- North Tyrone (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)
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Coordinates: 54°49′23″N 7°28′05″W / 54.823°N 7.468°W
North Tyrone
Parliament of Northern Ireland
County constituency
North Tyrone shown within Northern Ireland Created: 1929 Abolished: 1972 Election Method: First past the post North Tyrone was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.
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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.[1].
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.[2]
Members of Parliament
Year Member[2] Party 1929 William Thomas Miller Ulster Unionist 1930 James Gamble Ulster Unionist 1943 Thomas Lyons Ulster Unionist 1969 William Fyffe Ulster Unionist Election results
Northern Ireland 1921–72 
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Northern Ireland 1921–72
At the Northern Ireland general election, 1929, James Gamble was elected unopposed.[2]
At the 1930 by-election and the Northern Ireland general election, 1933, James Gamble was elected unopposed.[2]
General Election 1938: North Tyrone[2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Ulster Unionist James Gamble 7,508 65.7 N/A Ind. Unionist Association T. Elliot 3,912 34.3 N/A Majority 3,596 31.4 N/A Turnout 66.1 N/A Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A At the 1943 by-election and the Northern Ireland general election, 1945, 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 (NI) B. V. McBride 6,728 45.6 N/A Majority 1,289 8.8 N/A Turnout 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 N/A Majority 6,193 48.8 N/A Turnout 67.2 N/A Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A General Election 1969: North Tyrone[2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Ulster Unionist William Fyffe 8,290 53.7 -21.2 National Democrats D. McLaughlin 6,596 42.7 N/A Independent L. T. O'Kane 559 3.6 N/A Majority 1,694 11.0 -37.8 Turnout 85.7 +18.5 Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A References
- ^ Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election results: Constituency Boundaries
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results: Counties: Tyrone
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