| Fermanagh and Tyrone Parliament of Northern Ireland County constituency |
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| Fermanagh and Tyrone shown within Northern Ireland | |
| Created: | 1921 |
| Abolished: | 1929 |
| 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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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.[1]
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.
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| MPs (1921) |
Arthur Griffith (Sinn Féin) |
Edward Archdale (Ulster Unionist) |
William Coote (Ulster Unionist) |
William Thomas Miller (Ulster Unionist) |
James Cooper (Ulster Unionist) |
Thomas Harbison (Nationalist Party) |
Seán O'Μahony (Sinn Féin) |
Seán Milroy (Sinn Féin) |
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| MPs (1925) |
Alexander Donnelly (Nationalist Party) |
Rowley Elliott (Ulster Unionist) |
Cahir Healy (Nationalist Party) |
John McHugh (Nationalist Party) |
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| 1921 General Election: Fermanagh and Tyrone (8 seats) | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Sinn Féin | Arthur Griffith | 21,677 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Ulster Unionist | Edward Archdale | 10,336 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Ulster Unionist | William Coote | 9,672 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Ulster Unionist | William Thomas Miller | 9,165 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Ulster Unionist | James Cooper | 8,754 | 6 | 3 | ||
| Nationalist (NI) | Thomas Harbison | 7,090 | 8 | 10 | ||
| Nationalist (NI) | J. P. Gillin | 5,591 | ||||
| Sinn Féin | Seán O'Μahony | 4,979 | 7 | 9 | ||
| Sinn Féin | Kevin Roantree O'Shiel | 4,464 | ||||
| Sinn Féin | Seán Milroy | 1,846 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Sinn Féin | Seán MacEntee | 179 | ||||
| Turnout | 87.9 | N/A | ||||
| 1925 General Election: Fermanagh and Tyrone (8 seats) | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Nationalist (NI) | Alexander Donnelly | 12,098 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Ulster Unionist | Edward Archdale | 11,834 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Ulster Unionist | Rowley Elliott | 10,115 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Ulster Unionist | William Thomas Miller | 9,593 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Nationalist (NI) | Cahir Healy | 9,191 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Ulster Unionist | James Cooper | 8,923 | 7 | 3 | ||
| Nationalist (NI) | Thomas Harbison | 8,257 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Nationalist (NI) | John McHugh | 6,584 | 8 | 8 | ||
| Irish Republican | T. Larkin | 4,483 | ||||
| Irish Republican | Seán O'Mahoney | 1,652 | ||||
| Turnout | 85.8 | -2.1 | ||||
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