# Tipperary South (Dáil constituency)

Tipperary South is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects three deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

## History and boundaries

At the 1948 general election, the former constituency of Tipperary was divided into Tipperary North and Tipperary South. Tipperary South was primarily based around the former county of South Tipperary. The principal population centres were Tipperary, Clonmel, Cashel, Carrick-on-Suir, and Cahir. The counties of North Tipperary and South Tipperary were abolished in 2014, and succeeded by County Tipperary.
The constituency of Tipperary South was abolished at the 2016 general election and replaced by the new Tipperary constituency.
In 2023, the Electoral Commission recommended the establishment of a new three-seat constituency of Tipperary South.
For the 2024 general election, the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as:

## TDs
### TDs 1948–2016

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Tipperary South 1948–2016 :
| Key to parties  CnaP = Clann na Poblachta  FF = Fianna Fáil  FG = Fine Gael  Ind = Independent  Lab = Labour  WUA = Workers and Unemployed ||||||||||
| Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) |
| 13th | 1948 | | Michael Davern (FF) | | Richard Mulcahy (FG) | | Dan Breen (FF) | | John Timoney (CnaP) |
| 14th | 1951 | | Michael Davern (FF) | | Richard Mulcahy (FG) | | Dan Breen (FF) | | Patrick Crowe (FG) |
| 15th | 1954 | | Michael Davern (FF) | | Richard Mulcahy (FG) | | Dan Breen (FF) | | Patrick Crowe (FG) |
| 16th | 1957 | | Michael Davern (FF) | | Richard Mulcahy (FG) | | Dan Breen (FF) | | Frank Loughman (FF) |
| 17th | 1961 | | Michael Davern (FF) | | Patrick Hogan (FG) | | Dan Breen (FF) | | Seán Treacy (Lab) |
| 18th | 1965 | | Don Davern (FF) | | Patrick Hogan (FG) | | Jackie Fahey (FF) | | Seán Treacy (Lab) |
| 19th | 1969 | | Noel Davern (FF) | | Patrick Hogan (FG) | | Jackie Fahey (FF) | | Seán Treacy (Lab) |
| 20th | 1973 | | Noel Davern (FF) | | Brendan Griffin (FG) | | Jackie Fahey (FF) | | Seán Treacy (Lab) |
| 21st | 1977 | | Noel Davern (FF) | | Brendan Griffin (FG) | 3 seats 1977–1981 | 3 seats 1977–1981 | | | Seán Treacy (Lab) |
| 22nd | 1981 | | Carrie Acheson (FF) | | Brendan Griffin (FG) | | Seán McCarthy (FF) | | Seán Treacy (Lab) |
| 23rd | 1982 (Feb) | | Seán Byrne (FF) | | Brendan Griffin (FG) | | Seán McCarthy (FF) | | Seán Treacy (Lab) |
| 24th | 1982 (Nov) | | Seán Byrne (FF) | | Brendan Griffin (FG) | | Seán McCarthy (FF) | | Seán Treacy (Lab) |
| 25th | 1987 | | Noel Davern (FF) | | Brendan Griffin (FG) | | Seán McCarthy (FF) | | Seán Treacy (Ind) |
| 26th | 1989 | | Noel Davern (FF) | | Theresa Ahearn (FG) | | Michael Ferris (Lab) | | Seán Treacy (Ind) |
| 27th | 1992 | | Noel Davern (FF) | | Theresa Ahearn (FG) | | Michael Ferris (Lab) | | Seán Treacy (Ind) |
| 28th | 1997 | | Noel Davern (FF) | | Theresa Ahearn (FG) | | Michael Ferris (Lab) | 3 seats from 1997 | 3 seats from 1997 |
| 28th | 2000 by-election | | Noel Davern (FF) | | Theresa Ahearn (FG) | | Séamus Healy (Ind) | 3 seats from 1997 | 3 seats from 1997 |
| 28th | 2001 by-election | | Noel Davern (FF) | | Tom Hayes (FG) | | Séamus Healy (Ind) | 3 seats from 1997 | 3 seats from 1997 |
| 29th | 2002 | | Noel Davern (FF) | | Tom Hayes (FG) | | Séamus Healy (Ind) | 3 seats from 1997 | 3 seats from 1997 |
| 30th | 2007 | | Mattie McGrath (FF) | | Tom Hayes (FG) | | Martin Mansergh (FF) | 3 seats from 1997 | 3 seats from 1997 |
| 31st | 2011 | | Mattie McGrath (Ind) | | Tom Hayes (FG) | | Séamus Healy (WUA) | 3 seats from 1997 | 3 seats from 1997 |
| 32nd | 2016 | Constituency abolished. See Tipperary | Constituency abolished. See Tipperary | Constituency abolished. See Tipperary | Constituency abolished. See Tipperary | Constituency abolished. See Tipperary | Constituency abolished. See Tipperary | Constituency abolished. See Tipperary | Constituency abolished. See Tipperary |
Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.
* ↑ Treacy served as Ceann Comhairle in the 20th Dáil from 1973 to 1977, and was returned automatically at the 1977 election. He lost the Labour party whip in February 1985.
* ↑ Treacy served as Ceann Comhairle in the 25th, 26th and 27th Dáil from 1987 to 1997, and was returned automatically at the 1989 and 1992 elections.

