Waterford–Tipperary East (Dáil constituency)

Waterford–Tipperary East was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1921 to 1923. The constituency elected 5 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) to the Dáil, on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Waterford–Tipperary East
Former Dáil constituency
Outline map
Location of Waterford–Tipperary East within Ireland
Former constituency
Created1921
Abolished1923
Seats5
Local government area
Created from
Replaced by

History and boundaries

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The constituency was created in 1921 as a 5-seat constituency, under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, for the 1921 general election to the House of Commons of Southern Ireland, whose members formed the 2nd Dáil.

It succeeded the constituencies of County Waterford, Waterford City and Tipperary East which were used to elect the Members of the 1st Dáil and earlier UK House of Commons members.

It was abolished under the Electoral Act 1923, when it was replaced by 2 new constituencies. East Tipperary became part of the new Tipperary constituency and Waterford became part of the new Waterford constituency.

It covered all of County Waterford and the eastern part of County Tipperary.

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Waterford–Tipperary East 1921–1923[1]
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
2nd 1921[2] Eamon Dee
(SF)
Frank Drohan
(SF)
Cathal Brugha
(SF)
Vincent White
(SF)
Séumas Robinson
(SF)
3rd 1922[3] John Butler
(Lab)
Nicholas Phelan
(Lab)
Cathal Brugha
(AT-SF)
Vincent White
(PT-SF)
Daniel Byrne
(FP)
4th 1923 Constituency abolished. See Waterford and Tipperary

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

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1922 general election

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1922 general election: Waterford–Tipperary East[1][3][4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) Vincent White 19.9 6,778          
Labour John Butler 18.5 6,288          
Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) Cathal Brugha 15.6 5,310 5,486 5,504 6,430    
Labour Nicholas Phelan 12.8 4,370 4,574 5,070 5,444 5,471 5,696
Farmers' Party Daniel Byrne 10.0 3,405 3,485 3,504 3,616 3,630 5,732
Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) Dan Breen 9.2 3,148 3,458 3,473 4,268 4,966 5,140
Farmers' Party Nicholas Fitzgerald 7.2 2,466 2,596 2,616 2,813 2,824  
Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) Séumas Robinson 4.2 1,436 1,514 1,517      
Independent John Mandeville 1.7 583 665 691      
Sinn Féin (Anti-Treaty) Eamon Dee 0.9 293 331 342      
Electorate: 54,308   Valid: 34,077   Quota: 5,680   Turnout: 62.8%  

1921 general election

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At the 1921 general election, only five candidates were nominated in Waterford–Tipperary East. Since this was the same as the number of seats, no ballot was needed, and all candidates were returned unopposed.[1]

1921 general election: Waterford–Tipperary East[2]
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Sinn Féin Cathal Brugha Unopposed N/A 1
Sinn Féin Eamon Dee Unopposed N/A 2
Sinn Féin Frank Drohan Unopposed N/A 3
Sinn Féin Séumas Robinson Unopposed N/A 4
Sinn Féin Vincent White Unopposed N/A 5

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Walker, Brian M, ed. (1992). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0-901714-96-8. ISSN 0332-0286.
  2. ^ a b "General election 1921: Waterford–Tipperary East". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 26 February 2009.
  3. ^ a b "General election 1922: Waterford–Tipperary East". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 28 April 2007. Retrieved 26 February 2009.
  4. ^ Gallagher, Michael (1993). Irish Elections 1922-44: Results and Analysis. PSAI Press. ISBN 0951974815.
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