Tipperary North (Dáil constituency)

Tipperary North was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, from 1948 to 2016. The constituency elected 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs). The method of election was proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

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

Tipperary North
Former Dáil constituency
Outline map
Location of Tipperary North within Ireland
Former constituency
Created1948
Abolished2016
Seats3
Local government areas
Created fromTipperary
Replaced by

History and boundaries

It was created for the 1948 general election when the former Tipperary constituency was divided into Tipperary North and Tipperary South. The constituency underwent a significant revision to its boundaries at the 2007 general election. A population of 4,276 in the former Roscrea No 2 Rural District was transferred into constituency from the Laois–Offaly constituency. As well as the administrative county of North Tipperary and some parts of South Tipperary, it also included the southern tip of County Offaly. The 2006 population of the constituency using these revised boundaries was 80,203. The principal population centres were Thurles, Templemore, Nenagh and Roscrea.

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

"The county of North Tipperary;
and, in the county of South Tipperary, the electoral divisions of:
Ballysheehan, Clogher, Clonoulty East, Clonoulty West, Gaile, Graystown, Killenaule, Nodstown, in the former Rural District of Cashel;
Ballyphilip, Buolick, Crohane, Farranrory, Fennor, Kilcooly, New Birmingham, Poyntstown, in the former Rural District of Slievardagh;
Cappagh, Curraheen, Donohill, Glengar, in the former Rural District of Tipperary No. 1;
and, in the county of Offaly, the electoral divisions of:
Aghacon, Barna, Cangort, Cullenwaine, Dunkerrin, Ettagh, Gorteen, Mountheaton, Shinrone, Templeharry, in the former Rural District of Roscrea No. 2."

Tipperary North was a rare example of a bellwether constituency in Ireland; from 1969 onward, with the exception of February 1982, two of the three deputies it returned went on to support the resulting government. The constituency returned at least one TD for Fianna Fáil from 1948 until the 2011 general election.

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

TDs
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Tipperary North 1948–2016[2]
Key to parties
DáilElectionDeputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)		Deputy
(Party)
13th1948[3] Patrick Kinane
(CnaP)		 Mary Ryan
(FF)		 Daniel Morrissey
(FG)
14th1951[4] John Fanning
(FF)
15th1954[5]
16th1957[6] Patrick Tierney
(Lab)
17th1961[7] Thomas Dunne
(FG)
18th1965[8]
19th1969[9] Michael O'Kennedy
(FF)		 Michael Smith
(FF)
20th1973[10] John Ryan
(Lab)
21st1977[11] Michael Smith
(FF)
22nd1981[12] David Molony
(FG)
23rd1982 (Feb)[13] Michael O'Kennedy
(FF)
24th1982 (Nov)[14]
25th1987[15] Michael Lowry
(FG)		 Michael Smith
(FF)
26th1989[16]
27th1992[17] John Ryan
(Lab)
28th1997[18] Michael Lowry
(Ind)		 Michael O'Kennedy
(FF)
29th2002[19] Máire Hoctor
(FF)
30th2007[20] Noel Coonan
(FG)
31st2011[21][22] Alan Kelly
(Lab)
32nd2016 Constituency abolished. See Tipperary and Offaly

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 North[21]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123
Independent Michael Lowry 29.2 14,104    
Fine Gael Noel Coonan 23.7 11,425 12,130  
Labour Alan Kelly 19.8 9,559 10,104 12,065
Fianna Fáil Máire Hoctor 16.5 7,978 8,356 9,441
Sinn Féin Séamus Morris 6.3 3,034 3,180  
New Vision Billy Clancy 3.0 1,442 1,653  
Green Olwyn O'Malley 0.8 409 429  
Independent Kate Bopp 0.7 322 352  
Electorate: 63,235   Valid: 48,273   Spoilt: 516 (1.1%)   Quota: 12,069   Turnout: 48,789 (77.2%)  

    2007 general election
    2007 general election: Tipperary North[20]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Independent Michael Lowry 29.1 12,919          
    Fianna Fáil Michael Smith 17.7 7,871 8,107 8,223 8,480 8,975 9,607
    Fianna Fáil Máire Hoctor 16.6 7,374 7,664 7,905 8,249 8,793 10,167
    Fine Gael Noel Coonan 15.9 7,061 7,569 7,763 7,981 8,440 11,499
    Labour Kathleen O'Meara 10.3 4,561 4,859 5,218 5,748 6,311  
    Independent Jim Ryan 4.2 1,844 2,193 2,283 2,564    
    Sinn Féin Séamus Morris 3.8 1,672 1,754 1,881      
    Progressive Democrats Tony Sheary 1.4 634 658        
    Green Paul McNally 1.1 495 519        
    Electorate: 57,084   Valid: 44,431   Spoilt: 332 (0.8%)   Quota: 11,108   Turnout: 44,783 (78.5%)  

