# North Tipperary (UK Parliament constituency)

North Tipperary was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament from 1885 to 1922. Prior to the 1885 United Kingdom general election the area was part of the Tipperary (UK Parliament constituency). From 1922, on the establishment of the Irish Free State, it was not represented in the UK Parliament.

## Boundaries

This constituency comprised the northern part of County Tipperary.
1885–1922: The baronies of Ormond Lower, Ormond Upper, and Owney and Arra, and that part of the barony of Kilnamanagh Upper contained within the parishes of Glenkeen and Upperchurch.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1885 | Patrick Joseph O'Brien | Irish Parliamentary |
| 1891 | Patrick Joseph O'Brien | Irish National Federation |
| 1900 | Patrick Joseph O'Brien | Irish Parliamentary Party |
| 1906 | Michael Hogan | Irish Parliamentary |
| Dec 1910 | John Joseph Esmonde | Irish Parliamentary |
| 1915 | John Lymbrick Esmonde | Irish Parliamentary |
| 1918 | Joseph MacDonagh | Sinn Féin |
| 1922 | Constituency Abolished | Constituency Abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1880s

1885 general election: North Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Patrick Joseph O'Brien | 4,789 | 95.0 | |
| | Irish Conservative | Henry Eustace | 252 | 5.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,537 | 90.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,041 | 67.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,500 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) |
1886 general election: North Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Patrick Joseph O'Brien | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,500 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |

### Elections in the 1890s

1892 general election: North Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | Patrick Joseph O'Brien | 4,064 | 89.8 | N/A |
| | Irish Unionist | Cosby Godolphin Trench | 462 | 10.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,602 | 79.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,526 | 64.4 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,029 | | |
| | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |
1895 general election: North Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | Patrick Joseph O'Brien | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,419 | | |
| | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold |

### Elections in the 1900s

1900 general election: North Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Patrick Joseph O'Brien | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,226 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
1906 general election: North Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Michael Hogan | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,659 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |

### Elections in the 1910s

January 1910 general election: North Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Michael Hogan | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,421 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
December 1910 general election: North Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | John Joseph Esmonde | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,421 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
Esmonde's death causes a by-election, in which three nationalists contested each other.
1915 North Tipperary by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | John Lymbrick Esmonde | 1,691 | 40.5 | N/A |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Patrick Hoctor | 1,293 | 31.0 | N/A |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Robert Gill | 1,192 | 28.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 398 | 9.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,176 | 74.0 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,647 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A | |
1918 general election: North Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Sinn Féin | Joseph MacDonagh | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,455 | | |
| | Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary |