East Tipperary (UK Parliament Constituency)
East Tipperary was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament 1885–1922.
This constituency comprised the eastern part of County Tipperary. Prior to the United Kingdom general election, 1885 the area was part of the Tipperary (UK Parliament constituency). From 1922 it was not represented in the UK Parliament.
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