Tipperary South (Dáil constituency)

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For the 1885–1922 constituency, see South Tipperary (UK Parliament constituency).

Tipperary South
Former Dáil Constituency
Outline map
Location of Tipperary South within Ireland
Former constituency
Created1948
Abolished2016
Seats4 (1948–1977)
3 (1977–1981)
4 (1981–1997)
3 (1997–2016)
County councilSouth Tipperary
County Waterford

Tipperary South was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, from 1948 to 2016. The method of election was proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

History and boundaries[]

It was created for the 1948 general election when the former Tipperary constituency was divided into Tipperary North and Tipperary South. It was made up of the administrative county of South Tipperary, some areas in North Tipperary and also a small portion of County Waterford to the south of Clonmel. The principal population centres were Tipperary, Clonmel, Cashel, Carrick-on-Suir, and Cahir.

The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009 defined the constituency as:[1]

"The county of South Tipperary, except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituency of Tipperary North;
and, in the former Rural District of Clonmel No. 2 in the county of Waterford, the electoral divisions of:
Kilmacomma, Kilronan;
and the townlands of:
Barravakeen, Bawnard, Boola, Carrickabrone, Coolishal, Derrinlaur Lower, Derrinlaur Upper, Glendaw, Gurteen Lower, Gurteen Upper, Lisheen, Tikincor Lower, Tikincor Upper, in the electoral division of Gurteen;
and the townlands of:
Croan Lower, Croan Upper, Glenary, Glennagad, Kilgainy Lower, Kilgainy Upper, Knocklucas, Knocknagriffin, Lyranearla, Monacalee, Poulboy, Poulnagunoge, Scrothea East, Scrothea West, Spa, in the electoral division of St. Mary's."

It was abolished at the 2016 general election and replaced by the new Tipperary constituency.

TDs[]

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Tipperary South 1948–2016[2]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
13th 1948[3] John Timoney
(CnaP) 		Dan Breen
(FF) 		Michael Davern
(FF) 		Richard Mulcahy
(FG)
14th 1951[4] Patrick Crowe
(FG)
15th 1954[5]
16th 1957[6] Frank Loughman
(FF)
17th 1961[7] Seán Treacy
(Lab) 		Patrick Hogan
(FG)
18th 1965[8] Jackie Fahey
(FF) 		Don Davern
(FF)
19th 1969[9] Noel Davern
(FF)
20th 1973[10] Brendan Griffin
(FG)
21st 1977[11] Seán Treacy
(Ceann Comhairle) 		3 seats
1977–1981
22nd 1981[12] Seán Treacy
(Lab) 		Seán McCarthy
(FF) 		Carrie Acheson
(FF)
23rd 1982 (Feb)[13] Seán Byrne
(FF)
24th 1982 (Nov)[14]
25th 1987[15] Seán Treacy
(Ind) 		Noel Davern
(FF)
26th 1989[16] Seán Treacy
(Ceann Comhairle) 		Michael Ferris
(Lab) 		Theresa Ahearn
(FG)
27th 1992[17]
28th 1997[18] 3 seats
from 1997
2000 by-election[19] Séamus Healy
(Ind)
2001 by-election[20] Tom Hayes
(FG)
29th 2002[21]
30th 2007[22] Martin Mansergh
(FF) 		Mattie McGrath
(FF)
31st 2011[23] Séamus Healy[24]
(WUA) 		Mattie McGrath
(Ind)
32nd 2016 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[]

2011 general election[]

2011 general election: Tipperary South[23]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fine Gael Tom Hayes 21.5 8,896 9,214 10,186 10,463  
WUA Séamus Healy[24] 21.3 8,818 9,542 11,265    
Independent Mattie McGrath 14.7 6,074 6,349 7,078 7,413 9,978
Fianna Fáil Martin Mansergh 13.1 5,419 5,588 5,865 5,948  
Fine Gael Michael Murphy 13.1 5,402 5,563 6,404 6,633 7,948
Labour Phil Prendergast 10.9 4,525 4,966      
Sinn Féin Michael Browne 4.5 1,860        
Green Paul McNally 0.9 367        
Electorate: 57,420   Valid: 41,361   Spoilt: 432 (1.0%)   Quota: 10,341   Turnout: 41,793 (72.8%)