      2002 general election
      2002 general election: Tipperary North[19]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234
      Independent Michael Lowry 25.4 10,400      
      Fianna Fáil Máire Hoctor 21.8 8,949 9,320 11,040  
      Fine Gael Noel Coonan 14.9 6,108 6,436 9,085 9,437
      Labour Kathleen O'Meara 13.5 5,537 5,877    
      Fianna Fáil Michael Smith 10.5 8,526 8,842 9,642 10,088
      Progressive Democrats Bill Dwan 3.5 1,446      
      Electorate: 59,427   Valid: 40,966   Spoilt: 446 (1.1%)   Quota: 10,242   Turnout: 41,412 (69.7%)  

        1997 general election
        1997 general election: Tipperary North[23]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567
        Independent Michael Lowry 29.1 11,638            
        Fianna Fáil Michael O'Kennedy 24.8 9,895 10,196          
        Fianna Fáil Michael Smith 17.5 6,999 7,193 7,206 7,321 7,793 8,676 9,754
        Fine Gael Tom Berkery 11.3 4,521 4,966 4,992 5,014 5,212 5,485 8,623
        Labour Kathleen O'Meara 10.3 4,126 4,596 4,622 4,660 4,892 5,218  
        Progressive Democrats Dr. Joe Hennessy 3.5 1,390 1,472 1,482 1,498 1,735    
        National Party Margaret Carey 3.2 1,295 1,432 1,448 1,464      
        Independent Gillies MacBain 0.2 88 108          
        Electorate: 53,888   Valid: 39,952   Spoilt: 337 (0.8%)   Quota: 9,989   Turnout: 40,289 (74.8%)  

          1992 general election
          1992 general election: Tipperary North[24]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234
          Fianna Fáil Michael Smith 25.6 8,156      
          Fine Gael Michael Lowry 23.3 7,401 7,422 8,330  
          Labour John Ryan 22.8 7,240 7,375 7,792 8,112
          Fianna Fáil Michael O'Kennedy 22.4 7,113 7,262 7,422 7,475
          Fine Gael Tom Ryan 4.8 1,533 1,551    
          Sinn Féin Jimmy Nolan 1.2 382      
          Electorate: 42,754   Valid: 31,825   Spoilt: 465 (1.4%)   Quota: 7,957   Turnout: 32,290 (75.5%)  

            1989 general election
            1989 general election: Tipperary North[16]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
            Fianna Fáil Michael O'Kennedy 8,855 28.0 1
            Fianna Fáil Michael Smith 7,221 22.8 2
            Labour John Ryan 7,215 22.8
            Fine Gael Michael Lowry 6,427 20.3 3
            Fine Gael Tom Berkery 1,837 5.8
            Independent William Fitzsimon 79 0.3
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 31,634   Quota: 7,909   Turnout:

            1987 general election
            1987 general election: Tipperary North[15]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
            Fianna Fáil Michael Smith 8,978 27.0 1 1
            Fianna Fáil Michael O'Kennedy 8,121 24.4 2
            Fine Gael Michael Lowry 5,821 17.5 3
            Labour John Ryan 4,558 13.7
            Progressive Democrats Frank Dwan 2,444 7.3
            Fine Gael Denis Ryan 2,038 6.1
            Sinn Féin James Nolan 878 2.6
            Independent Seán Deegan 322 1.0
            Independent Donal Kealy 131 0.4
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 33,291   Quota: 8,323   Turnout:

            November 1982 general election
            November 1982 general election: Tipperary North[14]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
            Fianna Fáil Michael O'Kennedy 7,945 24.7 3
            Fianna Fáil Michael Smith 7,843 24.4
            Labour John Ryan 7,189 22.3 2
            Fine Gael David Molony 7,163 22.2 1
            Fine Gael Tom Berkery 2,071 6.4
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 32,211   Quota: 8,053   Turnout:

            February 1982 general election
            February 1982 general election: Tipperary North[13]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
            Labour John Ryan 7,763 24.5 1
            Fianna Fáil Michael O'Kennedy 7,126 22.5 3
            Fine Gael David Molony 6,602 20.8 2
            Fianna Fáil Michael Smith 6,182 19.5
            Fianna Fáil Jane Hanafin 2,278 7.2
            Fine Gael Tom Berkery 1,583 5.0
            Independent Peter Treacy 175 0.6
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 31,709   Quota: 7,928   Turnout:

            1981 general election
            1981 general election: Tipperary North[12]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
            Fianna Fáil Michael Smith 8,502 26.3 1 1
            Labour John Ryan 7,504 23.2 2
            Fine Gael David Molony 6,850 21.2 3
            Fianna Fáil Des Hanafin 4,307 13.3
            Fine Gael Tom Berkery 2,637 8.2
            Fianna Fáil Ger Ryan 1,960 6.1
            Independent Joseph O'Connor 586 1.8
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 32,346   Quota: 8,087   Turnout:

            1977 general election
            1977 general election: Tipperary North[11]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
            Fianna Fáil Michael O'Kennedy 9,218 26.1 1
            Labour John Ryan 7,989 22.6 3
            Fine Gael Thomas Dunne 6,296 17.8
            Fianna Fáil Michael Smith 5,667 16.1 2
            Fianna Fáil Des Hanafin 4,488 12.7
            Fine Gael Liam Whyte 1,652 4.7
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 35,310   Quota: 8,828   Turnout:

