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Fermanagh and Tyrone (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

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Fermanagh and Tyrone was a county constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland from 1921 to 1929. It returned eight MPs, using proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote.

Fermanagh and Tyrone
Former County constituency
for the Parliament of Northern Ireland
Fermanagh and Tyrone shown within Northern Ireland
Former constituency
Created1921
Abolished1929
Election methodSingle transferable vote

Boundaries

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Fermanagh and Tyrone was created by the Government of Ireland Act 1920 and consisted of the entirety of County Fermanagh and County Tyrone. The House of Commons (Method of Voting and Redistribution of Seats) Act (Northern Ireland) 1929 divided the constituency into eight constituencies elected under first past the post: East Tyrone, Enniskillen, Lisnaskea, Mid Tyrone, North Tyrone, South Fermanagh, South Tyrone and West Tyrone.[1]

Second Dáil

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In May 1921, Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the self-declared Irish Republic run by Sinn Féin, passed a resolution declaring that elections to the House of Commons of Northern Ireland and the House of Commons of Southern Ireland would be used as the election for the Second Dáil.[2] All those elected were on the roll of the Second Dáil, but only three of the 8 MPs elected for Fermanagh and Tyrone also sat as TDs in Dáil Éireann: Arthur Griffith and Seán Milroy, both of whom were also elected for Clare, and Seán O'Mahony.[3] O'Mahony was the only Sinn Féin TD in the Second Dáil who represented only a constituency in Northern Ireland.

Politics

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Fermanagh and Tyrone had 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

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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'Mahony
(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

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1921 General Election: Fermanagh and Tyrone (8 seats)
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Sinn Féin Arthur Griffith 25.9 21,677                  
UUP Edward Archdale 12.3 10,336                  
UUP William Coote 11.5 9,672                  
UUP William Thomas Miller 10.9 9,165 9,343                
UUP James Cooper 10.5 8,754 8,762 9,789              
Nationalist Thomas Harbison 8.5 7,090 7,754 7,754 7,771 7,806 7,807 7,814 7,886 7,992 9,444
Nationalist J. P. Gillin 6.7 5,591 5,782 5,784 5,824 5,832 5,832 5,842 5,867 6,115 8,109
Sinn Féin Seán O'Mahony 5.9 4,979 5,211 5,211 5,215 7,085 7,118 7,119 7,975 12,752  
Sinn Féin Kevin Roantree O'Shiel 5.3 4,464 4,994 4,995 5,004 5,236 5,238 5,239 5,330    
Sinn Féin Seán Milroy 2.2 1,846 11,556                
Sinn Féin Seán MacEntee 0.2 179 1,037 1,037 1,065 1,170 1,171 1,172      
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 FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Nationalist Alexander Donnelly 14.6 12,098              
UUP Edward Archdale 14.3 11,834              
UUP Rowley Elliott 12.2 10,115              
UUP William Thomas Miller 11.6 9,593              
Nationalist Cahir Healy 11.1 9,191 9,358            
UUP James Cooper 10.8 8,923 8,935 11,569          
Nationalist Thomas Harbison 10.0 8,257 10,920            
Nationalist John McHugh 8.0 6,584 6,617 6,620 6,716 6,743 6,848 8,328 8,337
Republican Thomas Larkin 5.4 4,483 4,504 4,507 4,560 4,585 4,607 4,838 4,840
Republican Seán O'Mahoney 2.0 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

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  1. ^ Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election results: Constituency Boundaries
  2. ^ "Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, 10 May 1921 - PRESIDENT'S STATEMENT. - ELECTIONS". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  3. ^ "APPENDIX 19 DÁIL ÉIREANN". Houses of the Oireachtas. 16 August 1921. Retrieved 20 February 2019.

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