Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
John Dillon (Irish Parliamentary Party) and Patrick James Smyth (Irish Parliamentary Party) were elected unopposed for Tipperary at the 1880 general election. This page covers every general election in Tipperary from 1832 to 1880.
This constituency elected more than one MP at once in some years. Before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (and in a shrinking number of boroughs through 1948), most UK constituencies elected two or more MPs together by "multi-member plurality" (block vote): each elector could cast one vote per available seat, and the top vote-getters overall were all elected. In those elections below, "Elected" lists every MP returned, "Votes" is the count that secured the last seat, and "Majority" is the gap between that seat and the first candidate who missed out.
Full Election History, 1832–1880
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
1832
Cornelius O'Callaghan (Liberal); Richard Lalor Sheil (Repeal Association)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1835
Robert Otway-Cave (Liberal); Richard Lalor Sheil (Repeal Association and Whig)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1837
Richard Lalor Sheil (Repeal Association and Whig); Robert Otway-Cave (Liberal)
1,503
38.2% (top seat)
William Ponsonby Barker (Conservative)
1,023 (25.8 pts)
63.3%
1841
Valentine Maher (Liberal); Robert Otway-Cave (Liberal)
1,028
36.6% (top seat)
William Ponsonby Barker (Conservative)
627 (22.1 pts)
53.6%
1847
Francis Scully (Repeal Association); Nicholas Valentine Maher (Repeal Association)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1852
Francis Scully (Independent Irish); James Sadleir (Independent Irish)
3,467
44.9% (top seat)
Robert Jocelyn Otway (Conservative)
2,678 (34.2 pts)
57.8%
1857
Daniel O'Donoghue (Independent Irish); Laurence Waldron (Liberal)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1859
Daniel O'Donoghue (Liberal); Laurence Waldron (Liberal)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1865
Charles Moore (Liberal); John Blake Dillon (Liberal)
2,662
43.1% (top seat)
Peter Edward Gill (Independent Liberal)
1,732 (27.4 pts)
35.1%
1868
Charles Moore (Liberal); Charles William White (Liberal)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1874
Charles William White (Irish Parliamentary Party); William Frederick Ormond O'Callaghan (Irish Parliamentary Party)
2,755
32.9% (top seat)
John Mitchel (Irish Nationalist)
967 (10.5 pts)
48.4%
1880
John Dillon (Irish Parliamentary Party); Patrick James Smyth (Irish Parliamentary Party)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1832 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Cornelius O'Callaghan
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
Richard Lalor Sheil
Repeal Association
Unopposed
Yes
1835 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Robert Otway-Cave
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
Richard Lalor Sheil
Repeal Association and Whig
Unopposed
Yes
1837 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Richard Lalor Sheil
Repeal Association and Whig
1,516
38.2%
Yes
Robert Otway-Cave
Liberal
1,503
37.9%
Yes
William Ponsonby Barker
Conservative
480
12.1%
No
Stephen Moore
Conservative
471
11.9%
No
1841 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Valentine Maher
Liberal
1,039
36.6%
Yes
Robert Otway-Cave
Liberal
1,028
36.2%
Yes
William Ponsonby Barker
Conservative
401
14.1%
No
Cornwallis Maude
Conservative
374
13.2%
No
1847 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Francis Scully
Repeal Association
Unopposed
Yes
Nicholas Valentine Maher
Repeal Association
Unopposed
Yes
1852 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Francis Scully
Independent Irish
3,512
44.9%
Yes
James Sadleir
Independent Irish
3,467
44.3%
Yes
Robert Jocelyn Otway
Conservative
789
10.1%
No
Lorenzo Henry Jephson
Conservative
53
0.7%
No
1857 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Daniel O'Donoghue
Independent Irish
Unopposed
Yes
Laurence Waldron
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
1859 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Daniel O'Donoghue
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
Laurence Waldron
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
1865 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Charles Moore
Liberal
2,722
43.1%
Yes
John Blake Dillon
Liberal
2,662
42.2%
Yes
Peter Edward Gill
Independent Liberal
930
14.7%
No
1868 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Charles Moore
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
Charles William White
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
1874 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Charles William White
Irish Parliamentary Party
3,023
32.9%
Yes
William Frederick Ormond O'Callaghan
Irish Parliamentary Party
2,755
30.0%
Yes
John Mitchel
Irish Nationalist
1,788
19.5%
No
George Roe
Irish Parliamentary Party
705
7.7%
No
Peter Gill
Irish Nationalist
635
6.9%
No
Richard Butler
Liberal
281
3.1%
No
1880 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Dillon
Irish Parliamentary Party
Unopposed
Yes
Patrick James Smyth
Irish Parliamentary Party
Unopposed
Yes
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Tipperary has been contested at 12 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Repeal Association, Repeal Association and Whig, Independent Irish, Irish Parliamentary Party.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Tipperary in the 1880 general election?
John Dillon (Irish Parliamentary Party), Patrick James Smyth (Irish Parliamentary Party) were elected unopposed for Tipperary in 1880 -- no other candidate stood.
Which parties have won Tipperary since 1832?
Since 1832, Tipperary has been won by: Independent Irish, Irish Parliamentary Party, Liberal, Repeal Association, Repeal Association and Whig.
What was the closest result in Tipperary?
The closest result on record for Tipperary was 1874, when Irish Parliamentary Party beat Irish Nationalist by just 967 votes (10.5 percentage points).
Did Tipperary ever elect more than one MP at a time?
Yes -- like most UK constituencies before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, Tipperary elected multiple MPs at once in some elections on this page (a system called multi-member plurality, or 'block vote'), each voter casting one vote per available seat.