Tipperary (UK Parliament constituency)

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County Tipperary
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
County County Tipperary
1801–1885
Seats2
Created from County Tipperary (IHC)
Replaced by

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.

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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

Year1st Member1st Party2nd Member2nd Party
1801 Francis Mathew, Viscount Mathew John Bagwell
17 Nov 1806 Montague James Mathew Whig [1] Francis Aldborough Prittie Whig [1]
17 Jul 1818 Richard Butler, Viscount Cahir
2 Mar 1819 William Bagwell Tory
8 Apr 1819 Francis Aldborough Prittie Whig [1]
28 Jun 1826 John Hely-Hutchinson Whig [1]
21 Aug 1830 Thomas Wyse Whig [1]
12 May 1831 John Hely-Hutchinson Whig [1]
8 Aug 1832 Robert Otway-Cave Whig [1] [2] [3]
17 Dec 1832 Cornelius O'Callaghan Whig [1] Richard Lalor Sheil Repealer [4]
21 Jan 1835 Robert Otway-Cave Whig [1] [2] [3]
14 Jul 1841 Valentine Maher Whig [1] [3]
10 Feb 1844 Nicholas Maher Repealer [4]
21 Feb 1845 Richard Albert Fitzgerald Repealer [4]
11 Aug 1847 Francis Scully Repealer [4]
26 Jul 1852 Ind. Irish [4] James Sadleir [5] Ind. Irish [4]
16 Mar 1857 Daniel O'Donoghue Ind. Irish [4]
14 Apr 1857 Laurence Waldron Whig [6] [7]
10 May 1859 Liberal [4] Liberal [4]
24 Feb 1865 Charles Moore Liberal [4]
24 Jul 1865 John Blake Dillon Liberal [4]
17 Oct 1866 Charles William White Liberal [4]
27 Nov 1869 Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa [8] Independent Nationalist [4]
23 Feb 1870 Denis Caulfield Heron Liberal [4]
14 Feb 1874 Home Rule League [4] William Frederick Ormonde O'Callaghan Home Rule League [4]
16 Feb 1875 John Mitchel [9] Independent Nationalist [4]
27 May 1875 Stephen Moore Conservative [4]
16 May 1877 Edmund Dwyer Gray Home Rule League [4]
8 Apr 1880 Patrick James Smyth Home Rule League [4] John Dillon Parnellite Home Rule League [4]
Oct 1882 Irish Parliamentary [4] Irish Parliamentary [4]
23 Mar 1883 Thomas Mayne Irish Parliamentary [4]
12 Jan 1885 John O'Connor Irish Parliamentary [4]
1885 Constituency divided: see East Tipperary, Mid Tipperary, North Tipperary and South Tipperary

Elections

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1830: Tipperary [4] [1] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Francis Aldborough Prittie 757 40.5
Whig Thomas Wyse 577 30.8
Whig John Hely-Hutchinson 53728.7
Majority402.1
Turnout 1,09837.9
Registered electors 2,900
Whig hold Swing
Whig hold Swing
General election 1831: Tipperary [4] [1] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig Thomas Wyse Unopposed
Whig John Hely-Hutchinson Unopposed
Registered electors 2,900
Whig hold
Whig hold

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

By-election, 8 August 1832: Tipperary [4] [1] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig Robert Otway-Cave Unopposed
Registered electors 2,900
Whig hold
General election 1832: Tipperary [4] [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig Cornelius O'Callaghan Unopposed
Irish Repeal Richard Lalor Sheil Unopposed
Registered electors 2,369
Whig hold
Irish Repeal gain from Whig
General election 1835: Tipperary [4] [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig Robert Otway-Cave Unopposed
Irish Repeal (Whig) Richard Lalor Sheil Unopposed
Registered electors 2,369
Whig hold
Irish Repeal hold
General election 1837: Tipperary [4] [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Irish Repeal (Whig) Richard Lalor Sheil 1,51638.2
Whig Robert Otway-Cave 1,503 37.9
Conservative William Ponsonby Barker48012.1
Conservative Stephen Moore47111.9
Majority1,02325.8
Turnout 2,05565.6
Registered electors 3,135
Whig hold
Irish Repeal hold

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

By-election, 27 February 1838: Tipperary [4] [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Repeal (Whig) Richard Lalor Sheil 201 72.0 −4.1
Conservative Samuel William Barton7828.0+4.0
Majority12344.0+18.2
Turnout 279c. 8.9c. −56.7
Registered electors c. 3,135
Irish Repeal hold Swing +4.1

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

By-election, 16 September 1839: Tipperary [4] [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Irish Repeal (Whig) Richard Lalor Sheil Unopposed
Irish Repeal hold

Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Tipperary [4] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Valentine Maher 1,039 36.6 −1.6
Whig Robert Otway-Cave 1,028 36.2 −1.7
Conservative William Ponsonby Barker40114.1+2.0
Conservative Cornwallis Maude 37413.2+1.3
Majority62722.1−3.7
Turnout 1,44554.5−11.1
Registered electors 2,649
Whig hold Swing −1.6
Whig gain from Irish Repeal Swing −1.7

Maher's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 10 February 1844: Tipperary [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Repeal Nicholas Maher Unopposed
Irish Repeal gain from Whig