            1973 general election
            1973 general election: Tipperary North[10]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
            Fine Gael Thomas Dunne 6,397 22.6 1
            Fianna Fáil Michael O'Kennedy 5,709 20.1 2
            Labour John Ryan 5,427 19.1 3
            Fianna Fáil Michael Smith 4,976 17.6
            Fianna Fáil John Doyle 3,645 12.9
            Fine Gael Liam Whyte 2,198 7.8
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 28,352   Quota: 7,089   Turnout:

            1969 general election
            1969 general election: Tipperary North[9]
            Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
            Fianna Fáil Michael O'Kennedy 8,751 30.3 1 1
            Fine Gael Thomas Dunne 7,169 24.8 2
            Fianna Fáil Michael Smith 3,872 13.4 3
            Fianna Fáil John Doyle 2,738 9.5
            Fine Gael Liam Whyte 2,673 9.3
            Labour John Ryan 2,498 8.7
            Labour Thomas Shanahan 651 2.3
            Labour Rickard Deasy 517 1.8
            Electorate: ?   Valid: 28,869   Quota: 7,218   Turnout:

            1965 general election
            1965 general election: Tipperary North[8][25]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            123
            Fianna Fáil John Fanning 24.0 6,411 6,497 6,616
            Fine Gael Thomas Dunne 23.8 6,377 8,671  
            Labour Patrick Tierney 20.4 5,466 5,893 7,231
            Fianna Fáil Michael O'Kennedy 20.2 5,411 5,669 5,889
            Fine Gael Donal Nealon 11.6 3,101    
            Electorate: 33,769   Valid: 26,766   Quota: 6,692   Turnout: 79.3%  

              1961 general election
              1961 general election: Tipperary North[7][25]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              123
              Fianna Fáil John Fanning 24.5 6,302 6,435  
              Labour Patrick Tierney 21.9 5,642 6,070 6,531
              Fianna Fáil Mary Ryan 21.7 5,570 5,770 5,900
              Fine Gael Thomas Dunne 16.9 4,336 4,449 6,622
              Fine Gael William Whyte 10.7 2,754 2,844  
              Sinn Féin Tomás Mac Giolla 4.4 1,123    
              Electorate: 33,892   Valid: 25,727   Quota: 6,432   Turnout: 75.9%  

                1957 general election
                1957 general election: Tipperary North[6]
                Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
                Fianna Fáil John Fanning 6,464 24.0 1
                Fianna Fáil Mary Ryan 6,058 22.5 2
                Labour Patrick Tierney 4,261 15.8 3
                Fine Gael Martin Collins 3,497 13.0
                Fine Gael Thomas Dunne 2,616 9.7
                Sinn Féin Aindrias MacDomhnaill 2,548 9.4
                Clann na Poblachta Daniel Kennedy 1,537 5.7
                Electorate: ?   Valid: 26,981   Quota: 6,746   Turnout:

                1954 general election
                1954 general election: Tipperary North[5]
                Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
                Fianna Fáil Mary Ryan 6,494 23.0 2
                Fianna Fáil John Fanning 6,133 21.7 3
                Fine Gael Daniel Morrissey 5,843 20.7 1
                Labour Patrick Tierney 4,756 16.8
                Fine Gael Lawrence Brennan 2,176 7.7
                Clann na Poblachta Patrick Kinane 1,898 6.7
                Clann na Poblachta Michael Cronin 935 3.3
                Electorate: ?   Valid: 28,235   Quota: 7,059   Turnout:

                1951 general election
                1951 general election: Tipperary North[25]
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                1234
                Fine Gael Daniel Morrissey 23.0 6,546 7,538    
                Fianna Fáil John Fanning 22.5 6,390 6,573 6,586 7,277
                Fianna Fáil Mary Ryan 21.9 6,215 6,486 6,532 6,939
                Labour Patrick Tierney 13.3 3,782 4,318 4,408 6,108
                Fine Gael Jeremiah Ryan 10.2 2,902 3,443 3,722  
                Clann na Poblachta Patrick Kinane 9.2 2,601      
                Electorate: 34,957   Valid: 28,436   Quota: 7,110   Turnout: 81.35%  

                  1948 general election
                  1948 general election: Tipperary North[25]
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                  1234567
                  Fine Gael Daniel Morrissey 20.0 5,656 6,191 6,346 6,442 7,321    
                  Clann na Poblachta Patrick Kinane 16.3 4,602 4,645 5,817 5,889 7,827    
                  Fianna Fáil Mary Ryan 16.3 4,601 4,631 4,674 5,816 6,444 6,782 6,915
                  Labour John Murphy 15.6 4,408 4,446 4,525 4,609      
                  Fianna Fáil Andrew Fogarty 15.5 4,377 4,395 4,547 5,395 6,298 6,688 6,821
                  Fianna Fáil Thomas J. MacDonagh 7.9 2,227 2,234 2,273        
                  Clann na Poblachta Michael Cronin 5.8 1,638 1,663          
                  Fine Gael Joubert Powell 2.5 708            
                  Electorate: 35,315   Valid: 28,217   Quota: 7,055   Turnout: 79.90%  

                    See also

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