West Tyrone (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

West Tyrone
West Tyrone
Former First past the post

54°31′19″N 7°30′00″W / 54.522°N 7.500°W / 54.522; -7.500

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

Boundaries

West Tyrone was a

first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern Ireland. West 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 and Omagh.^[1]

Politics

The constituency was consistently won by members of the Nationalist Party. Members of the Ulster Unionist Party contested the seat on three occasions, thrice winning more than 40% of the vote each time. The remaining elections were uncontested.^[2]

Members of Parliament

Year		Member^[2]	Party
	1929	Alex Donnelly	Nationalist Party
	1949	Roderick O'Connor	Nationalist Party

Election results

At the 1929, 1933, 1938 and 1945 Northern Ireland general elections, Alex Donnelly was elected unopposed.^[2]

General Election 1949: West Tyrone^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Roderick O'Connor	7,859	59.3	*N/A*
	Ulster Unionist	T. McClay	5,396	40.7	New
Majority			2,463	18.6	N/A
Turnout			13,255	84.3	N/A
	Nationalist hold		Swing	N/A

At the 1953 Northern Ireland general election, Roderick O'Connor was elected unopposed.^[2]

General Election 1958: West Tyrone^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Roderick O'Connor	6,750	53.7	*N/A*
	Ulster Unionist	A. Stewart	5,813	46.3	New
Majority			937	7.4	N/A
Turnout			12,563	81.9	N/A
	Nationalist hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1962: West Tyrone^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Roderick O'Connor	7,371	55.8	+2.1
	Ulster Unionist	J. C. Fyffe	5,843	44.2	-2.1
Majority			1,528	11.6	+4.2
Turnout			13,214	87.0	+5.1
	Nationalist hold		Swing	N/A

At the 1962, 1965 and 1969 Northern Ireland general elections, Roderick O'Connor was elected unopposed.^[2]

References

[1] Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election results: Constituency Boundaries

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

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[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)