Tipperary South (Dáil constituency)

Tipperary South was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, from 1948 to 2016. The method of election was the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).

For the 1885–1922 constituency, see South Tipperary (UK Parliament constituency).

Tipperary South
Former Dáil Éireann
Parliamentary Constituency
Location of Tipperary South within Ireland
Former constituency
Created1948
Abolished2016
Seats4 (1948–1977)
3 (1977–1981)
4 (1981–1997)
3 (1997–2016)
County councilSouth Tipperary
County Waterford

History and boundaries

It was created for the 1948 general election when the former Tipperary constituency was divided into Tipperary North and Tipperary South. It was made up of the administrative county of South Tipperary, some areas in North Tipperary and also a small portion of County Waterford to the south of Clonmel. The principle population centres were Tipperary, Clonmel, Cashel, Carrick-on-Suir and Cahir.

The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009 defined the constituency as:[1]

"The county of South Tipperary, except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituency of Tipperary North;
and, in the former Rural District of Clonmel No. 2 in the county of Waterford, the electoral divisions of:
Kilmacomma, Kilronan;
and the townlands of:
Barravakeen, Bawnard, Boola, Carrickabrone, Coolishal, Derrinlaur Lower, Derrinlaur Upper, Glendaw, Gurteen Lower, Gurteen Upper, Lisheen, Tikincor Lower, Tikincor Upper, in the electoral division of Gurteen;
and the townlands of:
Croan Lower, Croan Upper, Glenary, Glennagad, Kilgainy Lower, Kilgainy Upper, Knocklucas, Knocknagriffin, Lyranearla, Monacalee, Poulboy, Poulnagunoge, Scrothea East, Scrothea West, Spa, in the electoral division of St. Mary's."

It was abolished at the 2016 general election and replaced by the new Tipperary constituency.

TDs
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Tipperary South 1948–2016[2]
Key to parties
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
13th1948[3] John Timoney
(CnaP)		 Dan Breen
(FF)		 Michael Davern
(FF)		 Richard Mulcahy
(FG)
14th1951[4] Patrick Crowe
(FG)
15th1954[5]
16th1957[6] Frank Loughman
(FF)
17th1961[7] Seán Treacy
(Lab)		 Patrick Hogan
(FG)
18th1965[8] Jackie Fahey
(FF)		 Don Davern
(FF)
19th1969[9] Noel Davern
(FF)
20th1973[10] Brendan Griffin
(FG)
21st1977[11] Seán Treacy
(CC)		 3 seats
1977–1981
22nd1981[12] Seán Treacy
(Lab)		 Seán McCarthy
(FF)		 Carrie Acheson
(FF)
23rd1982 (Feb)[13] Seán Byrne
(FF)
24th1982 (Nov)[14]
25th1987[15] Seán Treacy
(Ind)		 Noel Davern
(FF)
26th1989[16] Seán Treacy
(CC)		 Michael Ferris
(Lab)		 Theresa Ahearn
(FG)
27th1992[17]
28th1997[18] 3 seats
from 1997
2000 by-election[19] Séamus Healy
(Ind)
2001 by-election[20] Tom Hayes
(FG)
29th2002[21]
30th2007[22] Martin Mansergh
(FF)		 Mattie McGrath
(FF)
31st2011[23] Séamus Healy[24]
(WUA)		 Mattie McGrath
(Ind)
32nd2016 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.

Elections

2011 general election
2011 general election: Tipperary South[23]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5
Fine Gael Tom Hayes 21.5 8,896 9,214 10,186 10,463  
Workers and Unemployed Action Séamus Healy[24] 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 Party Phil Prendergast 10.9 4,525 4,966      
Sinn Féin Michael Browne 4.5 1,860        
Green Party Paul McNally 0.9 367        
Electorate: 57,420   Valid: 41,361   Spoilt: 432 (1.0%)   Quota: 10,341   Turnout: 41,793 (72.8%)

    2007 general election
    2007 general election: Tipperary South[22]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 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 Party 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 Party 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[21]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 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 Party 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

        Following the death of Fine Gael TD Theresa Ahearn, a by-election was held on 30 June 2001. The seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate Tom Hayes.

        2001 by-election: Tipperary South
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 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 Party Denis Landy 12.9 4,103    
        Electorate: 54,542   Valid: 31,907   Quota: 15954   Turnout: (58.5%)

          2000 by-election

          Following the death of Labour Party TD Michael Ferris, a by-election was held on 22 June 2000. The seat was won by the Independent candidate Séamus Healy.

