Fermanagh and Tyrone (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 54°34′44″N 7°11′49″W / 54.579°N 7.197°W / 54.579; -7.197

Fermanagh and Tyrone
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)		Member (Party)		Member (Party)		Member (Party)		Member (Party)		Member (Party)		Member (Party)		Member (Party)
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)		Edward Archdale (Ulster Unionist)		Rowley Elliott (Ulster Unionist)		William Thomas Miller (Ulster Unionist)		James Cooper (Ulster Unionist)		Thomas Harbison (Nationalist Party)		Cahir Healy (Nationalist Party)		John McHugh (Nationalist Party)

Election results

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1921 General Election: Fermanagh and Tyrone (8 seats)
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)
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

↑ Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election results: Constituency Boundaries

External links

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Parliamentary constituencies in County Fermanagh

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One or more seats taken	Fermanagh and Tyrone

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