2007 general election[]

2007 general election: Tipperary South[22]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fine Gael Tom Hayes 21.1 8,200 8,386 8,823 9,070 10,518      
Fianna Fáil Mattie McGrath 19.6 7,608 7,711 7,811 7,994 8,463 10,093    
Fianna Fáil Martin Mansergh 15.8 6,110 6,261 6,406 6,528 6,752 8,813 9,028 9,341
Independent Séamus Healy 14.7 5,707 5,884 6,036 6,456 7,548 8,591 9,198 9,282
Fianna Fáil Siobhán Ambrose 11.1 4,286 4,414 4,497 4,649 5,097      
Labour Phil Prendergast 8.8 3,400 3,631 3,752 3,907        
Sinn Féin Liam Browne 3.1 1,198 1,266 1,363          
Independent Tom Wood 2.9 1,141 1,187            
Green Bernard Lennon 1.5 591              
Progressive Democrats Richie Molloy 0.9 364              
Progressive Democrats Peadar O'Donnell 0.5 177              
Electorate: 54,637   Valid: 38,782   Spoilt: 330 (0.8%)   Quota: 9,696   Turnout: 39,112 (71.6%)

2002 general election[]

2002 general election: Tipperary South[21]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Fine Gael Tom Hayes 24.5 8,997 9,133 10,724
Fianna Fáil Noel Davern 24.2 8,888 9,085 10,029
Independent Séamus Healy 20.1 7,350 7,765 9,477
Fianna Fáil Martin Mansergh 14.3 5,233 5,433 5,888
Labour Denis Landy 9.1 3,353 3,555  
Independent Tom Wood 4.1 1,515 1,631  
Sinn Féin Muiris Ó Suilleabháin 3.3 1,210    
Christian Solidarity Michael Larkin 0.3 120    
Electorate: 56,092   Valid: 36,666   Spoilt: 390 (1.1%)   Quota: 9,167   Turnout: 37,056 (66.1%)

2001 by-election[]

Following the death of Fine Gael TD Theresa Ahearn, a by-election was held on 30 June 2001. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate Tom Hayes.

2001 by-election: Tipperary South
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Fine Gael Tom Hayes 35.9 11,446 12,513 15,791
Fianna Fáil Michael Maguire 26.5 8,461 9,251  
Independent Phil Prendergast 24.8 7,897 9,376 12,891
Labour Denis Landy 12.9 4,103    
Electorate: 54,542   Valid: 31,907   Quota: 15954   Turnout: (58.5%)

2000 by-election[]

Following the death of Labour Party TD Michael Ferris, a by-election was held on 22 June 2000. The seat was won by the Independent candidate Séamus Healy.

2000 by-election: Tipperary South
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Independent Séamus Healy 30.8 9,419 11,169 13,982
Fine Gael Tom Hayes 26.8 8,184 10,718 13,449
Fianna Fáil Barry O'Brien 22.8 6,959 8,056  
Labour Ellen Ferris 16.8 5,133    
Christian Solidarity Mary Heaney 2.6 784    
Natural Law Raymond McInerney 0.3 97    
Electorate: 52,740   Valid: 30,576   Quota: 15,289   Turnout: 58.0%

1997 general election[]

1997 general election: Tipperary South[25]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Fianna Fáil Noel Davern 25.5 8,995        
Fine Gael Theresa Ahearn 24.1 8,494 8,513 9,117    
Independent Séamus Healy 16.5 5,814 5,833 6,168 7,551 7,614
Labour Michael Ferris 16.1 5,681 5,693 6,028 7,811 8,049
Fianna Fáil Michael Maguire 11.8 4,151 4,275 4,920    
Catholic Democrats John Harold-Barry 6.0 2,125 2,130      
Electorate: 51,925   Valid: 35,260   Spoilt: 374 (1.1%)   Quota: 8,816   Turnout: 35,634 (68.6%)

