

1932 general election: Tipperary[10]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Dan Breen 8,817 13.6 1 1
Cumann na nGaedheal Séamus Burke 8,056 12.4 2
Independent Daniel Morrissey 6,388 9.8 3
Fianna Fáil Timothy Sheehy 5,332 8.2 4
Fianna Fáil Martin Ryan 4,806 7.4
Fianna Fáil Andrew Fogarty 4,787 7.4 5
Fianna Fáil Seán Hayes 4,611 7.1 6
Fianna Fáil James Davin 4,308 6.6
Cumann na nGaedheal John Hassett 4,196 6.5 7
Cumann na nGaedheal Michael Heffernan 4,043 6.2
Cumann na nGaedheal Seán McCurtin 3,517 5.4
Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Henehan 3,111 4.8
Labour Daniel Kennedy 1,632 2.5
Labour Richard Stapleton 1,354 2.1
Electorate: ?   Valid: 64,958   Quota: 8,120   Turnout:

September 1927 general election[]

September 1927 general election: Tipperary[9]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Cumann na nGaedheal Séamus Burke 9,852 16.8 1 1
Labour Daniel Morrissey 8,344 14.2 2 1
Fianna Fáil Seán Hayes 6,567 11.2 3 6
Farmers' Party Michael Heffernan 5,914 10.1 5 9
Fianna Fáil Andrew Fogarty 4,943 8.4 4 8
Fianna Fáil Timothy Sheehy 4,860 8.3 7 9
Cumann na nGaedheal John Hassett 4,031 6.9 6 9
Fianna Fáil Seán Gleeson 3,701 6.3
Cumann na nGaedheal Jeremiah Ryan 3,682 6.3
Labour William O'Brien 2,668 4.6
Cumann na nGaedheal Laurence Tobin 2,398 4.1
Cumann na nGaedheal Richard Trecey 1,672 2.9
Electorate: 81,381   Valid: 58,632   Quota: 7,330   Turnout: 72.1%

June 1927 general election[]

June 1927 general election: Tipperary[8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Labour Daniel Morrissey 10,307 17.2 1 1
Cumann na nGaedheal Séamus Burke 8,043 13.4 1 2
Fianna Fáil Seán Hayes 5,232 8.7 6 15
Farmers' Party Michael Heffernan 4,723 7.9 3 12
Fianna Fáil Andrew Fogarty 3,795 6.3 5 15
Fianna Fáil Timothy Sheehy 3,626 6.1
Fianna Fáil Seán Gleeson 2,998 5.0
Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Ryan 2,991 5.0
Cumann na nGaedheal John Hassett 2,385 4.0 7 15
Labour William O'Brien 2,224 3.7 4 15
Farmers' Party John Seymour 2,011 3.4
Independent Thomas Condon 1,908 3.2
Independent Frank McGrath 1,859 3.1
Independent Dan Breen 1,480 2.5
Fianna Fáil Michael Kennedy 1,401 2.3
Cumann na nGaedheal Patrick Morris 1,283 2.1
Cumann na nGaedheal Martin Maher 1,227 2.1
Independent John Hackett 1,192 2.0
Independent John Cronin 1,175 2.0
Electorate: 81,381   Valid: 59,860   Quota: 7,483   Turnout: 73.6%

1923 general election[]

1923 general election: Tipperary[7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Cumann na nGaedheal Séamus Burke 12,257 22.4 1 1
Republican Dan Breen 9,026 16.5 2 1
Labour Daniel Morrissey 5,580 10.2 6
Republican Patrick Ryan 5,507 10.1 5
Cumann na nGaedheal Seán McCurtin 5,088 9.3 4
Farmers' Party Michael Heffernan 3,130 5.7 7
Labour Patrick Doherty 2,955 5.4
Cumann na nGaedheal Louis Dalton 2,793 5.1 3
Farmers' Party Martin Meagher 1,609 2.9
Republican William Quirke 1,569 2.9
Cumann na nGaedheal Martin Dwyer 1,427 2.6
Farmers' Party John O'Meara 1,321 2.4
Independent Patrick Ryan 1,037 1.9
Farmers' Party Peter Moloney 733 1.3
Independent William Gleeson 655 1.2
Electorate: 86,703   Valid: 54,687   Quota: 6,836   Turnout: 63.1%

See also[]

References[]

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