Waterford–Tipperary East

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. == TDs ==

1922 general election 1921 general election 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. == See also ==