Lisnaskea (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)
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| Lisnaskea Parliament of Northern Ireland County constituency |
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| Lisnaskea shown within Northern Ireland | |
| Created: | 1929 |
| Abolished: | 1972 |
| Election Method: | First past the post |
Lisnaskea was a constituency of the Northern Ireland Parliament.
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[edit] 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.[1]
[edit] Politics
Lisnaskea had an Ulster Unionist majority, but a substantial Irish Nationalist minority. The seat was consistently won by the Ulster Unionist Party candidate,[1] 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.[2]
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Elected | Party | Name[2] | |
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| 1929 | Ulster Unionist | Basil Brooke | |
| 1968 | Ulster Unionist | John Brooke | |
[edit] Election results
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At the 1929, 1933, 1938 and 1945 general elections, Basil Brooke was elected unopposed.[2]
| General Election 10 February 1949: Lisnaskea[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Ulster Unionist | Basil Brooke | 5,593 | 57.3 | N/A | |
| Nationalist (NI) | John Carron | 4,173 | 42.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,420 | 14.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 87.1 | N/A | |||
| Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
At the 1953, 1958, 1962 and 1965 general elections, Basil Brooke was elected unopposed.[2]
| Lisnaskea by-election, 1968[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Ulster Unionist | John Brooke | 4,428 | 50.3 | N/A | |
| Independent | F. G. Patterson | 3,270 | 37.2 | N/A | |
| Liberal | S. Wynne | 1,104 | 12.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,158 | 13.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 83.0 | N/A | |||
| Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| General Election 24 February 1969: Lisnaskea[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Ulster Unionist | John Brooke | 4,794 | 52.0 | +1.7 | |
| Independent Unionist | J. D. A. Henderson | 2,702 | 29.3 | N/A | |
| People's Democracy | M. Carey | 1,726 | 18.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,092 | 22.7 | +9.6 | ||
| Turnout | 87.8 | +4.8 | |||
| Ulster Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
[edit] References
- ^ a b The Northern Ireland House of Commons, 1921-1972, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ a b c d e f g Northern Ireland Parliamentary Elections Results: Counties: Fermanagh
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