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County Tipperary was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which from 1801 to 1885 returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the whole of County Tipperary, except the parliamentary boroughs of Cashel (1801–1870) and Clonmel (1801–1885). After the Sligo and Cashel Disfranchisement Act 1870, the borough of Cashel ceased to have separate representation, and eligible voters were added to the roll for the county constituency.

In 1885, the constituency was divided into East Tipperary, Mid Tipperary, North Tipperary, and South Tipperary.

Members of Parliament

Elections

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Elections in the 1830s

Hely-Hutchinson succeeded to the peerage, becoming 3rd Earl of Donoughmore and causing a by-election.

Sheil was appointed as Commissioner of Greenwich Hospital, requiring a by-election.

Sheil was appointed as vice-president of the Board of Trade, requiring a by-election.

Elections in the 1840s

Maher's death caused a by-election.

Otway-Cave's death caused a by-election.

Elections in the 1850s

Sadleir was expelled from the House of Commons due to failing to surrender to arrest warrants for his involvement in a fraud, causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1860s

O'Donoghue resigned, causing a by-election.

Dillon's death caused a by-election.

Moore's death caused a by-election.

Elections in the 1870s

Rossa was disqualified as he was a convicted felon, causing a by-election.

White resigned, causing a by-election.

Mitchel was declared ineligible, causing a by-election.

Mitchel was again declared ineligible (and died) and, on 26 May 1875, Moore was awarded the seat.

O'Callaghan's death caused a by-election.

Elections in the 1880s

Dillon resigned, causing a by-election.

Smyth was appointed secretary to the Irish loan fund board, causing a by-election.

References

1. ^ Smith, Henry Stooks (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections (Second ed.). Simpkin, Marshall & Company. p. 240. Retrieved 11 October 2018 – via Google Books.
2. ^ Churton, Edward (1838). The Assembled Commons or Parliamentary Biographer. p. 51. Retrieved 25 August 2019 – via Google Books.
3. ^ "Local Intelligence". Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. 17 July 1841. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 25 August 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. ^ Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 238–239, 313–314. ISBN 0901714127.
5. expelled 16 Feb 1857
6. "County Tipperary Election". Waterford News. 13 March 1857. p. 4. Retrieved 19 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Dublin Evening Mail". 11 March 1857. p. 4. Retrieved 11 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
8. as a convicted felon, he was declared ineligible to sit 10 Feb 1870
9. he was adjudged to be a convicted felon and thus ineligible to be elected 18 Feb 1875. At the subsequent by-election held on 13 Mar 1875, he was again returned. He died a week later and the seat was assigned to Stephen Moore (the defeated candidate at the 13 Mar by-election) on 27 May 1875
10. ^ Salmon, Philip. "Co. Tipperary". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
11. Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons, Volume 50. 1843. Retrieved 25 August 2019 – via Google Books.
12. Byrne-Rothwell, Daniel (2010). The Byrnes and The O'Byrnes. Volume Two: A Social History of the Clan. House of Lochar. p. 292. ISBN 978-1-904817-04-8. Retrieved 11 October 2018 – via Google Books.
13. "Tipperary Election". Tralee Chronicle. 28 February 1865. p. 4. Retrieved 19 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
14. "Election News". Dublin Evening Mail. 25 July 1865. p. 4. Retrieved 19 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
15. "Mr. Waldron's Candidature". Dublin Evening Mail. 2 October 1866. p. 4. Retrieved 19 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
16. A. M. Sullivan, New Ireland, London, n.d. , pp. 329–330.
17. Ricorso profile of Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa

Sources

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 1)
• 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.

• Westminster constituencies in County Tipperary (historic)
• Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1801
• Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1885