South Tipperary (UK Parliament constituency)

For the 1948-present constituency, see Tipperary South (Dáil Éireann constituency).

South Tipperary
Former County constituency for the House of Commons
1885–1922
Number of members	One
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 (UK Parliament constituency). 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.

Members of Parliament

Year	Member	Party
1885	John O'Connor	Nationalist
1892	Francis Mandeville	Anti-Parnellite Nationalist
1900	John Cullinan	Nationalist
1918	P. J. Moloney	Sinn Féin

Elections

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References

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)
Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)

Parliamentary constituencies in County Tipperary

Parliament of Ireland to 1800	Cashel (????–1800) Clonmel (????–1800) Fethard (1608–1800) Tipperary (????–1800)

Westminster 1801–1922 and First Dáil 1918	Cashel (1801–70) Clonmel (1801–85) Tipperary (1801–85) East Tipperary (1885–1922) Mid Tipperary (1885–1922) North Tipperary (1885–1922) South Tipperary (1885–1922)

Dáil Éireann 1918–present	Waterford–Tipperary East (1921–23) Tipperary Mid, North and South (1921–23) Tipperary (1923–47, 2016–) Tipperary North (1948–2016) Tipperary South (1948–2016)

European Parliament 1979–present	Munster (1979–2004) South (2004–)

Irish counties: Carlow Cavan Clare Cork Donegal Dublin Galway Kerry Kildare Kilkenny Laois Leitrim Limerick Longford Louth Mayo Meath Monaghan Offaly Roscommon Sligo Tipperary Waterford Westmeath Wexford Wicklow

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