South Tipperary (UK Parliament constituency)

South Tipperary
Former county constituency for the House of Commons
1885–1922
Seats	1
Created from	Clonmel and Tipperary
Replaced by	Tipperary 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

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

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

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

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	John Cullinan	Unopposed
Registered electors			5,695
	Irish Parliamentary hold

1906 general election: South Tipperary

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	John Cullinan	Unopposed
Registered electors			4,917
	Irish Parliamentary hold

December 1910 general election: South Tipperary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	John Cullinan	Unopposed
Registered electors			4,917
	Irish Parliamentary hold

1918 general election: South Tipperary

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.