# South Tipperary (UK Parliament constituency)

South Tipperary was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament 1885–1922.
Prior to 1885 the area was part of the Tipperary constituency. From 1922, on the establishment of the Irish Free State, it was not represented in the UK Parliament.

## Boundaries

This constituency comprised the southern part of County Tipperary. The seat was defined under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 as comprising the baronies of Clanwilliam, and Iffa and Offa West. The seat was unchanged under the Redistribution of Seats (Ireland) Act 1918.

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1885 | John O'Connor | Irish Parliamentary Party |
| 1892 | Francis Mandeville | Irish National Federation |
| 1900 | John Cullinan | Irish Parliamentary Party |
| 1918 | P. J. Moloney | Sinn Féin |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1880s

1885 general election: South Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | John O'Connor | 3,572 | 96.7 | |
| | Irish Conservative | Christopher Barton | 122 | 3.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,450 | 93.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,694 | 63.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,841 | | |
| | 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: South Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | John O'Connor | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,841 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |

### Elections in the 1890s

1892 general election: South Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | Francis Mandeville | 2,571 | 76.9 | N/A |
| | Irish National League | John O'Connor | 773 | 23.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,798 | 53.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,344 | 56.1 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,964 | | |
| | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |
1895 general election: South Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | Francis Mandeville | 1,723 | 58.5 | −18.4 |
| | Irish National League | Arthur John Moore | 1,222 | 41.5 | +18.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 501 | 17.0 | −36.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,945 | 52.2 | −3.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,644 | | |
| | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Swing | −18.4 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

1900 general election: South Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | John Cullinan | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,695 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
1906 general election: South Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | John Cullinan | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,695 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |

### Elections in the 1910s

January 1910 general election: South Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | John Cullinan | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,917 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
December 1910 general election: South Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | John Cullinan | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,917 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
1918 general election: South Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Sinn Féin | P. J. Moloney | 8,744 | 76.4 | New |
| | Irish Parliamentary | John Cullinan | 2,701 | 23.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,043 | 52.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,445 | 77.8 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,716 | | |
| | Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |

## Sources

* Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 2)
* 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.