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 | |
 Location of Waterford–Tipperary East within Ireland | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1921 |
| Abolished | 1923 |
| Seats | 5 |
| Local government area | |
| Created from | |
| Replaced by | |
History and boundaries
editThe 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.
TDs
edit| Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Waterford–Tipperary East 1921–1923[1] | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Key to parties
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| 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
edit1922 general election
edit| 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
editAt 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]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | % | 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
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "General election 1921: Waterford–Tipperary East". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 26 February 2009.
- ^ a b "General election 1922: Waterford–Tipperary East". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 28 April 2007. Retrieved 26 February 2009.
- ^ Gallagher, Michael (1993). Irish Elections 1922-44: Results and Analysis. PSAI Press. ISBN 0951974815.
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