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 Year1st Member1st Party2nd Member2nd Party 1801 Francis Mathew, Viscount Mathew John Bagwell 17 Nov 1806 Montague James Mathew Whig Francis Aldborough Prittie Whig 17 Jul 1818 Richard Butler, Viscount Cahir 2 Mar 1819 William Bagwell Tory 8 Apr 1819 Francis Aldborough Prittie Whig 28 Jun 1826 John Hely-Hutchinson Whig 21 Aug 1830 Thomas Wyse Whig 12 May 1831 John Hely-Hutchinson Whig 8 Aug 1832 Robert Otway-Cave Whig 17 Dec 1832 Cornelius O'Callaghan Whig Richard Lalor Sheil Repealer 21 Jan 1835 Robert Otway-Cave Whig 14 Jul 1841 Valentine Maher Whig 10 Feb 1844 Nicholas Maher Repealer 21 Feb 1845 Richard Albert Fitzgerald Repealer 11 Aug 1847 Francis Scully Repealer 26 Jul 1852 Ind. Irish James Sadleirexpelled 16 Feb 1857 Ind. Irish 16 Mar 1857 Daniel O'Donoghue Ind. Irish 14 Apr 1857 Laurence Waldron Whig 10 May 1859 Liberal Liberal 24 Feb 1865 Charles Moore Liberal 24 Jul 1865 John Blake Dillon Liberal 17 Oct 1866 Charles William White Liberal 27 Nov 1869 Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossaas a convicted felon, he was declared ineligible to sit 10 Feb 1870 Independent Nationalist 23 Feb 1870 Denis Caulfield Heron Liberal 14 Feb 1874 Home Rule League William Frederick Ormonde O'Callaghan Home Rule League 16 Feb 1875 John Mitchelhe was adjudged to be a convicted felon and thus ineligible to be elected 18 Feb 1875. At the subsequent by-election held on 13 Mar 1875, he was again returned. He died a week later and the seat was assigned to Stephen Moore (the defeated candidate at the 13 Mar by-election) on 27 May 1875 Independent Nationalist 27 May 1875 Stephen Moore Conservative 16 May 1877 Edmund Dwyer Gray Home Rule League 8 Apr 1880 Patrick James Smyth Home Rule League John Dillon Oct 1882 Irish Parliamentary Irish Parliamentary 23 Mar 1883 Thomas Mayne Irish Parliamentary 12 Jan 1885 John O'Connor Irish Parliamentary 1885Constituency divided: see East Tipperary, Mid Tipperary, North Tipperary and South Tipperary

Elections

Elections in the 1830s

Hely-Hutchinson succeeded to the peerage, becoming 3rd Earl of Donoughmore and causing a by-election.

Sheil was appointed as Commissioner of Greenwich Hospital, requiring a by-election.

Sheil was appointed as vice-president of the Board of Trade, requiring a by-election.

Elections in the 1840s

Maher's death caused a by-election.

Otway-Cave's death caused a by-election.

Elections in the 1850s

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.

Elections in the 1860s O'Donoghue resigned, causing a by-election.

Dillon's death caused a by-election.

Moore's death caused a by-election.

Elections in the 1870s Rossa was disqualified as he was a convicted felon, causing a by-election.

White resigned, causing a by-election.

Mitchel was declared ineligible, causing a by-election.

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.

Elections in the 1880s

Dillon resigned, causing a by-election.

Smyth was appointed secretary to the Irish loan fund board, causing a by-election.

References

Sources

The Parliaments of England by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844–50), 2nd edition edited (in one volume) by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973)