### TDs since 2024

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Tipperary South 2024– :
| Key to parties  FG = Fine Gael  Ind = Independent ||||||||
| Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) |
| 34th | 2024 | | Mattie McGrath (Ind) | | Michael Murphy (FG) | | Séamus Healy (Ind) |
Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.

## Elections

^ *: Outgoing TD

### 2024 general election

2024 general election: Tipperary South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Independent | Mattie McGrath | 24.4 | 10,014 | 10,592 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Michael Murphy | 20.4 | 8,371 | 8,555 | 8,912 | 10,009 | 10,056 | 10,415 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Imelda Goldsboro | 14.2 | 5,838 | 5,965 | 6,506 | 7,219 | 7,271 | 7,848 |
| | Sinn Féin | Martin Browne | 12.0 | 4,937 | 5,110 | 5,468 | 6,183 | 6,237 | |
| | Independent | Séamus Healy | 11.7 | 4,795 | 4,971 | 5,393 | 6,147 | 6,316 | 9,601 |
| | Independent | John O'Heney | 9.0 | 3,692 | 3,846 | 3,978 | | | |
| | Labour | Michael Brennan | 4.2 | 1,731 | 1,970 | | | | |
| | Green | Myriam Madigan | 1.4 | 584 | | | | | |
| | Aontú | Rosemary McGlone | 1.2 | 486 | | | | | |
| | National Party | John McGrath | 0.8 | 316 | | | | | |
| | Independent Ireland | Nadaline Webster | 0.4 | 161 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Bill Fitzgerald | 0.4 | 154 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 68,247 Valid: 41,079 Spoilt: 284 Quota: 10,270 Turnout: 60.6% ||||||||||
* ↑ Healy was a member of Workers and Unemployed Action but stood as an independent candidate.

### 2011 general election

2011 general election: Tipperary South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Fine Gael | Tom Hayes | 21.5 | 8,896 | 9,214 | 10,186 | 10,463 | |
| | Workers and Unemployed | Séamus Healy | 21.3 | 8,818 | 9,542 | 11,265 | | |
| | Independent | Mattie McGrath | 14.7 | 6,074 | 6,349 | 7,078 | 7,413 | 9,978 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Martin Mansergh | 13.1 | 5,419 | 5,588 | 5,865 | 5,948 | |
| | Fine Gael | Michael Murphy | 13.1 | 5,402 | 5,563 | 6,404 | 6,633 | 7,948 |
| | Labour | Phil Prendergast | 10.9 | 4,525 | 4,966 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Michael Browne | 4.5 | 1,860 | | | | |
| | Green | Paul McNally | 0.9 | 367 | | | | |
| Electorate: 57,420 Valid: 41,361 Spoilt: 432 (1.0%) Quota: 10,341 Turnout: 41,793 (72.8%) |||||||||
* ↑ Healy campaigned as a member of the United Left Alliance.

