# Tipperary (UK Parliament constituency)

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.

## 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

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

## Elections
### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1830: Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Francis Aldborough Prittie | 757 | 40.5 |
| | Whig | Thomas Wyse | 577 | 30.8 |
| | Whig | John Hely-Hutchinson | 537 | 28.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40 | 2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,098 | 37.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,900 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |
General election 1831: Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Thomas Wyse | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | John Hely-Hutchinson | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,900 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Robert Otway-Cave | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,900 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1832: Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Cornelius O'Callaghan | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish Repeal | Richard Lalor Sheil | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,369 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Irish Repeal gain from Whig | Irish Repeal gain from Whig | Irish Repeal gain from Whig | Irish Repeal gain from Whig |
General election 1835: Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Robert Otway-Cave | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish Repeal (Whig) | Richard Lalor Sheil | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,369 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Irish Repeal hold | Irish Repeal hold | Irish Repeal hold | Irish Repeal hold |
General election 1837: Tipperary :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,023 | 25.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,055 | 65.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,135 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Irish Repeal hold | Irish Repeal hold | Irish Repeal hold | Irish Repeal hold |
Sheil was appointed as Commissioner of Greenwich Hospital, requiring a by-election.
By-election, 27 February 1838: Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Repeal (Whig) | Richard Lalor Sheil | 201 | 72.0 | −4.1 |
| | Conservative | Samuel William Barton | 78 | 28.0 | +4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 123 | 44.0 | +18.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 279 | c. 8.9 | c. −56.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 3,135 | | |
| | Irish Repeal hold | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Irish Repeal (Whig) | Richard Lalor Sheil | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish Repeal hold | Irish Repeal hold | Irish Repeal hold | Irish Repeal hold |

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 627 | 22.1 | −3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,445 | 54.5 | −11.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,649 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −1.6 | |
| | Whig gain from Irish Repeal | Whig gain from Irish Repeal | Swing | −1.7 | |
Maher's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 10 February 1844: Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Repeal | Nicholas Maher | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish Repeal gain from Whig | Irish Repeal gain from Whig | Irish Repeal gain from Whig | Irish Repeal gain from Whig | Irish Repeal gain from Whig |
Otway-Cave's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 21 February 1845: Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Repeal | Richard Albert Fitzgerald | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish Repeal gain from Whig | Irish Repeal gain from Whig | Irish Repeal gain from Whig | Irish Repeal gain from Whig | Irish Repeal gain from Whig |
General election 1847: Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Repeal | Francis Scully | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish Repeal | Nicholas Maher | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,412 | | |
| | Irish Repeal gain from Whig | Irish Repeal gain from Whig | Irish Repeal gain from Whig | Irish Repeal gain from Whig | Irish Repeal gain from Whig |
| | Irish Repeal gain from Whig | Irish Repeal gain from Whig | Irish Repeal gain from Whig | Irish Repeal gain from Whig | Irish Repeal gain from Whig |

### Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,678 | 34.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,911 (est) | 57.9 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,760 | | |
| | Independent Irish gain from Irish Repeal | Independent Irish gain from Irish Repeal | Swing | N/A | |
| | Independent Irish gain from Irish Repeal | 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.
By-election, 16 March 1857: Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Irish | Daniel O'Donoghue | 3,394 | 57.8 | −31.4 |
| | Whig | Laurence Waldron | 2,474 | 42.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 920 | 15.6 | −18.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,868 | 65.5 | +7.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,964 | | |
| | Independent Irish hold | Independent Irish hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1857: Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Irish | Daniel O'Donoghue | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Laurence Waldron | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,964 | | |
| | Independent Irish hold | Independent Irish hold | Independent Irish hold | Independent Irish hold | Independent Irish hold |
| | Whig gain from Independent Irish | Whig gain from Independent Irish | Whig gain from Independent Irish | Whig gain from Independent Irish | Whig gain from Independent Irish |
General election 1859: Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Daniel O'Donoghue | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal | Laurence Waldron | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,526 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Elections in the 1860s

O'Donoghue resigned, causing a by-election.
By-election, 24 February 1865: Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Moore | 2,134 | 70.1 | N/A |
| | Independent Liberal | Peter Edward Gill | 909 | 29.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,225 | 40.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,043 | 33.8 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,996 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
General election 1865: Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Moore | 2,722 | 43.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal | John Blake Dillon | 2,662 | 42.2 | N/A |
| | Independent Liberal | Peter Edward Gill | 930 | 14.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,732 | 27.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,622 (est) | 40.3 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,996 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
Dillon's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 22 October 1866: Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles William White | 3,419 | 54.4 | −30.9 |
| | Independent Liberal | Laurence Waldron | 2,865 | 45.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 554 | 8.8 | −18.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,284 | 69.9 | +29.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,996 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1868: Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Moore | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal | Charles William White | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,498 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
Moore's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 27 November 1869: Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ind. 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 | Majority | Majority | 103 | 4.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,171 | 22.9 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,498 | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist gain from Liberal | Ind. 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Denis Caulfield Heron | 1,668 | 50.1 | N/A |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Charles Kickham | 1,664 | 49.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,332 | 35.1 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,498 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Ind. Nationalist | Liberal gain from Ind. Nationalist | Liberal gain from Ind. Nationalist | Liberal gain from Ind. Nationalist | Liberal gain from Ind. Nationalist |
General election 1874: Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Home Rule | Charles William White | 3,023 | 32.9 | New |
| | Home Rule | William Frederick Ormonde O'Callaghan | 2,755 | 30.0 | New |
| | Ind. Nationalist | John Mitchel | 1,788 | 19.5 | N/A |
| | Home Rule | George Roe | 705 | 7.7 | New |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Peter Gill | 635 | 6.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Richard Butler | 281 | 3.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 967 | 10.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,594 (est) | 48.4 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,500 | | |
| | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Home Rule gain from Liberal |
| | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Home Rule gain from Liberal |
White resigned, causing a by-election.
February 1875 Tipperary by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ind. Nationalist | John Mitchel | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,315 | | |
| | Ind. Nationalist gain from Home Rule | Ind. Nationalist gain from Home Rule | Ind. Nationalist gain from Home Rule | Ind. Nationalist gain from Home Rule | Ind. Nationalist gain from Home Rule |
Mitchel was declared ineligible, causing a by-election.
March 1875 Tipperary by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ind. Nationalist | John Mitchel | 3,114 | 80.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Stephen Moore | 746 | 19.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,368 | 61.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,860 | 37.4 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,315 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Ind. Nationalist | Conservative gain from Ind. Nationalist | Conservative gain from Ind. Nationalist | Conservative gain from Ind. Nationalist | Conservative gain from Ind. 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Home Rule | Edmund Dwyer Gray | 3,852 | 74.1 | N/A |
| | Home Rule | John Sarsfield Casey | 1,344 | 25.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,508 | 48.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,196 | 55.9 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,927 | | |
| | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Tipperary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Parnellite Home Rule League | John Dillon | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Home Rule | Patrick James Smyth | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,134 | | |
| | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold |
| | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold |
Dillon resigned, causing a by-election.
1883 Tipperary by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Thomas Mayne | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,730 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
Smyth was appointed secretary to the Irish loan fund board, causing a by-election.
1885 Tipperary by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | John O'Connor | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |