Tipperary_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
Tipperary (UK Parliament constituency)
UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland, 1801–1885
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.
Quick Facts County Tipperary, County ...
| County Tipperary | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | County Tipperary |
| 1801–1885 | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Created from | County Tipperary (IHC) |
| Replaced by | |
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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.
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Elections in the 1830s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Francis Aldborough Prittie | 757 | 40.5 | ||
| Whig | Thomas Wyse | 577 | 30.8 | ||
| Whig | John Hely-Hutchinson | 537 | 28.7 | ||
| Majority | 40 | 2.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,098 | 37.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,900 | ||||
| Whig hold | Swing | ||||
| Whig hold | Swing | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Thomas Wyse | Unopposed | |||
| Whig | John Hely-Hutchinson | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,900 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Whig hold | |||||
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Hely-Hutchinson succeeded to the peerage, becoming 3rd Earl of Donoughmore and causing a by-election.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Robert Otway-Cave | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,900 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Cornelius O'Callaghan | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Repeal | Richard Lalor Sheil | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,369 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Irish Repeal gain from Whig | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Robert Otway-Cave | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Repeal (Whig) | Richard Lalor Sheil | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,369 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Irish Repeal hold | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Repeal (Whig) | Richard Lalor Sheil | 1,516 | 38.2 | ||
| Whig | Robert Otway-Cave | 1,503 | 37.9 | ||
| Conservative | William Ponsonby Barker | 480 | 12.1 | ||
| Conservative | Stephen Moore | 471 | 11.9 | ||
| Majority | 1,023 | 25.8 | |||
| Turnout | 2,055 | 65.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,135 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Irish Repeal hold | |||||
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Sheil was appointed as Commissioner of Greenwich Hospital, requiring a by-election.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Repeal (Whig) | Richard Lalor Sheil | 201 | 72.0 | −4.1 | |
| Conservative | Samuel William Barton | 78 | 28.0 | +4.0 | |
| Majority | 123 | 44.0 | +18.2 | ||
| Turnout | 279 | c. 8.9 | c. −56.7 | ||
| Registered electors | c. 3,135 | ||||
| Irish Repeal hold | Swing | +4.1 | |||
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Sheil was appointed as vice-president of the Board of Trade, requiring a by-election.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Repeal (Whig) | Richard Lalor Sheil | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Repeal hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1840s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Whig | Valentine Maher | 1,039 | 36.6 | −1.6 | |
| Whig | Robert Otway-Cave | 1,028 | 36.2 | −1.7 | |
| Conservative | William Ponsonby Barker | 401 | 14.1 | +2.0 | |
| Conservative | Cornwallis Maude | 374 | 13.2 | +1.3 | |
| Majority | 627 | 22.1 | −3.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,445 | 54.5 | −11.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,649 | ||||
| Whig hold | Swing | −1.6 | |||
| Whig gain from Irish Repeal | Swing | −1.7 | |||
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Maher's death caused a by-election.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Irish Repeal | Nicholas Maher | Unopposed | |||
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Otway-Cave's death caused a by-election.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Irish Repeal | Richard Albert Fitzgerald | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Repeal gain from Whig | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Irish Repeal | Francis Scully | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Repeal | Nicholas Maher | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,412 | ||||
| Irish Repeal gain from Whig | |||||
| Irish Repeal gain from Whig | |||||
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Elections in the 1850s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent Irish | Francis Scully | 3,512 | 44.9 | N/A | |
| Independent Irish | James Sadleir | 3,467 | 44.3 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Robert Jocelyn Otway | 789 | 10.1 | New | |
| Conservative | Lorenzo Henry Jephson | 53 | 0.7 | New | |
| Majority | 2,678 | 34.2 | N/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 | |||
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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]
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent Irish | Daniel O'Donoghue | 3,394 | 57.8 | −31.4 | |
| Whig | Laurence Waldron | 2,474 | 42.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 920 | 15.6 | −18.4 | ||
| Turnout | 5,868 | 65.5 | +7.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,964 | ||||
| Independent Irish hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent Irish | Daniel O'Donoghue | Unopposed | |||
| Whig | Laurence Waldron | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 8,964 | ||||
| Independent Irish hold | |||||
| Whig gain from Independent Irish | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Daniel O'Donoghue | Unopposed | |||
| Liberal | Laurence Waldron | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 9,526 | ||||
| Liberal hold | |||||
| Liberal hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1860s
O'Donoghue resigned, causing a by-election.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Charles Moore | 2,134 | 70.1 | N/A | |
| Independent Liberal | Peter Edward Gill[13] | 909 | 29.9 | New | |
| Majority | 1,225 | 40.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,043 | 33.8 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 8,996 | ||||
| Liberal hold | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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] | 930 | 14.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,732 | 27.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,622 (est) | 40.3 (est) | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 8,996 | ||||
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| Liberal hold | |||||
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Dillon's death caused a by-election.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Charles William White | 3,419 | 54.4 | −30.9 | |
| Independent Liberal | Laurence Waldron[15] | 2,865 | 45.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 554 | 8.8 | −18.7 | ||
| Turnout | 6,284 | 69.9 | +29.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,996 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Charles Moore | Unopposed | |||
| Liberal | Charles William White | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 9,498 | ||||
| Liberal hold | |||||
| Liberal hold | |||||
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Moore's death caused a by-election.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent Nationalist | Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa | 1,131 | 52.1 | New | |
| Liberal | Denis Caulfield Heron | 1,028 | 47.4 | N/A | |
| Conservative | William Rickford Collett | 12 | 0.6 | New | |
| Majority | 103 | 4.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,171 | 22.9 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 9,498 | ||||
| Independent Nationalist gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |||
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Elections in the 1870s
Rossa was disqualified as he was a convicted felon, causing a by-election.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Denis Caulfield Heron | 1,668 | 50.1 | N/A | |
| Independent Nationalist | Charles Kickham | 1,664 | 49.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 4 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,332 | 35.1 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 9,498 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Independent Nationalist | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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 | 1,788 | 19.5 | New | |
| Home Rule | George Roe | 705 | 7.7 | New | |
| Independent Nationalist | Peter Gill | 635 | 6.9 | New | |
| Liberal | Richard Butler | 281 | 3.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 967 | 10.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,594 (est) | 48.4 (est) | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 9,500 | ||||
| Home Rule gain from Liberal | |||||
| Home Rule gain from Liberal | |||||
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White resigned, causing a by-election.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent Nationalist | John Mitchel | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 10,315 | ||||
| Independent Nationalist gain from Home Rule | |||||
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Mitchel was declared ineligible, causing a by-election.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent Nationalist | John Mitchel | 3,114 | 80.7 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Stephen Moore | 746 | 19.3 | New | |
| Majority | 2,368 | 61.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,860 | 37.4 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 10,315 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent Nationalist | |||||
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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.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Home Rule | Edmund Dwyer Gray | 3,852 | 74.1 | N/A | |
| Home Rule | John Sarsfield Casey | 1,344 | 25.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,508 | 48.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 5,196 | 55.9 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 9,927 | ||||
| Home Rule hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1880s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Parnellite Home Rule League | John Dillon | Unopposed | |||
| Home Rule | Patrick James Smyth | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 9,134 | ||||
| Home Rule hold | |||||
| Home Rule hold | |||||
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Dillon resigned, causing a by-election.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Irish Parliamentary | Thomas Mayne | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 8,730 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
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Smyth was appointed secretary to the Irish loan fund board, causing a by-election.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Irish Parliamentary | John O'Connor | Unopposed | |||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
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- as a convicted felon, he was declared ineligible to sit 10 Feb 1870
- 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
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