### 2007 general election

2007 general election: Tipperary South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Fine Gael | Tom Hayes | 21.1 | 8,200 | 8,386 | 8,823 | 9,070 | 10,518 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Mattie McGrath | 19.6 | 7,608 | 7,711 | 7,811 | 7,994 | 8,463 | 10,093 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Martin Mansergh | 15.8 | 6,110 | 6,261 | 6,406 | 6,528 | 6,752 | 8,813 | 9,028 | 9,341 |
| | Independent | Séamus Healy | 14.7 | 5,707 | 5,884 | 6,036 | 6,456 | 7,548 | 8,591 | 9,198 | 9,282 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Siobhán Ambrose | 11.1 | 4,286 | 4,414 | 4,497 | 4,649 | 5,097 | | | |
| | Labour | Phil Prendergast | 8.8 | 3,400 | 3,631 | 3,752 | 3,907 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Liam Browne | 3.1 | 1,198 | 1,266 | 1,363 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Tom Wood | 2.9 | 1,141 | 1,187 | | | | | | |
| | Green | Bernard Lennon | 1.5 | 591 | | | | | | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Richie Molloy | 0.9 | 364 | | | | | | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Peadar O'Donnell | 0.5 | 177 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 54,637 Valid: 38,782 Spoilt: 330 (0.8%) Quota: 9,696 Turnout: 39,112 (71.6%) ||||||||||||

### 2002 general election

2002 general election: Tipperary South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Fine Gael | Tom Hayes | 24.5 | 8,997 | 9,133 | 10,724 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Noel Davern | 24.2 | 8,888 | 9,085 | 10,029 |
| | Independent | Séamus Healy | 20.1 | 7,350 | 7,765 | 9,477 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Martin Mansergh | 14.3 | 5,233 | 5,433 | 5,888 |
| | Labour | Denis Landy | 9.1 | 3,353 | 3,555 | |
| | Independent | Tom Wood | 4.1 | 1,515 | 1,631 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Muiris Ó Suilleabháin | 3.3 | 1,210 | | |
| | Christian Solidarity | Michael Larkin | 0.3 | 120 | | |
| Electorate: 56,092 Valid: 36,666 Spoilt: 390 (1.1%) Quota: 9,167 Turnout: 37,056 (66.1%) |||||||

### 2001 by-election

Fine Gael TD Theresa Ahearn died on 20 September 2000. A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 30 June 2001.
2001 by-election: Tipperary South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Fine Gael | Tom Hayes | 35.9 | 11,446 | 12,513 | 15,791 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Maguire | 26.5 | 8,461 | 9,251 | |
| | Independent | Phil Prendergast | 24.8 | 7,897 | 9,376 | 12,891 |
| | Labour | Denis Landy | 12.9 | 4,103 | | |
| Electorate: 54,542 Valid: 31,907 Quota: 15,954 Turnout: (58.5%) |||||||

### 2000 by-election

Labour Party TD Michael Ferris died on 20 March 2000. A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 22 June 2000.
2000 by-election: Tipperary South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Independent | Séamus Healy | 30.8 | 9,419 | 11,169 | 13,982 |
| | Fine Gael | Tom Hayes | 26.8 | 8,184 | 10,718 | 13,449 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Barry O'Brien | 22.8 | 6,959 | 8,056 | |
| | Labour | Ellen Ferris | 16.8 | 5,133 | | |
| | Christian Solidarity | Mary Heaney | 2.6 | 784 | | |
| | Natural Law | Raymond McInerney | 0.3 | 97 | | |
| Electorate: 52,740 Valid: 30,576 Quota: 15,289 Turnout: 58.0% |||||||

### 1997 general election

1997 general election: Tipperary South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Noel Davern | 25.5 | 8,995 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Theresa Ahearn | 24.1 | 8,494 | 8,513 | 9,117 | | |
| | Independent | Séamus Healy | 16.5 | 5,814 | 5,833 | 6,168 | 7,551 | 7,614 |
| | Labour | Michael Ferris | 16.1 | 5,681 | 5,693 | 6,028 | 7,811 | 8,049 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Maguire | 11.8 | 4,151 | 4,275 | 4,920 | | |
| | National Party | John Harold-Barry | 6.0 | 2,125 | 2,130 | | | |
| Electorate: 51,925 Valid: 35,260 Spoilt: 374 (1.1%) Quota: 8,816 Turnout: 35,634 (68.6%) |||||||||

