North Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)

North Tyrone
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
18851918
Number of members one
Replaced by North West Tyrone
Created from Tyrone

North Tyrone was a UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the British House of Commons 1885–1918.

Prior to the United Kingdom general election, 1885 the area was part of the Tyrone constituency. From the dissolution of Parliament in 1918 North Tyrone became part of the new North-West Tyrone constituency.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the northern part of County Tyrone.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

General Election 28 November 1885: Tyrone North

Electorate

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lord Ernest William Hamilton 3,345 53.4
Irish Nationalist John Dillon 2,922 46.6
Majority 423 6.8
Turnout 6,810 92.0
Conservative win
General Election 10 July 1886: Tyrone North

Electorate

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Unionist Lord Ernest William Hamilton 3,219 52.9
Liberal James Owens Wylie 2,867 47.1
Majority 352 5.8
Turnout 6,810 89.4
Irish Unionist hold Swing

Elections in the 1890s

General Election 15 July 1892: Tyrone North

Electorate

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Unionist Lord Frederick Spencer Hamilton 3,045 50.4
Liberal Rev. Prof. James Brown Dougherty 2,996 49.6
Majority 49 0.8
Turnout 6481 93.2
Irish Unionist hold Swing
Charles Hemphill
General Election 18 July 1895: Tyrone North

Electorate

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rt Hon. Charles Hare Hemphill 2,948 50.8
Irish Unionist William Wilson 2,857 49.2
Majority 91 1.6
Turnout 6,171 94.1
Liberal gain from Irish Unionist Swing

Elections in the 1900s

General Election 6 October 1900: Tyrone North

Electorate

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rt Hon. Charles Hare Hemphill 2,869 50.5
Irish Unionist Daniel James Wilson 2,814 49.5
Majority 55 1.0
Turnout 6,168 92.1
Liberal hold Swing
General Election 19 January 1906: Tyrone North

Electorate

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Huston Dodd 2,966 50.1
Irish Unionist Denis Stanislaus Henry 2,957 49.9
Majority 9 0.2
Turnout 6,181 95.8
Liberal hold Swing
Redmond Barry
Tyrone North by-election, 1907

Electorate

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Redmond John Barry 3,013 50.1
Irish Unionist Denis Stanislaus Henry 3,006 49.9
Majority 7 0.2
Turnout 6,230 96.6
Liberal hold Swing

Elections in the 1910s

General Election 26 January 1910: Tyrone North

Electorate

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Redmond John Barry 3,238 50.8
Irish Unionist Emerson Crawford Herdman 3,136 49.2
Majority 102 1.6
Turnout 6,572 97.0
Liberal hold Swing
General Election 14 December 1910: Tyrone North

Electorate

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Redmond John Barry 3,170 51.1
Irish Unionist Lord Arthur John Hamilton 3,038 48.9
Majority 132 2.2
Turnout 6,572 94.5
Liberal hold Swing
Tyrone North by-election, 1911

Electorate

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Wallace Russell 3,104 50.1
Irish Unionist Emerson Crawford Herdman 3,086 49.9
Majority 18 0.2
Turnout 6,551 94.5
Liberal hold Swing

References


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