North Tyrone (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

North Tyrone
North Tyrone
Former First past the post

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

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

Boundaries

North Tyrone was a

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

rural districts of Castlederg, Omagh, and Strabane.^[1]

Politics

The constituency was consistently won by members of the

independent and two members of minor parties also stood. The remaining elections were uncontested.^[2]

Members of Parliament

	Member^[2]	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

At the 1929 Northern Ireland general election, William Thomas Miller was elected unopposed.^[2]

At the 1930 by-election and the 1933 Northern Ireland general election, James Gamble was elected unopposed.^[2]

General Election 1938: North Tyrone^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	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
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

At the 1943 by-election and the 1945 Northern Ireland general election, Thomas Lyons was elected unopposed.^[2]

General Election 1949: North Tyrone^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	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
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

At the 1953, 1958, and 1962 Northern Ireland general elections, Thomas Lyons was elected unopposed.^[2]

General Election 1965: North Tyrone^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	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
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1969: North Tyrone^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	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
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

References

[1] Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election results: Constituency Boundaries

[results-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results: Counties: Tyrone

[1]

[2]

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)