          2000 by-election: Tipperary South
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 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 Party 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[18]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fianna Fáil Noel Davern 8,995 25.5 1 1
            Fine Gael Theresa Ahearn 8,494 24.1 2 3
            Independent Séamus Healy 5,814 16.5
            Labour Party Michael Ferris 5,681 16.1 3 5
            Fianna Fáil Michael Maguire 4,151 11.8
            National Party John Harold Barry 2,125 6.0
            Electorate: 51,925   Valid: 35,260   Spoilt: 374 (1.1%)   Quota: 8,816   Turnout: 35,634 (68.6%)

            1992 general election
            1992 general election: Tipperary South[17]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Ceann Comhairle Seán Treacy N/A Automatically Returned 1 1
            Labour Party Michael Ferris 8,306 20.9 4 5
            Fine Gael Theresa Ahearn 8,103 20.4 2 3
            Fianna Fáil Noel Davern 7,463 18.8 3 5
            Independent Séamus Healy 4,023 10.1
            Fianna Fáil Seán Byrne 3,851 9.7
            Fianna Fáil Seán McCarthy 3,849 9.7
            Fine Gael Brendan Griffin 2,854 7.2
            Independent Joe O'Gorman 1,016 2.6
            Sinn Féin Terry Crowe 205 0.5
            Electorate: 56,800   Valid: 39,670   Spoilt: 533 (1.3%)   Quota: 9,918   Turnout: 40,203 (70.8%)

            1989 general election
            1989 general election: Tipperary South[16]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Ceann Comhairle Seán Treacy N/A Automatically Returned 1
            Fianna Fáil Noel Davern 9,497 24.3 2
            Fianna Fáil Seán McCarthy 7,360 18.8
            Labour Party Michael Ferris 7,080 18.1 4
            Fine Gael Brendan Griffin 5,648 14.4
            Fine Gael Theresa Ahearn 5,462 13.9 3
            Independent Séamus Healy 2,859 7.3
            Progressive Democrats Thomas Lonergan 1,171 3.0
            Independent William Fitzsimon 93 0.2
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 39,170   Quota: 9,793   Turnout:

            1987 general election
            1987 general election: Tipperary South[15]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fianna Fáil Seán McCarthy 6,877 16.6 3
            Fianna Fáil Noel Davern 5,412 13.0 4
            Fianna Fáil Seán Byrne 5,372 12.9
            Independent Seán Treacy 5,126 12.4 2
            Fine Gael Brendan Griffin 4,542 10.9 1
            Fine Gael John Crowe 3,938 9.5
            Labour Party Michael Ferris 3,820 9.2
            Progressive Democrats Anthony Kehoe 2,524 6.1
            Progressive Democrats Thomas Lonergan 1,878 4.5
            Independent Séamus Healy 1,457 3.5
            Workers' Party Seán Hill 407 1.0
            Independent Nicholas Quigley 76 0.2
            Independent Patrick Ryan 72 0.2
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 41,501   Quota: 8,301   Turnout:

            November 1982 general election
            November 1982 general election: Tipperary South[14]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fianna Fáil Seán Byrne 8,080 20.1 1 1
            Labour Party Seán Treacy 8,050 20.0 2
            Fianna Fáil Seán McCarthy 6,996 17.4 3
            Fine Gael Brendan Griffin 6,905 17.1 4
            Fine Gael Michael Fitzgerald 4,407 10.9
            Fianna Fáil Tom Ambrose 3,634 9.0
            Fine Gael Anthony Kehoe 2,215 5.5
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 40,287   Quota: 8,058   Turnout:

            February 1982 general election
            February 1982 general election: Tipperary South[13]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fianna Fáil Seán Byrne 8,705 22.0 1 1
            Labour Party Seán Treacy 7,758 19.6 3
            Fine Gael Brendan Griffin 7,434 18.8 2
            Fianna Fáil Seán McCarthy 5,711 14.4 4
            Fianna Fáil Carrie Acheson 4,751 12.0
            Fine Gael Michael Fitzgerald 3,180 8.0
            Fine Gael Terence Darmody 1,883 4.8
            Independent William Fitzsimon 158 0.4
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 39,580   Quota: 7,917   Turnout:

            1981 general election
            1981 general election: Tipperary South[12]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Labour Party Seán Treacy 8,989 21.5 1 1
            Fine Gael Brendan Griffin 6,590 15.8 2
            Fianna Fáil Carrie Acheson 5,838 14.0 4
            Fianna Fáil Seán Byrne 5,737 13.7
            Fianna Fáil Seán McCarthy 5,716 13.7 3
            Independent T. J. Maher 3,728 8.9
            Fine Gael John Crowe 2,596 6.2
            Fine Gael Terence Darmody 1,413 3.4
            Fine Gael Louise Farrell 1,144 2.7
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 41,751   Quota: 8,351   Turnout:

            1977 general election
            1977 general election: Tipperary South[11]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Ceann Comhairle Seán Treacy N/A Automatically Returned 1 1
            Fianna Fáil Noel Davern 11,715 34.8 2 1
            Fianna Fáil Seán Byrne 6,412 19.1
            Fine Gael Brendan Griffin 6,298 18.7 3
            Labour Party Michael Ferris 5,462 16.2
            Fine Gael Hubert Burke 3,400 10.1
            Independent Patrick Leahy 275 0.8
            Independent Paschal Ryan 104 0.3
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 33,666   Quota: 11,223   Turnout:

