Lisnaskea (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

Lisnaskea
Former County constituency for the Parliament of Northern Ireland
Lisnaskea shown within Northern Ireland
Former constituency
Created	1929
Abolished	1973
Election method	First past the post

Lisnaskea was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland. It was located in County Fermanagh and included the namesake town of Lisnaskea.

Boundaries

Lisnaskea was a county constituency comprising the eastern part of County Fermanagh. It was created in 1929, when the House of Commons (Method of Voting and Redistribution of Seats) Act (Northern Ireland) 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern Ireland. The constituency survived unchanged, returning one member of Parliament, until the Parliament of Northern Ireland was temporarily suspended in 1972, and then formally abolished in 1973.

Lisnaskea had a unionist majority, but a substantial nationalist minority. The seat was consistently won by the Ulster Unionist Party candidate, and it was only contested on three occasions: in 1949 by a Nationalist candidate, in 1968 by Liberal and independent candidates and in 1969 by the People's Democracy and an independent Unionist candidate.

First Elected	Party		Name
1929		UUP	Captain The 1st Viscount Brookeborough
1968		UUP	Captain John Brooke

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(1921–72)

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At the 1929, 1933, 1938 and 1945 general elections, Captain Sir Basil Brooke, 5th Bt., was elected unopposed. From May 1943 to March 1963, Sir Basil (created Viscount Brookeborough in 1952) also served as the 3rd Prime Minister of Northern Ireland.

General Election 10 February 1949: Lisnaskea
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	Sir Basil Brooke	5,593	57.3	*N/A*
	Nationalist	John Carron	4,173	42.7	New
Majority			1,420	14.6	N/A
Turnout			9,766	87.1	N/A
	UUP hold		Swing	N/A

At the 1953, 1958, 1962 and 1965 general elections, Lord Brookeborough (formerly Sir Basil Brooke) was elected unopposed.

1968 Lisnaskea by-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	Captain John Brooke	4,428	50.3	*N/A*
	Independent	F. G. Patterson	3,270	37.2	New
	Ulster Liberal	Stanley Wynne	1,104	12.5	New
Majority			1,158	13.1	N/A
Turnout			8,802	83.0	N/A
	UUP hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 24 February 1969: Lisnaskea
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	Captain John Brooke	4,794	52.0	+1.7
	Ind. Unionist	J. D. A. Henderson	2,702	29.3	New
	People's Democracy	M. Carey	1,726	18.7	New
Majority			2,092	22.7	+9.6
Turnout			9,222	87.8	+4.8
	UUP hold		Swing	N/A

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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

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

Seats taken	South Fermanagh
Seats not taken	North Fermanagh

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

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

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