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Fermanagh and Tyrone (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

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Created
  
1921

Founded
  
1921

Abolished
  
1929

Fermanagh and Tyrone (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

Election method
  
Single transferable vote

Fermanagh and Tyrone was a county constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland from 1921 - 1929. It returned eight MPs, using the single transferable vote method of proportional representation.

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Boundaries

Fermanagh and Tyrone consisted of the entirety of County Fermanagh and County Tyrone. In 1929, the constituency was divided into the East Tyrone, Enniskillen, Lisnaskea, Mid Tyrone, North Tyrone, South Fermanagh, South Tyrone and West Tyrone constituencies.

Politics

Fermanagh and Tyrone has a slight Nationalist majority, but this was fairly evenly balanced with a Unionist minority. In both elections, four Unionists were elected, alongside three Sinn Féin members and one Nationalist in 1921, and four Nationalists in 1925.

Election results

  • Griffith died on 12 August 1922; his seat remained vacant at dissolution.
  • Coote died on 14 December 1924; his seat remained vacant at dissolution.

    • References

    Fermanagh and Tyrone (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Wikipedia
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