Tipperary South | |
Type: | Dáil |
Map4: | Tipperary South (Dáil constituency) 2025.svg |
Map Entity: | Ireland |
Map Size: | 200px |
Members Label: | TDs |
Seats: | 3 |
Local Council Label: | Local government area |
Local Council: | County Tipperary |
Previous: | Tipperary |
Future: | proposed |
Tipperary South | |
Type: | Dáil |
Year: | 1948 |
Abolished: | 2016 |
Members Label: | TDs |
Local Council Label: | Local government areas |
Previous: | Tipperary |
Next: | Tipperary |
Tipperary South was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, from 1948 to 2016, and (per the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023) to again be used for future elections. The method of election was proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
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.[1]
For the next general election, the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as:[2]
+ Changes to the Tipperary South constituency 1948–2016 | ||||
Years | TDs | Boundaries | Notes | |
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1948–1961 | 4 | Tipperary South Riding[3] | Created from Tipperary | |
1961–1977 | 4 | Tipperary South Riding, except the part in the constituency of Tipperary North[4] [5] and | ||
1977–1981 | 3 | Tipperary South Riding, except the part in the constituency of Tipperary North[6] | ||
1981–1997 | 4 | Tipperary South Riding,[7] [8] [9] | ||
1997–2016 | 3 | Tipperary South Riding, except the part in Tipperary North[10] [11] [12] [13] | with transfer of territory to the constituency of Waterford[14] [15] [16] [17] | |
2016 | — | Constituency abolished[18] | Portion in County Waterford transferred to the constituency of Waterford; remainder formed part of the new constituency of Tipperary[19] |
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.