# Mid Tipperary (UK Parliament constituency)

Mid Tipperary was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament 1885–1922. Prior to the 1885 general election 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 central part of County Tipperary.
1885–1922: The baronies of Eliogarty, Ikerrin and Kilnamanagh Lower, that part of the barony of Kilnamanagh Upper not contained within the constituency of North Tipperary, and that part of the barony of Slievardagh contained in the parishes of Ballingarry, Buolick, Fennor, Kilcooly and Lickfinn.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1885 | Thomas Mayne | Irish Parliamentary |
| 1890 | Henry Harrison | Irish Parliamentary |
| 1892 | John McCarthy | Irish National Federation |
| 1893(b) | James Francis Hogan | Irish National Federation |
| 1900 | Kendal Edmund O'Brien | Irish Parliamentary |
| Jan 1910 | John Hackett | Irish Parliamentary |
| 1918 | Séamus Burke | Sinn Féin |
| 1922 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1880s

1885 general election: Mid Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Thomas Mayne | 3,804 | 93.7 | |
| | Irish Conservative | George Edward Ryan | 255 | 6.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,549 | 87.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,059 | 62.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,517 | | |
| | 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: Mid Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Thomas Mayne | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,517 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |

### Elections in the 1890s

Mayne resigns, prompting a by-election.
By-election, 1890: Mid Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Henry Harrison | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,276 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
1892 general election: Mid Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | John McCarthy | 3,284 | 72.7 | N/A |
| | Irish National League | Michael Conway | 887 | 19.6 | N/A |
| | Irish Unionist | William Heaton-Armstrong | 346 | 7.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,397 | 53.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,517 | 59.5 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,596 | | |
| | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |
McCarthy dies, causing a by-election.
By-election, 1893: Mid Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | James Francis Hogan | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,482 | | |
| | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold |
1895 general election: Mid Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | James Francis Hogan | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,127 | | |
| | 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: Mid Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Kendal Edmund O'Brien | 2,316 | 79.8 | N/A |
| | Healyite Nationalist | Florence O'Driscoll | 587 | 20.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,729 | 59.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,903 | 42.8 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,776 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A | |
1906 general election: Mid Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Kendal Edmund O'Brien | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,997 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |

### Elections in the 1910s

January 1910 general election: Mid Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | John Hackett | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,105 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
December 1910 general election: Mid Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | John Hackett | 2,440 | 58.7 | N/A |
| | All-for-Ireland | Martin O'Dwyer | 1,716 | 41.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 724 | 17.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,156 | 68.1 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,105 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A | |
1918 general election: Mid Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Sinn Féin | Séamus Burke | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,458 | | |
| | 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 |