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Tipperary South (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Location of Tipperary South within Ireland

Tipperary South is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 3 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs). The method of election is the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).

History and boundaries[]

It was created for the 1948 general election when the former Tipperary constituency was divided into Tipperary North and Tipperary South. It is made up of the administrative county of South Tipperary, some areas in North Tipperary and also a small portion of County Waterford to the south of Clonmel. The principle population centres are Tipperary, Clonmel, Cashel, Carrick-on-Suir and Cahir. The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009 defines the constituency as:

"The county of South Tipperary, except the part thereof which is comprised in the constituency of Tipperary North;
and, in the former Rural District of Clonmel No. 2 in the county of Waterford, the electoral divisions of:
Kilmacomma, Kilronan;
and the townlands of:
Barravakeen, Bawnard, Boola, Carrickabrone, Coolishal, Derrinlaur Lower, Derrinlaur Upper, Glendaw, Gurteen Lower, Gurteen Upper, Lisheen, Tikincor Lower, Tikincor Upper, in the electoral division of Gurteen;
and the townlands of:
Croan Lower, Croan Upper, Glenary, Glennagad, Kilgainy Lower, Kilgainy Upper, Knocklucas, Knocknagriffin, Lyranearla, Monacalee, Poulboy, Poulnagunoge, Scrothea East, Scrothea West, Spa, in the electoral division of St. Mary's."
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