1992 general election[]

1992 general election: Tipperary South[26]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Ceann Comhairle Seán Treacy Automatically Returned N/A        
Labour Michael Ferris 20.9 8,306 8,466 9,148 9,245 9,727
Fine Gael Theresa Ahearn 20.4 8,103 8,298 10,065    
Fianna Fáil Noel Davern 18.8 7,463 7,691 7,842 7,860 10,117
Independent Séamus Healy 10.1 4,023 4,191 4,270 4,278 4,440
Fianna Fáil Seán Byrne 9.7 3,851 3,951 4,022 4,033  
Fianna Fáil Seán McCarthy 9.7 3,849 3,963 4,108 4,121 5,060
Fine Gael Brendan Griffin 7.2 2,854 2,975      
Independent Joe O'Gorman 2.6 1,016        
Sinn Féin Terry Crowe 0.5 205        
Electorate: 56,800   Valid: 39,670   Spoilt: 533 (1.3%)   Quota: 9,918   Turnout: 40,203 (70.8%)

1989 general election[]

1989 general election: Tipperary South[16]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Ceann Comhairle Seán Treacy N/A Automatically Returned 1
Fianna Fáil Noel Davern 9,497 24.3 2
Fianna Fáil Seán McCarthy 7,360 18.8
Labour Michael Ferris 7,080 18.1 4
Fine Gael Brendan Griffin 5,648 14.4
Fine Gael Theresa Ahearn 5,462 13.9 3
Independent Séamus Healy 2,859 7.3
Progressive Democrats Thomas Lonergan 1,171 3.0
Independent William Fitzsimon 93 0.2
Electorate: ?   Valid: 39,170   Quota: 9,793   Turnout:

1987 general election[]

1987 general election: Tipperary South[15]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Seán McCarthy 6,877 16.6 3
Fianna Fáil Noel Davern 5,412 13.0 4
Fianna Fáil Seán Byrne 5,372 12.9
Independent Seán Treacy 5,126 12.4 2
Fine Gael Brendan Griffin 4,542 10.9 1
Fine Gael John Crowe 3,938 9.5
Labour Michael Ferris 3,820 9.2
Progressive Democrats Anthony Kehoe 2,524 6.1
Progressive Democrats Thomas Lonergan 1,878 4.5
Independent Séamus Healy 1,457 3.5
Workers' Party Seán Hill 407 1.0
Independent Nicholas Quigley 76 0.2
Independent Patrick Ryan 72 0.2
Electorate: ?   Valid: 41,501   Quota: 8,301   Turnout:

November 1982 general election[]

November 1982 general election: Tipperary South[14]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Seán Byrne 8,080 20.1 1 1
Labour Seán Treacy 8,050 20.0 2
Fianna Fáil Seán McCarthy 6,996 17.4 3
Fine Gael Brendan Griffin 6,905 17.1 4
Fine Gael Michael Fitzgerald 4,407 10.9
Fianna Fáil Tom Ambrose 3,634 9.0
Fine Gael Anthony Kehoe 2,215 5.5
Electorate: ?   Valid: 40,287   Quota: 8,058   Turnout:

February 1982 general election[]

February 1982 general election: Tipperary South[13]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Seán Byrne 8,705 22.0 1 1
Labour Seán Treacy 7,758 19.6 3
Fine Gael Brendan Griffin 7,434 18.8 2
Fianna Fáil Seán McCarthy 5,711 14.4 4
Fianna Fáil Carrie Acheson 4,751 12.0
Fine Gael Michael Fitzgerald 3,180 8.0
Fine Gael Terence Darmody 1,883 4.8
Independent William Fitzsimon 158 0.4
Electorate: ?   Valid: 39,580   Quota: 7,917   Turnout:

