West Tyrone (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 54°31′19″N 7°30′00″W / 54.522°N 7.500°W / 54.522; -7.500

West Tyrone
Former County Constituency for the Parliament of Northern Ireland
West Tyrone shown within Northern Ireland
Former constituency
Created	1929
Abolished	1972
Election method	First past the post

West Tyrone was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.

Boundaries

West Tyrone was a county constituency comprising the western part of County Tyrone. It was created 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. West Tyrone was created by the division of Fermanagh and Tyrone into eight new constituencies, of which five were in County Tyrone. The constituency survived unchanged, returning one member of Parliament until the Parliament of Northern Ireland was temporarily suspended in 1972, and then formally abolished in 1973.

The seat was dominated by the town of Omagh, and also included parts of the rural districts of Castlederg and Omagh.^[1]

Politics

The constituency was consistently won by members of the Nationalist Party. Members of the Ulster Unionist Party contested the seat on three occasions, twice winning more than 40% of the vote each time. The remaining elections were uncontested.^[2]

Members of Parliament

Year		Member^[2]	Party
	1929	Alex Donnelly	Nationalist Party
	1949	Roderick O'Connor	Nationalist Party

Election results

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At the 1929, 1933, 1938 and 1945 Northern Ireland general elections, Alex Donnelly was elected unopposed.^[2]

General Election 1949: West Tyrone^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Roderick O'Connor	7,859	59.3	N/A
	UUP	T. McClay	5,396	40.7	N/A
Majority			2,463	18.6	N/A
Turnout				84.3	N/A
	Nationalist hold		Swing	N/A

At the Northern Ireland general election, 1953, Roderick O'Connor was elected unopposed.^[2]

General Election 1958: West Tyrone^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Roderick O'Connor	6,750	53.7	N/A
	UUP	A. Stewart	5,813	46.3	N/A
Majority			937	7.4	N/A
Turnout				81.9	N/A
	Nationalist hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1962: West Tyrone^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Roderick O'Connor	7,371	55.8	+2.1
	UUP	J. C. Fyffe	5,843	44.2	-2.1
Majority			1,528	11.6	+4.2
Turnout				87.0	N/A
	Nationalist hold		Swing	N/A

At the 1962, 1965 and 1969 Northern Ireland general elections, Roderick O'Connor was elected unopposed.^[2]

References

Parliament of Northern Ireland constituencies

1921–1929	1929–1973

Antrim	Antrim Borough Bannside Carrick Larkfield (from 1969) Larne Mid Antrim Newtownabbey (from 1969) North Antrim South Antrim

Armagh	Central Armagh Mid Armagh North Armagh South Armagh

Belfast East	Belfast Bloomfield Belfast Dock Belfast Pottinger Belfast Victoria

Belfast North	Belfast Clifton Belfast Duncairn Belfast Oldpark Belfast Shankill

Belfast South	Belfast Ballynafeigh Belfast Cromac Belfast Willowfield Belfast Windsor

Belfast West	Belfast Central Belfast Falls Belfast St Anne's Belfast Woodvale

Down	Ards Bangor (from 1969) East Down Iveagh Lagan Valley (from 1969) Mid Down Mourne North Down South Down West Down

Fermanagh and Tyrone	East Tyrone Enniskillen Lisnaskea Mid Tyrone North Tyrone South Fermanagh South Tyrone West Tyrone

Londonderry	City of Londonderry Foyle Mid Londonderry North Londonderry South Londonderry

Queen's University	Queen's University (to 1969)

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