Fermanagh and Tyrone (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)
Coordinates: 54°34′44″N 7°11′49″W / 54.579°N 7.197°W
Fermanagh and Tyrone | |
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Former County Constituency for the Parliament of Northern Ireland | |
Fermanagh and Tyrone shown within Northern Ireland | |
Former constituency | |
Created | 1921 |
Abolished | 1929 |
Election method | Single transferable vote |
Fermanagh and Tyrone was a county constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland from 1921 - 1929. It returned eight MPs, using the single transferable vote method of proportional representation.
Boundaries
Fermanagh and Tyrone consisted of the entirety of County Fermanagh and County Tyrone. In 1929, the constituency was divided into the East Tyrone, Enniskillen, Lisnaskea, Mid Tyrone, North Tyrone, South Fermanagh, South Tyrone and West Tyrone constituencies.[1]
Politics
Fermanagh and Tyrone has a slight Nationalist majority, but this was fairly evenly balanced with a Unionist minority. In both elections, four Unionists were elected, alongside three Sinn Féin members and one Nationalist in 1921, and four Nationalists in 1925.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member (Party) |
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MPs (1921) |
Arthur Griffith (Sinn Féin) |
Edward Archdale (Ulster Unionist) |
William Coote (Ulster Unionist) |
William Thomas Miller (Ulster Unionist) |
James Cooper (Ulster Unionist) |
Thomas Harbison (Nationalist Party) |
Seán O'Μahony (Sinn Féin) |
Seán Milroy (Sinn Féin) | ||||||||
MPs (1925) |
Alexander Donnelly (Nationalist Party) |
Rowley Elliott (Ulster Unionist) |
Cahir Healy (Nationalist Party) |
John McHugh (Nationalist Party) |
Election results
This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Northern Ireland 1921–72 |
1921 General Election: Fermanagh and Tyrone (8 seats) | |||||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 | Count 9 | Count 10 | |
Sinn Féin | Arthur Griffith | 21,677 | |||||||||||
UUP | Edward Archdale | 10,336 | |||||||||||
UUP | William Coote | 9,672 | |||||||||||
Sinn Féin | Seán Milroy | 1,846 | 11,556 | ||||||||||
UUP | William Thomas Miller | 9,165 | 9,343 | ||||||||||
UUP | James Cooper | 8,754 | 8,762 | 9,789 | |||||||||
Sinn Féin | Seán O'Μahony | 4,979 | 5,211 | 5,211 | 5,215 | 7,085 | 7,118 | 7,119 | 7,975 | 12,752 | |||
Nationalist | Thomas Harbison | 7,090 | 7,754 | 7,754 | 7,771 | 7,806 | 7,807 | 7,814 | 7,886 | 7,992 | 9,444 | ||
Nationalist | J. P. Gillin | 5,591 | 5,782 | 5,784 | 5,824 | 5,832 | 5,832 | 5,842 | 5,867 | 6,115 | 8,109 | ||
Sinn Féin | Kevin Roantree O'Shiel | 4,464 | 4,994 | 4,995 | 5,004 | 5,236 | 5,238 | 5,239 | 5,330 | eliminated | |||
Sinn Féin | Seán MacEntee | 179 | 1,037 | 1,037 | 1,065 | 1,170 | 1,171 | 1,172 | eliminated | ||||
Electorate: 95,272 Valid: 83,753 Quota: 9,306 Turnout: 87.9% |
- Griffith died on 12 August 1922; his seat remained vacant at dissolution.
- Coote died on 14 December 1924; his seat remained vacant at dissolution.
1925 General Election: Fermanagh and Tyrone (8 seats) | |||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 | |
Nationalist | Alexander Donnelly | 12,098 | |||||||||
UUP | Edward Archdale | 11,834 | |||||||||
UUP | Rowley Elliott | 10,115 | |||||||||
UUP | William Thomas Miller | 9,593 | |||||||||
Nationalist | Cahir Healy | 9,191 | 9,358 | ||||||||
Nationalist | Thomas Harbison | 8,257 | 10,920 | ||||||||
UUP | James Cooper | 8,923 | 8,935 | 11,569 | |||||||
Nationalist | John McHugh | 6,584 | 6,617 | 6,620 | 6,716 | 6,743 | 6,848 | 8,328 | 8,337 | ||
Republican | T. Larkin | 4,483 | 4,504 | 4,507 | 4,560 | 4,585 | 4,607 | 4,838 | 4,840 | ||
Republican | Seán O'Mahoney | 1,652 | 1,661 | 1,662 | 1,672 | 1,681 | 1,692 | 1,708 | 1,713 | ||
Electorate: 96,388 Valid: 82,730 Quota: 9,193 Turnout: 85.8% |
References
External links
- http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0
- http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/en.toc.dail.html