1981 general election[]

1981 general election: Tipperary South[12]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Labour Seán Treacy 8,989 21.5 1 1
Fine Gael Brendan Griffin 6,590 15.8 2
Fianna Fáil Carrie Acheson 5,838 14.0 4
Fianna Fáil Seán Byrne 5,737 13.7
Fianna Fáil Seán McCarthy 5,716 13.7 3
Independent T. J. Maher 3,728 8.9
Fine Gael John Crowe 2,596 6.2
Fine Gael Terence Darmody 1,413 3.4
Fine Gael Louise Farrell 1,144 2.7
Electorate: ?   Valid: 41,751   Quota: 8,351   Turnout:

1977 general election[]

1977 general election: Tipperary South[11]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Ceann Comhairle Seán Treacy N/A Automatically Returned 1 1
Fianna Fáil Noel Davern 11,715 34.8 2 1
Fianna Fáil Seán Byrne 6,412 19.1
Fine Gael Brendan Griffin 6,298 18.7 3
Labour Michael Ferris 5,462 16.2
Fine Gael Hubert Burke 3,400 10.1
Independent Patrick Leahy 275 0.8
Independent Paschal Ryan 104 0.3
Electorate: ?   Valid: 33,666   Quota: 11,223   Turnout:

1973 general election[]

1973 general election: Tipperary South[10]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Labour Seán Treacy 7,611 20.6 1 1
Fianna Fáil Jackie Fahey 7,317 19.8 3
Fianna Fáil Noel Davern 6,117 16.6 4
Fine Gael Brendan Griffin 5,777 15.6 2
Fianna Fáil William Ryan 4,793 13.0
Fine Gael Terence Darmody 2,982 8.1
Fine Gael Michael Smyth 2,360 6.4
Electorate: ?   Valid: 36,957   Quota: 7,392   Turnout:

1969 general election[]

1969 general election: Tipperary South[9]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Noel Davern 9,357 25.2 1 1
Fine Gael Patrick Hogan 6,499 17.5 3
Fianna Fáil Jackie Fahey 6,098 16.5 2
Labour Seán Treacy 4,955 13.4 4
Fianna Fáil William Ryan 3,742 10.1
Fine Gael Brendan Griffin 2,871 7.7
Fine Gael Peter Powell 1,705 4.6
Independent Seán Healy 1,073 2.9
Labour Patrick O'Brien 770 2.1
Electorate: ?   Valid: 37,070   Quota: 7,415   Turnout:

1965 general election[]

1965 general election: Tipperary South[8]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Don Davern 8,540 23.2 1 1
Labour Seán Treacy 7,005 19.0 2
Fianna Fáil Jackie Fahey 4,595 12.5 3
Fine Gael Denis Burke 4,433 12.0
Fine Gael Patrick Hogan 4,359 11.8 4
Fianna Fáil William Ryan 4,340 11.8
Fine Gael Timothy O'Donoghue 3,560 9.7
Electorate: ?   Valid: 36,832   Quota: 7,367   Turnout:

1961 general election[]

1961 general election: Tipperary South[7]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Labour Seán Treacy 7,260 19.5 1
Fianna Fáil Michael Davern 6,070 16.3 2
Fine Gael Patrick Hogan 5,787 15.5 4
Fianna Fáil Dan Breen 5,717 15.3 3
Fine Gael Michael Fitzgerald 3,864 10.4
Fine Gael Denis Burke 3,465 9.3
Fianna Fáil Jackie Fahey 2,625 7.0
Fianna Fáil Frank Loughman 1,689 4.5
Sinn Féin Pilib Ó Cinneide 834 2.2
Electorate: ?   Valid: 37,311   Quota: 7,463   Turnout:

1957 general election[]

