Lisnaskea (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

Northern Ireland Parliament constituency infobox
Name = Lisnaskea


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

Lisnaskea was a constituency of the Northern Ireland Parliament.

Boundaries

Lisnaskea was a county constituency comprising the eastern part of County Fermanagh. It was created in 1929 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. Fermanagh South was created by the division of Fermanagh and Tyrone into eight new constituencies, of which three were in County Fermanagh. The constituency survived unchanged, returning one member of Parliament, until the Northern Ireland Parliament was prorogued in 1972 and formally abolished in 1973. [http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/hnihoc.htm The Northern Ireland House of Commons, 1921-1972] , Northern Ireland Elections]

Politics

Lisnaskea had an Ulster Unionist majority, but a substantial Irish Nationalist minority. The seat was consistently won by the Ulster Unionist Party candidate, and it was only contested on three occasions: in 1949 by a Nationalist Party candidate, in 1968 by Ulster Liberal Party and independent candidates and in 1969 by People's Democracy and independent Unionist candidates. [http://www.election.demon.co.uk/stormont/fermanagh.html Northern Ireland Parliamentary Elections Results: Counties: Fermanagh] ]

Members of Parliament

Election results

At the 1929, 1933, 1938 and 1945 general elections, Basil Brooke was elected unopposed.

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = Basil Brooke
votes = 5,593
percentage = 57.3
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)
candidate = John Carron
votes = 4,173
percentage = 42.7
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 1,420
percentage = 14.6
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 87.1
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

At the 1953, 1958, 1962 and 1965 general elections, Basil Brooke was elected unopposed.

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = John Brooke
votes = 4,428
percentage = 50.3
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = F. G. Patterson
votes = 3,270
percentage = 37.2
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Liberal Party
candidate = S. Wynne
votes = 1,104
percentage = 12.5
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 1,158
percentage = 13.1
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 83.0
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

Election box candidate with party link
party = Ulster Unionist Party
candidate = John Brooke
votes = 4,794
percentage = 52.0
change = +1.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Unionist
candidate = J. D. A. Henderson
votes = 2,702
percentage = 29.3
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = People's Democracy
candidate = M. Carey
votes = 1,726
percentage = 18.7
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 2,092
percentage = 22.7
change = +9.6Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 87.8
change = +4.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Ulster Unionist Party
swing = "N/A"

* "Parliament prorogued 30 March 1972 and abolished 18 July 1973"

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