Fermanagh and Tyrone (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

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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 to 1929. It returned eight MPs, using proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote.

Boundaries

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.

Second Dáil

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. 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. O'Mahony was the only Sinn Féin TD in the Second Dáil who represented only a constituency in Northern Ireland.

Politics

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

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)		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

Politics of Northern Ireland
(1921–72)

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1921 General Election: Fermanagh and Tyrone (8 seats)
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	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
Party		Candidate	FPv%	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

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

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1921–1929	1929–1973
Antrim	Antrim Borough Bannside Carrick Larkfield (from 1969) Larne Mid Antrim Newtownabbey (from 1969) North Antrim South Antrim
Armagh	Central Armagh Mid Armagh North Armagh South Armagh
Belfast East	Belfast Bloomfield Belfast Dock Belfast Pottinger Belfast Victoria
Belfast North	Belfast Clifton Belfast Duncairn Belfast Oldpark Belfast Shankill
Belfast South	Belfast Ballynafeigh Belfast Cromac Belfast Willowfield Belfast Windsor
Belfast West	Belfast Central Belfast Falls Belfast St Anne's Belfast Woodvale
Down	Ards Bangor (from 1969) East Down Iveagh Lagan Valley (from 1969) Mid Down Mourne North Down South Down West Down
Fermanagh and Tyrone	East Tyrone Enniskillen Lisnaskea Mid Tyrone North Tyrone South Fermanagh South Tyrone West Tyrone
Londonderry	City of Londonderry Foyle Mid Londonderry North Londonderry South Londonderry
Queen's University	Queen's University (to 1969)

Parliamentary constituencies in County Fermanagh

Parliament of Ireland
to 1800

County Fermanagh (???–1800)
Enniskillen (1613–1800)

Westminster 1801–present

Historic	Enniskillen (1801–85) Fermanagh (1801–85) North Fermanagh (1885–1922) South Fermanagh (1885–1922) Fermanagh & Tyrone (1922–50)
Current	Fermanagh & South Tyrone (1950—)

Dáil Éireann
Revolutionary era 1919–22

First Dáil
1919–21

Seats taken	South Fermanagh
Seats not taken	North Fermanagh

Second Dáil
1921–22

One or more seats taken	Fermanagh and Tyrone
No seats taken	(none)

Parliament of Northern Ireland 1921–72

Enniskillen (1929–72)
Fermanagh & Tyrone (1921–29)
Lisnaskea (1929–72)
South Fermanagh (1929–72)

Northern Ireland Assemblies

Assembly 1973–74 Constitutional Convention 1975–76 Assembly 1982–86	Fermanagh & South Tyrone
Northern Ireland Forum 1996–98 Assembly (1998–present)	Fermanagh & South Tyrone

European Parliament
1979–2020

Northern Ireland

Constituencies in Ireland by county
Republic of Ireland	Carlow Cavan Clare Cork Donegal Dublin Galway Kerry Kildare Kilkenny Laois Leitrim Limerick Longford Louth Mayo Meath Monaghan Offaly Roscommon Sligo Tipperary Waterford Westmeath Wexford Wicklow
Northern Ireland	Antrim Armagh Down Fermanagh Londonderry Tyrone

Parliamentary constituencies in County Tyrone

Parliament of Ireland
to 1800

County Tyrone (???–1800)
Augher (1614–1800)
Clogher (1264–1800)
Dungannon (1613–1800)
Strabane (???–1800)

Westminster
1801–present

Historic	Dungannon (1801–85) Fermanagh & Tyrone (1922–50) Tyrone (1801–1885) East Tyrone (1885–1918) Mid Tyrone (1885–1918) North Tyrone (1885–1918) North-East Tyrone (1918–22) North-West Tyrone (1918–22) South Tyrone (1885–1922)
Current	Fermanagh & South Tyrone (1950—) West Tyrone (1997—) Mid Ulster (1950—)

Dáil Éireann
Revolutionary era 1919–22

First Dáil
1919–21

Seats taken	North West Tyrone
Seats not taken	North East Tyrone South Tyrone

Second Dáil
1921–22

One or more seats taken	Fermanagh & Tyrone
No seats taken	(none)

Parliament of Northern Ireland
1921–72

Fermanagh & Tyrone (1921–29)
East Tyrone (1929–72)
Mid Tyrone (1929–72)
North Tyrone (1929–72)
South Tyrone (1929–72)
West Tyrone (1929–72)

Northern Ireland Assemblies

Assembly 1973–74 Constitutional Convention 1975–76 Assembly 1982–86	Fermanagh & South Tyrone Mid Ulster
Northern Ireland Forum 1996–98 Assembly (1998–present)	Fermanagh & South Tyrone Mid Ulster West Tyrone

European Parliament
1979–2020

Northern Ireland

Constituencies in Ireland by county
Republic of Ireland	Carlow Cavan Clare Cork Donegal Dublin Galway Kerry Kildare Kilkenny Laois Leitrim Limerick Longford Louth Mayo Meath Monaghan Offaly Roscommon Sligo Tipperary Waterford Westmeath Wexford Wicklow
Northern Ireland	Antrim Armagh Down Fermanagh Londonderry Tyrone

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