Tipperary was a
parliamentary constituency
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that was represented in
Dáil Éireann
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, the
house of representatives
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of the
Oireachtas
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(the legislature of
Ireland
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), from 1923 to 1948 and again from 2016 to 2024. The constituency elected deputies (
Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of
proportional representation
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by means of the
single transferable vote
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(PR-STV).
History and boundaries
The constituency was created under the
Electoral Act 1923
The Electoral Act 1923 was a law in Ireland which established the electoral law of the Irish Free State and provided for parliamentary constituencies in Dáil Éireann.
Franchise
Article 14 of the Constitution of the Irish Free State adopted ...
, and was first used at the
1923 general election, incorporating the separate counties of
North Tipperary and
South Tipperary
South Tipperary () was a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster. It was named after the town of Tipperary (town), Tipperary and consisted of 52% of the land area of the tradit ...
. It was abolished in 1948.
The
Constituency Commission
The Constituency Commission () is an independent commission in Ireland which had advised on redrawing of constituency boundaries of Dáil constituencies for the election of members to Dáil Éireann (the house of representatives of the Oireacht ...
proposed in its 2012 report that at the next general election a new constituency called Tipperary be created, as part of changes that reduced the total number of TDs from 166 to 158. This occurred in 2016, shortly after the administrative amalgamation in 2014 of the separate counties to form
County Tipperary
County Tipperary () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. The county is named after the town of Tipperary (tow ...
.
In August 2023, the
Electoral Commission
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published its review of constituency boundaries in Ireland, which recommended that the constituency of Tipperary be abolished, with the creation of two new three-seat constituencies:
Tipperary North and
Tipperary South. Each new constituency would elect 3 deputies. These changes came into effect for the
2024 general election under the
Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023
The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 is a law of Ireland to revise Dáil constituencies and European Parliament constituencies. The revised Dáil constituencies will come into effect on the dissolution of the 33rd Dáil. The dissolution must tak ...
.
TDs
TDs 1923–1948
TDs since 2016
Elections
2020 general election
On 3 February 2020, following the death of independent candidate, Marese Skehan, the election in the Tipperary constituency was due to be postponed, with nominations to be re-opened. However, on 5 February the
Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government issued a Special Difficulty Order allowing the election to proceed on the same date as other constituencies. This was in consideration of the constitutional requirement that elections take place within 30 days of the dissolution of the Dáil.
2016 general election
1947 by-election
Clann na Talmhan TD
William O'Donnell died on 4 February 1947. A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 29 October 1947.
1944 general election
1943 general election
1938 general election
1937 general election
1933 general election
1932 general election
September 1927 general election
June 1927 general election
1923 general election
References
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Politics of County Tipperary
1923 establishments in Ireland
1948 disestablishments in Ireland
Constituencies established in 1923
Constituencies disestablished in 1948
2016 establishments in Ireland
Constituencies established in 2016
2024 disestablishments in Ireland
Constituencies disestablished in 2024
Historic constituencies in County Tipperary