Tipperary South is a

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represented in

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, the lower house of the Irish parliament or

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. The constituency elects three deputies ( Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of

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by means of the

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(PR-STV).

History and boundaries

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 South Tipperary () was a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster. It was named after the town of Tipperary (town), Tipperary and consisted of 52% of the land area of the tradit ...

. The principal population centres were Tipperary,

Clonmel Clonmel () is the county town and largest settlement of County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The town is noted in Irish history for its resistance to the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland, Cromwellian army which sacked the towns of Dro ...

Cashel Cashel (an Anglicised form of the Irish language word ''Caiseal'', meaning "stone fort") may refer to: Places in Ireland *Cashel, County Tipperary **The Rock of Cashel, an ancient, hilltop fortress complex for which Cashel is named ** Archbishop ...

Carrick-on-Suir Carrick-on-Suir () is a town in County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It lies on both banks of the River Suir. The part on the north bank of the Suir lies in the Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of "Carrick", in the historical B ...

, and

Cahir Cahir (; ) is a town in County Tipperary in Ireland. It is also a civil parish in the barony of Iffa and Offa West. Location and access For much of the twentieth century, Cahir stood at an intersection of two busy national roadways: the Dubli ...

. The counties of

North Tipperary North Tipperary () was a county in Ireland in the province of Munster. It was named after the town of Tipperary (which was in South Tipperary) and consisted of 48% of the land area of the traditional county of Tipperary. North Tipperary Coun ...

and South Tipperary were abolished in 2014, and succeeded by

County Tipperary County Tipperary () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. The county is named after the town of Tipperary (tow ...

. The constituency of Tipperary South was abolished at the 2016 general election and replaced by the new Tipperary constituency. In 2023, the

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recommended the establishment of a new three-seat constituency of Tipperary South. For the

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, the

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defines the constituency as:

TDs

TDs 1948–2016

TDs since 2024

Elections

2024 general election

2011 general election

2007 general election

2002 general election

2001 by-election

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Theresa Ahearn Theresa Ahearn (; 1 May 1951 – 20 September 2000) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as a Teachta Dála for the Tipperary South constituency from 1989 to 2000. Political career Her first elected office was as a member of South Tip ...

died on 20 September 2000. A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 30 June 2001.

2000 by-election

Labour Party TD Michael Ferris died on 20 March 2000. A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 22 June 2000.

1997 general election

1992 general election

Seán Treacy was

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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.

1989 general election

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.

1987 general election

November 1982 general election

February 1982 general election

1981 general election

1977 general election

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.

1973 general election

1969 general election

1965 general election

1961 general election

1957 general election

1954 general election

1951 general election

1948 general election

References

External links

Oireachtas Members Database
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