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

By-election, 21 February 1845: Tipperary [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Repeal Richard Albert Fitzgerald Unopposed
Irish Repeal gain from Whig
General election 1847: Tipperary [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Repeal Francis Scully Unopposed
Irish Repeal Nicholas Maher Unopposed
Registered electors 2,412
Irish Repeal gain from Whig
Irish Repeal gain from Whig

Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Tipperary [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Irish Francis Scully 3,512 44.9 N/A
Independent Irish James Sadleir 3,467 44.3 N/A
Conservative Robert Jocelyn Otway78910.1New
Conservative Lorenzo Henry Jephson530.7New
Majority2,67834.2N/A
Turnout 3,911 (est)57.9 (est)N/A
Registered electors 6,760
Independent Irish gain from Irish Repeal Swing N/A
Independent Irish gain from Irish Repeal Swing N/A

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. [12]

By-election, 16 March 1857: Tipperary [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Irish Daniel O'Donoghue 3,394 57.8 −31.4
Whig Laurence Waldron 2,47442.2N/A
Majority92015.6−18.4
Turnout 5,86865.5+7.6
Registered electors 8,964
Independent Irish hold Swing N/A
General election 1857: Tipperary [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Irish Daniel O'Donoghue Unopposed
Whig Laurence Waldron Unopposed
Registered electors 8,964
Independent Irish hold
Whig gain from Independent Irish
General election 1859: Tipperary [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Daniel O'Donoghue Unopposed
Liberal Laurence Waldron Unopposed
Registered electors 9,526
Liberal hold
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1860s

O'Donoghue resigned, causing a by-election.

By-election, 24 February 1865: Tipperary [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles Moore 2,134 70.1 N/A
Independent Liberal Peter Edward Gill [13] 90929.9New
Majority1,22540.2N/A
Turnout 3,04333.8N/A
Registered electors 8,996
Liberal hold
General election 1865: Tipperary [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles Moore 2,722 43.1 N/A
Liberal John Blake Dillon 2,662 42.2 N/A
Independent Liberal Peter Edward Gill [14] 93014.7N/A
Majority1,73227.5N/A
Turnout 3,622 (est)40.3 (est)N/A
Registered electors 8,996
Liberal hold
Liberal hold

Dillon's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 22 October 1866: Tipperary [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles William White 3,419 54.4 −30.9
Independent Liberal Laurence Waldron [15] 2,86545.6N/A
Majority5548.8−18.7
Turnout 6,28469.9+29.6
Registered electors 8,996
Liberal hold Swing N/A
General election 1868: Tipperary [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles Moore Unopposed
Liberal Charles William White Unopposed
Registered electors 9,498
Liberal hold
Liberal hold

Moore's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 27 November 1869: Tipperary [4] [16] [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Nationalist Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa 1,131 52.1 New
Liberal Denis Caulfield Heron 1,02847.4N/A
Conservative William Rickford Collett 120.6New
Majority1034.7N/A
Turnout 2,17122.9N/A
Registered electors 9,498
Independent Nationalist gain from Liberal Swing N/A

Elections in the 1870s

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

1870 Tipperary by-election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Denis Caulfield Heron 1,668 50.1 N/A
Independent Nationalist Charles Kickham 1,66449.9N/A
Majority40.2N/A
Turnout 3,33235.1N/A
Registered electors 9,498
Liberal gain from Independent Nationalist
General election 1874: Tipperary [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Home Rule Charles William White 3,023 32.9 New
Home Rule William Frederick Ormonde O'Callaghan 2,755 30.0 New
Independent Nationalist John Mitchel 1,78819.5New
Home Rule George Roe7057.7New
Independent Nationalist Peter Gill6356.9New
Liberal Richard Butler2813.1N/A
Majority96710.5N/A
Turnout 4,594 (est)48.4 (est)N/A
Registered electors 9,500
Home Rule gain from Liberal
Home Rule gain from Liberal

White resigned, causing a by-election.

February 1875 Tipperary by-election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Nationalist John Mitchel Unopposed
Registered electors 10,315
Independent Nationalist gain from Home Rule

Mitchel was declared ineligible, causing a by-election.

March 1875 Tipperary by-election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Nationalist John Mitchel 3,114 80.7 N/A
Conservative Stephen Moore 74619.3New
Majority2,36861.4N/A
Turnout 3,86037.4N/A
Registered electors 10,315
Conservative gain from Independent Nationalist

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.

1877 Tipperary by-election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Home Rule Edmund Dwyer Gray 3,852 74.1 N/A
Home Rule John Sarsfield Casey1,34425.9N/A
Majority2,50848.2N/A
Turnout 5,19655.9N/A
Registered electors 9,927
Home Rule hold

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Tipperary [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Parnellite Home Rule League John Dillon Unopposed
Home Rule Patrick James Smyth Unopposed
Registered electors 9,134
Home Rule hold
Home Rule hold

Dillon resigned, causing a by-election.

1883 Tipperary by-election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary Thomas Mayne Unopposed
Registered electors 8,730
Irish Parliamentary hold

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

1885 Tipperary by-election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary John O'Connor Unopposed
Irish Parliamentary hold

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