Tipperary South (Dáil Éireann constituency)
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| Tipperary South shown within Ireland | |
| Created: | 1918, 1948 |
| TDs: | 3 |
| Type: | Dáil Éireann |
| EP constituency: | Ireland South |
Tipperary South is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the Parliament of the Republic of Ireland. It was created for the 1948 general election when the old Tipperary constituency divided into north and south.
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The parliamentary constituency of Tipperary South consists of the southern half of County Tipperary, and a small part of County Waterford and includes Tipperary town, Clonmel, Cashel, Carrick-on-Suir and Cahir. The constituency, which currently has an electorate of 56,092, is represented by three Teachtaí Dála (TDs), elected by Single Transferable Vote.
One of the constituncy's highest-profile TDs is Noel Davern, a former Cabinet Minister and a current Minister of State.
[edit] Recent results
| 2002 General Election: Tipperary South | ||||||
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| Candidate | Party | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Tom Hayes | Fine Gael | 8,997 | 24.54 | 1 | 3 | |
| Noel Davern | Fianna Fáil | 8,888 | 24.24 | 2 | 3 | |
| Séamus Healy | Independent | 7,350 | 20.05 | 3 | 3 | |
| Martin Mansergh | Fianna Fáil | 5,233 | 14.27 | |||
| Denis Landy | Labour | 3,353 | 9.14 | |||
| Tom Wood | Independent | 1,515 | 4.13 | |||
| Muiris Ó Suilleabháin | Sinn Féin | 1,210 | 3.30 | |||
| Michael Larkin | Christian Solidarity | 120 | 0.33 | |||
[edit] Former TDs
[edit] See also
- Politics of the Republic of Ireland
- List of political parties in Ireland
- List of Irish by-elections
- Elections in Ireland