### 1992 general election

Seán Treacy was Ceann Comhairle at the dissolution of the 26th Dáil and therefore deemed to be returned automatically. The constituency was treated as a three-seater for the purposes of calculating the quota.
1992 general election: Tipperary South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Independent | Seán Treacy | N/A | Returned automatically | Returned automatically | Returned automatically | Returned automatically | Returned automatically |
| | Labour | Michael Ferris | 20.9 | 8,306 | 8,466 | 9,148 | 9,245 | 9,727 |
| | Fine Gael | Theresa Ahearn | 20.4 | 8,103 | 8,298 | 10,065 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Noel Davern | 18.8 | 7,463 | 7,691 | 7,842 | 7,860 | 10,117 |
| | Independent | Séamus Healy | 10.1 | 4,023 | 4,191 | 4,270 | 4,278 | 4,440 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán Byrne | 9.7 | 3,851 | 3,951 | 4,022 | 4,033 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán McCarthy | 9.7 | 3,849 | 3,963 | 4,108 | 4,121 | 5,060 |
| | Fine Gael | Brendan Griffin | 7.2 | 2,854 | 2,975 | | | |
| | Independent | Joe O'Gorman | 2.6 | 1,016 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Terry Crowe | 0.5 | 205 | | | | |
| Electorate: 56,800 Valid: 39,670 Spoilt: 533 (1.3%) Quota: 9,918 Turnout: 40,203 (70.8%) |||||||||

### 1989 general election

Seán Treacy was Ceann Comhairle at the dissolution of the 25th Dáil and therefore deemed to be returned automatically. The constituency was treated as a three-seater for the purposes of calculating the quota.
1989 general election: Tipperary South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Independent | Seán Treacy | N/A | Returned automatically | Returned automatically | Returned automatically | Returned automatically | Returned automatically |
| | Fianna Fáil | Noel Davern | 24.3 | 9,497 | 9,645 | 10,463 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán McCarthy | 18.8 | 7,360 | 7,432 | 7,628 | 7,956 | 8,355 |
| | Labour | Michael Ferris | 18.1 | 7,080 | 7,250 | 8,209 | 8,354 | 9,480 |
| | Fine Gael | Brendan Griffin | 14.4 | 5,648 | 5,915 | 6,077 | 6,115 | |
| | Fine Gael | Theresa Ahearn | 13.9 | 5,462 | 5,933 | 6,342 | 6,482 | 10,724 |
| | Independent | Séamus Healy | 7.3 | 2,859 | 2,923 | | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Thomas Lonergan | 3.0 | 1,171 | | | | |
| | Independent | William Fitzsimon | 0.2 | 93 | | | | |
| Electorate: 54,734 Valid: 39,170 Quota: 9,793 Turnout: 71.6% |||||||||

### 1987 general election

1987 general election: Tipperary South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán McCarthy | 16.6 | 6,877 | 6,932 | 7,030 | 7,089 | 7,331 | 7,891 | 8,221 | 8,636 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Noel Davern | 13.0 | 5,412 | 5,455 | 5,651 | 5,714 | 6,122 | 6,567 | 6,897 | 7,591 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán Byrne | 12.9 | 5,372 | 5,397 | 5,500 | 5,651 | 5,913 | 6,381 | 6,601 | 7,034 |
| | Independent | Seán Treacy | 12.4 | 5,126 | 5,244 | 5,921 | 6,081 | 6,809 | 7,962 | 8,327 | |
| | Fine Gael | Brendan Griffin | 10.9 | 4,542 | 4,563 | 4,605 | 4,783 | 5,693 | 6,642 | 10,295 | |
| | Fine Gael | John Crowe | 9.5 | 3,938 | 3,965 | 3,997 | 4,132 | 4,683 | 5,178 | | |
| | Labour | Michael Ferris | 9.2 | 3,820 | 3,911 | 4,088 | 4,156 | 4,539 | | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Anthony Kehoe | 6.1 | 2,524 | 2,556 | 2,644 | 3,745 | | | | |
| | Progressive Democrats | Thomas Lonergan | 4.5 | 1,878 | 1,892 | 1,928 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Séamus Healy | 3.5 | 1,457 | 1,554 | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Seán Hill | 1.0 | 407 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Nicholas Quigley | 0.2 | 76 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Patrick Ryan | 0.2 | 72 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 55,055 Valid: 41,501 Quota: 8,301 Turnout: 75.4% ||||||||||||

