Tipperary Mid, North and South was a

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represented in

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, the lower house of the Irish parliament or

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, from 1921 to 1923. The constituency elected 4 deputies ( Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) to the Dáil, on the system of

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by means of the

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(PR-STV).

History and boundaries

The constituency was created in 1921 as a 4-seat constituency, under the

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, for the 1921 general election to the

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, whose members formed the 2nd Dáil. It succeeded the constituencies of Tipperary Mid, Tipperary North and Tipperary South which were used to elect the

Members of the 1st Dáil The members of the First Dáil, known as Teachtaí Dála (TDs), were the 101 Members of Parliament (MPs) returned from constituencies in Ireland at the 1918 United Kingdom general election. In its first general election, Sinn Féin won 73 se ...

and earlier

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members. It was abolished under the

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, when it was replaced by the new

Tipperary Tipperary is the name of: Places *County Tipperary, a county in Ireland **North Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Nenagh **South Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Clonmel *Tipperary (town), County Tipperary's na ...

constituency which was first used at the 1923 general election for the

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. It covered most of

County Tipperary County Tipperary ( ga, Contae Thiobraid Árann) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. The county is named after the town of Tipperary, and was established in the early 13th century, shortly after th ...

except the eastern parts.

TDs

Elections

1922 general election

P. J. Moloney was elected on the second count but figures are not available.

1921 general election

At the 1921 general election, only four candidates were nominated in Tipperary Mid, North and South. Since this was the same as the number of seats, no ballot was needed, and all candidates were returned unopposed.

References

External links

Oireachtas Members Database
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tipperary Mid, North and South (Dail constituency) Dáil constituencies in the Republic of Ireland (historic) Historic constituencies in County Tipperary 1921 establishments in Ireland 1923 disestablishments in Ireland Constituencies established in 1921 Constituencies disestablished in 1923