1957 general election: Tipperary South[6]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Michael Davern 7,563 22.4 1 1
Fianna Fáil Dan Breen 6,359 18.9 2
Fianna Fáil Frank Loughman 4,579 13.6 4
Fine Gael Patrick Crowe 4,456 13.2
Fine Gael Richard Mulcahy 4,407 13.1 3
Labour Seán Treacy 4,352 12.9
Fine Gael John Morrissey 1,990 5.9
Electorate: ?   Valid: 33,706   Quota: 6,742   Turnout:

1954 general election[]

1954 general election: Tipperary South[5]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Fianna Fáil Dan Breen 8,291 23.0 1 1
Fianna Fáil Michael Davern 6,941 19.2 2
Fine Gael Patrick Crowe 5,513 15.3 4
Fine Gael Richard Mulcahy 4,828 13.4 3
Fianna Fáil Michael Lacey 3,962 11.0
Fine Gael John Morrissey 3,171 8.8
Labour Patrick Walsh 1,727 4.8
Labour Michael Kilkelly 1,695 4.7
Electorate: ?   Valid: 36,128   Quota: 7,226   Turnout:

1951 general election[]

1951 general election: Tipperary South[27]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fianna Fáil Dan Breen 18.5 6,842 6,873 6,999 7,078 7,304 7,392      
Fianna Fáil Michael J. Davern 18.5 6,833 6,863 6,936 7,001 7,151 7,225 7,254 8,215  
Fine Gael Richard Mulcahy 15.6 5,745 5,791 6,098 6,167 6,971 8,874      
Fianna Fáil Frank Loughman 13.6 5,019 5,030 5,055 5,146 5,226 5,336 5,382 5,719 6,113
Fine Gael Patrick Crowe 6.5 2,384 2,459 2,710 2,726 3,300 3,652 4,839 6,129 6,265
Fine Gael John Morrissey 6.2 2,272 2,286 2,390 2,532 2,780        
Labour Patrick Walsh 5.9 2,182 2,209 2,579 3,790 3,929 4,104 4,336    
Independent Colm O'Donnell 5.1 1,892 2,236 2,389 2,410          
Labour Michael Kilkelly 4.3 1,585 1,594 1,713            
Clann na Poblachta John J. Timoney 4.1 1,506 1,555              
Independent George Furlong 1.7 638                
Electorate: 44,749   Valid: 36,898   Quota: 7,380   Turnout: 82.46%

1948 general election[]

1948 general election: Tipperary South[27]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Fianna Fáil Daniel Breen 21.8 7,931                    
Fianna Fáil Michael J. Davern 17.0 6,176 6,602 6,626 6,670 6,894 6,956 6,962 7,534      
Fine Gael Richard Mulcahy 14.4 5,225 5,231 5,280 5,327 5,947 7,408          
Fianna Fáil Frank Loughman 10.8 3,909 4,035 4,047 4,092 4,120 4,230 4,243 4,434 4,631 4,816 5,431
Clann na Talmhan Michael Fitzgerald 9.0 3,257 3,280 3,296 3,305 3,607 3,692 3,749 3,876 3,904 3,998  
Clann na Poblachta John J. Timoney 5.3 1,914 1,929 2,093 2,137 2,250 2,319 2,338 2,730 2,756 4,645 5,996
Clann na Poblachta Denis J. O'Driscoll 4.6 1,674 1,680 2,065 2,125 2,138 2,214 2,241 2,625 2,642    
Fine Gael Patrick Crowe 4.5 1,626 1,660 1,667 1,671              
Fine Gael John Morrissey 4.4 1,587 1,595 1,616 1,695 2,003            
Labour Denis O'Sullivan 4.1 1,487 1,500 1,533 2,024 2,057 2,125 2,145        
Labour Richard Stapleton 2.3 821 826 834                
Clann na Poblachta John A. Murray 2.0 722 725                  
Electorate: 45,797   Valid: 36,329   Quota: 7,266   Turnout: 79.33%

See also[]

References[]

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