### November 1982 general election

November 1982 general election: Tipperary South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán Byrne | 20.1 | 8,080 | | |
| | Labour | Seán Treacy | 20.0 | 8,050 | 8,436 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán McCarthy | 17.4 | 6,996 | 7,136 | 10,160 |
| | Fine Gael | Brendan Griffin | 17.1 | 6,905 | 7,954 | 8,157 |
| | Fine Gael | Michael Fitzgerald | 10.9 | 4,407 | 4,967 | 5,209 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tom Ambrose | 9.0 | 3,634 | 3,693 | |
| | Fine Gael | Anthony Kehoe | 5.5 | 2,215 | | |
| Electorate: 53,207 Valid: 40,287 Quota: 8,058 Turnout: 75.7% |||||||

### February 1982 general election

February 1982 general election: Tipperary South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán Byrne | 22.0 | 8,705 | | | |
| | Labour | Seán Treacy | 19.6 | 7,758 | 7,847 | 8,089 | |
| | Fine Gael | Brendan Griffin | 18.8 | 7,434 | 7,463 | 8,229 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán McCarthy | 14.4 | 5,711 | 6,040 | 6,079 | 6,971 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Carrie Acheson | 12.0 | 4,751 | 5,054 | 5,186 | 6,014 |
| | Fine Gael | Michael Fitzgerald | 8.0 | 3,180 | 3,203 | 4,039 | |
| | Fine Gael | Terence Darmody | 4.8 | 1,883 | 1,895 | | |
| | Independent | William Fitzsimon | 0.4 | 158 | 161 | | |
| Electorate: 52,217 Valid: 39,580 Quota: 7,917 Turnout: 75.8% ||||||||

### 1981 general election

1981 general election: Tipperary South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Labour | Seán Treacy | 21.5 | 8,989 | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Brendan Griffin | 15.8 | 6,590 | 6,746 | 7,297 | 8,230 | 10,296 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Carrie Acheson | 14.0 | 5,838 | 5,947 | 5,982 | 6,171 | 6,244 | 6,311 | 7,228 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán Byrne | 13.7 | 5,737 | 5,792 | 5,811 | 5,852 | 5,967 | 6,003 | 6,856 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán McCarthy | 13.7 | 5,716 | 5,776 | 5,818 | 5,840 | 6,098 | 6,266 | 7,486 |
| | Independent | T. J. Maher | 8.9 | 3,728 | 3,791 | 3,908 | 4,067 | 4,581 | 5,623 | |
| | Fine Gael | John Crowe | 6.2 | 2,596 | 2,640 | 2,851 | 3,197 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Terence Darmody | 3.4 | 1,413 | 1,524 | 1,725 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Louise Farrell | 2.7 | 1,144 | 1,184 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 52,217 Valid: 41,751 Quota: 8,351 Turnout: 79.0% |||||||||||

### 1977 general election

Seán Treacy was Ceann Comhairle at the dissolution of the 20th Dáil and therefore deemed to be returned automatically. The constituency was treated as a two-seater for the purposes of calculating the quota.
1977 general election: Tipperary South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Labour | Seán Treacy | N/A | Returned automatically | Returned automatically | Returned automatically | Returned automatically | Returned automatically |
| | Fianna Fáil | Noel Davern | 34.8 | 11,715 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán Byrne | 19.0 | 6,412 | 6,841 | 6,934 | 7,274 | 8,378 |
| | Fine Gael | Brendan Griffin | 18.7 | 6,298 | 6,312 | 6,359 | 8,706 | 12,869 |
| | Labour | Michael Ferris | 16.2 | 5,462 | 5,493 | 5,634 | 6,241 | |
| | Fine Gael | Hubert Burke | 10.1 | 3,400 | 3,414 | 3,452 | | |
| | Independent | Patrick Leahy | 0.8 | 275 | 278 | | | |
| | Independent | Paschal Ryan | 0.3 | 104 | 105 | | | |
| Electorate: 42,521 Valid: 33,666 Spoilt: 287 Quota: 11,223 Turnout: 79.2% |||||||||

### 1973 general election

1973 general election: Tipperary South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Labour | Seán Treacy | 20.6 | 7,611 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Jackie Fahey | 19.8 | 7,317 | 7,386 | 7,533 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Noel Davern | 16.5 | 6,117 | 6,197 | 6,391 | 6,679 |
| | Fine Gael | Brendan Griffin | 15.6 | 5,777 | 7,008 | 10,369 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | William Ryan | 13.0 | 4,793 | 4,841 | 4,882 | 4,990 |
| | Fine Gael | Terence Darmody | 8.1 | 2,982 | 3,882 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Michael Smyth | 6.4 | 2,360 | | | |
| Electorate: 46,127 Valid: 36,957 Quota: 7,392 Turnout: 80.1% ||||||||

