West Tyrone (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

Northern Ireland Parliament constituency infobox
Name = West Tyrone


Type = County
Start = 1929
End = 1972
EM = First past the post

West Tyrone was a constituency of the Northern Ireland Parliament.

Boundaries

West Tyrone was a county constituency comprising the western 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 Northern Ireland Parliament was prorogued in 1972 and formally abolished in 1973.

The seat was dominated by the town of Omagh, and also included parts of the Rural Districts of Castlederg and Omagh. [ [http://www.election.demon.co.uk/stormont/boundaries.html Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election results: Constituency Boundaries] ] .

Politics

The constituency was consistently won by members of the Nationalist Party. Members of the Ulster Unionist Party contested the seat on three occasions, twice winning more than 40% of the vote each time. The remaining elections were uncontested. [http://www.election.demon.co.uk/stormont/tyrone.html Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results: Counties: Tyrone] ]

Members of Parliament

Election results

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

Election box candidate with party link
party = Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)
candidate = Roderick O'Connor
votes = 7,859
percentage = 59.3
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = T. McClay
votes = 5,396
percentage = 40.7
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 2,463
percentage = 18.6
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 84.3
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)
swing = "N/A"

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

Election box candidate with party link
party = Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)
candidate = Roderick O'Connor
votes = 6,750
percentage = 53.7
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = A. Stewart
votes = 5,813
percentage = 46.3
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 937
percentage = 7.4
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 81.9
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)
swing = "N/A"

Election box candidate with party link
party = Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)
candidate = Roderick O'Connor
votes = 7,371
percentage = 55.8
change = +2.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = J. C. Fyffe
votes = 5,843
percentage = 44.2
change = -2.1Election box majority
votes = 1,528
percentage = 11.6
change = +4.2Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 87.0
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)
swing = "N/A"

At the 1962 and 1965 Northern Ireland general election, Roderick O'Connor was elected unopposed.

References