            1973 general election
            1973 general election: Tipperary South[10]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Labour Party Seán Treacy 7,611 20.6 1 1
            Fianna Fáil Jackie Fahey 7,317 19.8 3
            Fianna Fáil Noel Davern 6,117 16.6 4
            Fine Gael Brendan Griffin 5,777 15.6 2
            Fianna Fáil William Ryan 4,793 13.0
            Fine Gael Terence Darmody 2,982 8.1
            Fine Gael Michael Smyth 2,360 6.4
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 36,957   Quota: 7,392   Turnout:

            1969 general election
            1969 general election: Tipperary South[9]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fianna Fáil Noel Davern 9,357 25.2 1 1
            Fine Gael Patrick Hogan 6,499 17.5 3
            Fianna Fáil Jackie Fahey 6,098 16.5 2
            Labour Party Seán Treacy 4,955 13.4 4
            Fianna Fáil William Ryan 3,742 10.1
            Fine Gael Brendan Griffin 2,871 7.7
            Fine Gael Peter Powell 1,705 4.6
            Independent Seán Healy 1,073 2.9
            Labour Party Patrick O'Brien 770 2.1
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 37,070   Quota: 7,415   Turnout:

            1965 general election
            1965 general election: Tipperary South[8]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fianna Fáil Don Davern 8,540 23.2 1 1
            Labour Party Seán Treacy 7,005 19.0 2
            Fianna Fáil Jackie Fahey 4,595 12.5 3
            Fine Gael Denis Burke 4,433 12.0
            Fine Gael Patrick Hogan 4,359 11.8 4
            Fianna Fáil William Ryan 4,340 11.8
            Fine Gael Timothy O'Donoghue 3,560 9.7
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 36,832   Quota: 7,367   Turnout:

            1961 general election
            1961 general election: Tipperary South[7]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Labour Party Seán Treacy 7,260 19.5 1
            Fianna Fáil Michael Davern 6,070 16.3 2
            Fine Gael Patrick Hogan 5,787 15.5 4
            Fianna Fáil Dan Breen 5,717 15.3 3
            Fine Gael Michael Fitzgerald 3,864 10.4
            Fine Gael Denis Burke 3,465 9.3
            Fianna Fáil Jackie Fahey 2,625 7.0
            Fianna Fáil Frank Loughman 1,689 4.5
            Sinn Féin Pilib Ó Cinneide 834 2.2
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 37,311   Quota: 7,463   Turnout:

            1957 general election
            1957 general election: Tipperary South[6]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fianna Fáil Michael Davern 7,563 22.4 1 1
            Fianna Fáil Dan Breen 6,359 18.9 2
            Fianna Fáil Frank Loughman 4,579 13.6 4
            Fine Gael Patrick Crowe 4,456 13.2
            Fine Gael Richard Mulcahy 4,407 13.1 3
            Labour Party Seán Treacy 4,352 12.9
            Fine Gael John Morrissey 1,990 5.9
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 33,706   Quota: 6,742   Turnout:

            1954 general election
            1954 general election: Tipperary South[5]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
            Fianna Fáil Dan Breen 8,291 23.0 1 1
            Fianna Fáil Michael Davern 6,941 19.2 2
            Fine Gael Patrick Crowe 5,513 15.3 4
            Fine Gael Richard Mulcahy 4,828 13.4 3
            Fianna Fáil Michael Lacey 3,962 11.0
            Fine Gael John Morrissey 3,171 8.8
            Labour Party Patrick Walsh 1,727 4.8
            Labour Party Michael Kilkelly 1,695 4.7
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 36,128   Quota: 7,226   Turnout:

            1951 general election
            1951 general election: Tipperary South[25]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9
            Fianna Fáil Dan Breen 18.5 6,842 6,873 6,999 7,078 7,304 7,392      
            Fianna Fáil Michael J. 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 Party 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 Party Michael Kilkelly 4.3 1,585 1,594 1,713            
            Clann na Poblachta John J. Timoney 4.1 1,506 1,555              
            Independent George Furlong 1.7 638                
            Electorate: 44,749   Valid: 36,898   Quota: 7,380   Turnout: 82.46%

              1948 general election
              1948 general election: Tipperary South[25]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11
              Fianna Fáil Daniel Breen 21.8 7,931                    
              Fianna Fáil Michael J. 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 J. 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 J. 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 Party Denis O'Sullivan 4.1 1,487 1,500 1,533 2,024 2,057 2,125 2,145        
              Labour Party Richard Stapleton 2.3 821 826 834                
              Clann na Poblachta John A. Murray 2.0 722 725                  
              Electorate: 45,797   Valid: 36,329   Quota: 7,266   Turnout: 79.33%

                See also

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