North West Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)
North West Tyrone | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
1918–1922 | |
Seats | 1 |
Created from | Mid Tyrone and North Tyrone |
Replaced by | Fermanagh and Tyrone |
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North West Tyrone was a UK
Boundaries and boundary changes
This
Prior to the 1918 United Kingdom general election the area was the North Tyrone and part of the Mid Tyrone constituencies. From the dissolution of Parliament in 1922 North West Tyrone became part of the Fermanagh and Tyrone seat.
Politics
The constituency was a predominantly
Griffith died on 12 August 1922. Sinn Féin MPs were not prepared to attend the House of Commons, to apply for the writ for a by-election, so this seat was vacant at the dissolution of Parliament on 26 October 1922.
The First Dáil
The revolutionary First Dáil assembled on 21 January 1919 and last met on 10 May 1921. The First Dáil, according to a resolution passed on 10 May 1921, was formally dissolved on the assembling of the Second Dáil. This took place on 16 August 1921.
In 1921 Sinn Féin decided to use the UK authorised elections for the
Member of Parliament 1918–1922
Election | Member | Party | |
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1918 | Arthur Griffith | Sinn Féin | |
1922 | Constituency abolished |
Election
The election in this constituency took place using the
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Sinn Féin | Arthur Griffith | 10,442 | 57.57 | ||
Irish Unionist
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William Thomas Miller | 7,696 | 42.43 | ||
Majority | 2,746 | 15.14 | |||
Turnout | 18,138 | 81.77 | |||
Sinn Féin win (new seat) |
See also
- List of UK Parliament Constituencies in Ireland and Northern Ireland
- Redistribution of Seats (Ireland) Act 1918
- List of MPs elected in the 1918 United Kingdom general election
- List of Dáil Éireann constituencies in Ireland (historic)
- Members of the 1st Dáil
References
- Walker, Brian M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 397. ISBN 0901714127.
- Stenton, M.; Lees, S., eds. (1979). 'Who's Who of British members of parliament: Volume III 1919–1945. The Harvester Press.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 2)