### 1969 general election

1969 general election: Tipperary South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Noel Davern | 25.2 | 9,357 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick Hogan | 17.5 | 6,499 | 6,587 | 6,688 | 6,824 | 7,901 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Jackie Fahey | 16.5 | 6,098 | 7,306 | 7,344 | 7,640 | | |
| | Labour | Seán Treacy | 13.4 | 4,955 | 5,029 | 5,589 | 6,018 | 6,221 | 7,234 |
| | Fianna Fáil | William Ryan | 10.1 | 3,742 | 4,204 | 4,241 | 4,285 | 4,339 | 4,869 |
| | Fine Gael | Brendan Griffin | 7.7 | 2,871 | 2,911 | 2,926 | 2,979 | 3,398 | |
| | Fine Gael | Peter Powell | 4.6 | 1,705 | 1,718 | 1,738 | 1,815 | | |
| | Independent | Seán Healy | 2.9 | 1,073 | 1,092 | 1,105 | | | |
| | Labour | Patrick O'Brien | 2.1 | 770 | 808 | | | | |
| Electorate: 45,873 Valid: 37,070 Quota: 7,415 Turnout: 80.8% ||||||||||

### 1965 general election

1965 general election: Tipperary South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Don Davern | 23.2 | 8,540 | | | | |
| | Labour | Seán Treacy | 19.0 | 7,005 | 7,091 | 7,485 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Jackie Fahey | 12.5 | 4,595 | 5,222 | 5,298 | 9,075 | |
| | Fine Gael | Denis Burke | 12.0 | 4,433 | 4,453 | 5,227 | 5,405 | 5,621 |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick Hogan | 11.8 | 4,359 | 4,419 | 6,286 | 6,827 | 7,199 |
| | Fianna Fáil | William Ryan | 11.8 | 4,340 | 4,686 | 5,091 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Timothy O'Donoghue | 9.7 | 3,560 | 3,594 | | | |
| Electorate: 46,703 Valid: 36,832 Quota: 7,367 Turnout: 78.9% |||||||||

### 1961 general election

1961 general election: Tipperary South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Labour | Seán Treacy | 19.5 | 7,260 | 7,486 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Davern | 16.3 | 6,070 | 6,194 | 6,694 | 8,135 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick Hogan | 15.5 | 5,787 | 5,933 | 5,992 | 6,079 | 6,181 | 8,031 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Dan Breen | 15.3 | 5,717 | 5,852 | 6,391 | 7,604 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Michael Fitzgerald | 10.4 | 3,864 | 3,920 | 3,936 | 3,991 | 4,054 | 5,663 |
| | Fine Gael | Denis Burke | 9.3 | 3,465 | 3,481 | 3,532 | 3,701 | 3,847 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Jackie Fahey | 7.0 | 2,625 | 2,639 | 3,144 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Frank Loughman | 4.5 | 1,689 | 1,707 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Pilib Ó Cinneide | 2.2 | 834 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 46,785 Valid: 37,311 Quota: 7,463 Turnout: 79.8% ||||||||||

### 1957 general election

1957 general election: Tipperary South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Davern | 22.4 | 7,563 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Dan Breen | 18.9 | 6,359 | 6,428 | 6,841 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Frank Loughman | 13.6 | 4,579 | 4,659 | 4,962 | 6,257 | 6,348 |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick Crowe | 13.2 | 4,456 | 4,974 | 5,027 | 6,218 | 6,225 |
| | Fine Gael | Richard Mulcahy | 13.1 | 4,407 | 5,336 | 5,353 | 6,556 | 6,557 |
| | Labour | Seán Treacy | 12.9 | 4,352 | 4,728 | 4,763 | | |
| | Fine Gael | John Morrissey | 5.9 | 1,990 | | | | |
| Electorate: 42,999 Valid: 33,706 Quota: 6,742 Turnout: 78.4% |||||||||

