Cashel | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | County Tipperary |
Borough | Cashel |
1801–1870 | |
Seats | 1 |
Created from | Cashel |
Replaced by | Tipperary |
Cashel is a former British Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one MP. It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801.
There were problems with the 21 November 1868 election in the borough. A petition was presented by the losing candidate, alleging corruption. As a result, the election was declared void. Parliament then passed the Sligo and Cashel Disfranchisement Act 1870. On 1 August 1870 Cashel lost the right to elect its own MP. The area was transferred to form part of the County Tipperary constituency.