North Tipperary (UK Parliament constituency)

North Tipperary
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
18851922
Number of members One
Created from Tipperary

North Tipperary was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament 1885–1922.

This constituency comprised the northern part of County Tipperary. Prior to the United Kingdom general election, 1885 the area was part of the Tipperary (UK Parliament constituency). From 1922 it was not represented in the UK Parliament.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1885 Patrick Joseph O'Brien Irish Parliamentary
1891 Irish National Federation
1900 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 Abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

General Election 1885: North Tipperary[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Irish Parliamentary Patrick Joseph O'Brien 4,789 95.0 N/A
Irish Conservative Henry Eustace 252 5.0 N/A
Majority 4,537 90.0 N/A
Turnout 5,041 67.2 N/A
Registered electors 7,500
Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)
General Election 1886: North Tipperary[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Irish Parliamentary Patrick Joseph O'Brien Unopposed
Registered electors 7,500
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1890s

General Election 1892: North Tipperary[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Irish National Federation Patrick Joseph O'Brien 4,064 89.8 N/A
Irish Unionist Cosby Godolphin Trench 462 10.2 N/A
Majority 3,602 79.6 N/A
Turnout 4,526 64.4 N/A
Registered electors 7,029
Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary Swing N/A
General Election 1895: North Tipperary[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Irish National Federation Patrick Joseph O'Brien Unopposed
Registered electors 6,419
Irish National Federation hold

Elections in the 1900s

General Election 1900: North Tipperary[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Irish Parliamentary Patrick Joseph O'Brien Unopposed
Registered electors 6,226
Irish Parliamentary hold
General Election 1906: North Tipperary[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Irish Parliamentary Michael Hogan Unopposed
Registered electors 5,659
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1910s

General Election January 1910: North Tipperary[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Irish Parliamentary Michael Hogan Unopposed
Registered electors 5,421
Irish Parliamentary hold
General Election December 1910: North Tipperary[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Irish Parliamentary John Joseph Esmonde Unopposed
Registered electors 5,421
Irish Parliamentary hold

Esmonde's death causes a by-election, in which three nationalists contested each other.

North Tipperary by-election, 1915[1]
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 398 9.5 N/A
Turnout 4,176 74.0 N/A
Registered electors 5,647
Irish Parliamentary hold Swing N/A
General Election 1918: North Tipperary[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Sinn Féin Joseph MacDonagh Unopposed
Registered electors 16,455
Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.


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