### 1954 general election

1954 general election: Tipperary South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Dan Breen | 23.0 | 8,291 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Davern | 19.2 | 6,941 | 7,663 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick Crowe | 15.3 | 5,513 | 5,595 | 5,610 | 5,688 | 6,464 | 7,521 |
| | Fine Gael | Richard Mulcahy | 13.4 | 4,828 | 4,841 | 4,842 | 4,931 | 5,388 | 7,588 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Lacey | 11.0 | 3,962 | 4,148 | 4,539 | 4,702 | 5,201 | 5,516 |
| | Fine Gael | John Morrissey | 8.8 | 3,171 | 3,182 | 3,191 | 3,403 | 3,883 | |
| | Labour | Patrick Walsh | 4.8 | 1,727 | 1,762 | 1,776 | 2,914 | | |
| | Labour | Michael Kilkelly | 4.7 | 1,695 | 1,711 | 1,718 | | | |
| Electorate: 43,783 Valid: 36,128 Quota: 7,226 Turnout: 82.5% ||||||||||

### 1951 general election

1951 general election: Tipperary South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Dan Breen | 18.5 | 6,842 | 6,873 | 6,999 | 7,078 | 7,304 | 7,392 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Davern | 18.5 | 6,833 | 6,863 | 6,936 | 7,001 | 7,151 | 7,225 | 7,254 | 8,215 | |
| | Fine Gael | Richard Mulcahy | 15.6 | 5,745 | 5,791 | 6,098 | 6,167 | 6,971 | 8,874 | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Frank Loughman | 13.6 | 5,019 | 5,030 | 5,055 | 5,146 | 5,226 | 5,336 | 5,382 | 5,719 | 6,113 |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick Crowe | 6.5 | 2,384 | 2,459 | 2,710 | 2,726 | 3,300 | 3,652 | 4,839 | 6,129 | 6,265 |
| | Fine Gael | John Morrissey | 6.2 | 2,272 | 2,286 | 2,390 | 2,532 | 2,780 | | | | |
| | Labour | Patrick Walsh | 5.9 | 2,182 | 2,209 | 2,579 | 3,790 | 3,929 | 4,104 | 4,336 | | |
| | Independent | Colm O'Donnell | 5.1 | 1,892 | 2,236 | 2,389 | 2,410 | | | | | |
| | Labour | Michael Kilkelly | 4.3 | 1,585 | 1,594 | 1,713 | | | | | | |
| | Clann na Poblachta | John Timoney | 4.1 | 1,506 | 1,555 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | George Furlong | 1.7 | 638 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 44,749 Valid: 36,898 Quota: 7,380 Turnout: 82.5% |||||||||||||

### 1948 general election

1948 general election: Tipperary South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Dan Breen | 21.8 | 7,931 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Davern | 17.0 | 6,176 | 6,602 | 6,626 | 6,670 | 6,894 | 6,956 | 6,962 | 7,534 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Richard Mulcahy | 14.4 | 5,225 | 5,231 | 5,280 | 5,327 | 5,947 | 7,408 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Frank Loughman | 10.8 | 3,909 | 4,035 | 4,047 | 4,092 | 4,120 | 4,230 | 4,243 | 4,434 | 4,631 | 4,816 | 5,431 |
| | Clann na Talmhan | Michael Fitzgerald | 9.0 | 3,257 | 3,280 | 3,296 | 3,305 | 3,607 | 3,692 | 3,749 | 3,876 | 3,904 | 3,998 | |
| | Clann na Poblachta | John Timoney | 5.3 | 1,914 | 1,929 | 2,093 | 2,137 | 2,250 | 2,319 | 2,338 | 2,730 | 2,756 | 4,645 | 5,996 |
| | Clann na Poblachta | Denis O'Driscoll | 4.6 | 1,674 | 1,680 | 2,065 | 2,125 | 2,138 | 2,214 | 2,241 | 2,625 | 2,642 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Patrick Crowe | 4.5 | 1,626 | 1,660 | 1,667 | 1,671 | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | John Morrissey | 4.4 | 1,587 | 1,595 | 1,616 | 1,695 | 2,003 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Denis O'Sullivan | 4.1 | 1,487 | 1,500 | 1,533 | 2,024 | 2,057 | 2,125 | 2,145 | | | | |
| | Labour | Richard Stapleton | 2.3 | 821 | 826 | 834 | | | | | | | | |
| | Clann na Poblachta | John Murray | 2.0 | 722 | 725 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 45,797 Valid: 36,329 Quota: 7,266 Turnout: 79.3% |||||||||||||||