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	'''Tipperary North''' is a ] represented in ], the lower house of the Irish parliament or ]. It was created for the ] when the old ] constituency divided into north and south.		'''Tipperary North''' is a ] represented in ], the lower house of the Irish parliament or ]. It was created for the ] when the old ] constituency divided into north and south.

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	The constituency encompasses the whole area of Tipperary North County Council and a small part of South Tipperary County Council, taking in ], ], ] and ]. One of the most high profile TDs in the constituency is Michael Lowry, a former ] TD who was expelled from the party. Until the 2007 general election, Tipperary North was a rare example of a ] constituency in Ireland; since 1982, it returned two ] deputies out of three when that party achieved government and returned only one when the party failed to do so.		The constituency encompasses the whole area of Tipperary North County Council and a small part of South Tipperary County Council, taking in ], ], ] and ]. One of the most high profile TDs in the constituency is Michael Lowry, a former ] TD who was expelled from the party. Until the 2007 general election, Tipperary North was a rare example of a ] constituency in Ireland; since 1982, it returned two ] deputies out of three when that party achieved government and returned only one when the party failed to do so.

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Template:Dáil Éireann constituency infobox Tipperary North is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. It was created for the 1948 general election when the old Tipperary constituency divided into north and south.

Details

The Tipperary North constituency has an electorate of 59,427 and at present is served by 3 Teachtaí Dála (TDs). The method of election is the Single Transferable Vote.

The constituency encompasses the whole area of Tipperary North County Council and a small part of South Tipperary County Council, taking in Thurles, Templemore, Nenagh and Roscrea. One of the most high profile TDs in the constituency is Michael Lowry, a former Fine Gael TD who was expelled from the party. Until the 2007 general election, Tipperary North was a rare example of a bellwether constituency in Ireland; since 1982, it returned two Fianna Fáil deputies out of three when that party achieved government and returned only one when the party failed to do so.

2007 Election result

2007 General Election: Tipperary North
	Candidate	FPv%	%	Seat	Count
Independent	Michael Lowry	12,919	29.1	1	1
Fine Gael	Noel Coonan	7,061	15.9	2	6
Fianna Fáil	Máire Hoctor	7,374	16.6	3	6
Fianna Fáil	Michael Smith	7,871	17.7
Labour	Kathleen O'Meara	4,561	10.3
Independent	Jim Ryan	1,844	4.2
Sinn Féin	Séamus Morris	1,672	3.8
Progressive Democrats	Tony Sheary	634	1.4
Green	Paul McNally	495	1.1

2002 Election result

2002 General Election: Tipperary North
	Candidate	FPv%	%	Seat	Count
Independent	Michael Lowry	10,400	25.39	1	1
Fianna Fáil	Máire Hoctor	8,949	21.84	2	3
Fianna Fáil	Michael Smith	8,526	10.47	3	4
Fine Gael	Noel Coonan	6,108	14.91
Labour	Kathleen O'Meara	5,537	13.52
Progressive Democrats	Bill Dwan	1,446	3.53

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