North Tyrone (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

54°49′23″N 7°28′05″W / 54.823°N 7.468°W / 54.823; -7.468

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

North Tyrone was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.

Boundaries

North Tyrone was a county constituency comprising the northern part of County Tyrone. It was created 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. North Tyrone was created by the division of Fermanagh and Tyrone into eight new constituencies, of which five were in County Tyrone. 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.

The seat was dominated by the town of Strabane, and also included parts of the rural districts of Castlederg, Omagh, and Strabane.

Politics

The constituency was consistently won by members of the Ulster Unionist Party. Nationalists from various groups contested the seat on two occasions, twice winning more than 40% of the vote, and an independent and two members of minor parties also stood. The remaining elections were uncontested.

Members of Parliament

	Member	Party
1929	William Thomas Miller	Ulster Unionist
1930	James Gamble	Ulster Unionist
1943	Thomas Lyons	Ulster Unionist
1969	William Samuel Fyffe	Ulster Unionist

Election results

Politics of Northern Ireland
(1921–72)

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At the 1929 Northern Ireland general election, William Thomas Miller was elected unopposed.

At the 1930 by-election and the 1933 Northern Ireland general election, James Gamble was elected unopposed.

General Election 1938: North Tyrone
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	James Fulton Gamble	7,508	65.7	*N/A*
	Ind. Unionist Party	T. Elliot	3,912	34.3	New
Majority			3,596	31.4	N/A
Turnout			11,420	66.1	N/A
	UUP hold		Swing	N/A

At the 1943 by-election and the 1945 Northern Ireland general election, Thomas Lyons was elected unopposed.

General Election 1949: North Tyrone
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	Thomas Lyons	8,107	54.4	*N/A*
	Nationalist	B. V. McBride	6,728	45.6	New
Majority			1,289	8.8	N/A
Turnout			14,835	86.6	N/A
	UUP hold		Swing	N/A

At the 1953, 1958, and 1962 Northern Ireland general elections, Thomas Lyons was elected unopposed.

General Election 1965: North Tyrone
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	Thomas Lyons	9,304	74.9	*N/A*
	New Ireland Movement	L. T. O'Kane	3,111	25.1	New
Majority			6,193	48.8	N/A
Turnout			12,415	67.2	N/A
	UUP hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1969: North Tyrone
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	William Samuel Fyffe	8,290	53.7	−21.2
	National Democratic	D. McLaughlin	6,596	42.7	New
	Independent	L. T. O'Kane	559	3.6	−21.5
Majority			1,694	11.0	−37.8
Turnout			15,445	85.7	+18.5
	UUP hold		Swing

References

v t e Parliament of Northern Ireland constituencies
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 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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