# Fermanagh and Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)

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Fermanagh and Tyrone was a Parliamentary Constituency in Northern Ireland which was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) using the bloc vote system.

## Boundaries

The constituency was formed from the constituencies of Fermanagh North, Fermanagh South, Tyrone North-East, Tyrone North-West and Tyrone South. It covered County Fermanagh and County Tyrone in Northern Ireland, within which it was the only constituency to regularly elect Nationalist MPs. It was abolished in 1950. Much of the constituency then became Fermanagh and South Tyrone, the remainder part of Mid Ulster.

## Members of Parliament

Nationalist MPs were elected in every general election and by-election held in the constituency, except for the 1924 general election, when no Nationalist stood and two Ulster Unionists defeated two Sinn Féin candidates.
| Election | MP | Party | Party | MP | Party | Party |
| 1922 | Thomas Harbison | | Nationalist | Cahir Healy | | Nationalist |
| 1924 | James Pringle | | UUP | Charles Falls | | UUP |
| 1929 | Thomas Harbison | | Nationalist | Joseph Devlin | | Nationalist |
| 1931(b) | Cahir Healy | | Nationalist | Joseph Devlin | | Nationalist |
| 1934(b) | Cahir Healy | | Nationalist | Joe Stewart | | Nationalist |
| 1935 | Patrick Cunningham | | Nationalist | Anthony Mulvey | | Nationalist |
| 1950 | constituency abolished; see Fermanagh and South Tyrone and Mid Ulster | constituency abolished; see Fermanagh and South Tyrone and Mid Ulster | constituency abolished; see Fermanagh and South Tyrone and Mid Ulster | constituency abolished; see Fermanagh and South Tyrone and Mid Ulster | constituency abolished; see Fermanagh and South Tyrone and Mid Ulster | constituency abolished; see Fermanagh and South Tyrone and Mid Ulster |

## Elections

General election 1922: Fermanagh and Tyrone (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Thomas Harbison | 45,236 | 27.0 | |
| | Nationalist | Cahir Healy | 44,817 | 26.8 | |
| | UUP | James Pringle | 38,640 | 23.1 | |
| | UUP | William Allen | 38,589 | 23.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,177 | 3.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 167,282 | | |
| | Nationalist win (new seat) | Nationalist win (new seat) | Nationalist win (new seat) | Nationalist win (new seat) | Nationalist win (new seat) |
| | Nationalist win (new seat) | Nationalist win (new seat) | Nationalist win (new seat) | Nationalist win (new seat) | Nationalist win (new seat) |
General election 1923: Fermanagh and Tyrone (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Thomas Harbison | 44,003 | 27.0 | 0.0 |
| | Nationalist | Cahir Healy | 43,668 | 26.8 | 0.0 |
| | UUP | James Pringle | 37,733 | 23.1 | 0.0 |
| | UUP | Charles Falls | 37,682 | 23.1 | 0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,935 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 163,086 | | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | | |
General election 1924: Fermanagh and Tyrone (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Charles Falls | 44,716 | 43.5 | +20.4 |
| | UUP | James Pringle | 44,711 | 43.4 | +20.3 |
| | Sinn Féin | Michael McCartan | 6,812 | 6.6 | New |
| | Sinn Féin | Thomas Corrigan | 6,685 | 6.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37,899 | 36.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38,031 | 37.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 102,924 | | |
| | UUP gain from Nationalist | UUP gain from Nationalist | Swing | | |
| | UUP gain from Nationalist | UUP gain from Nationalist | Swing | | |
General election 1929: Fermanagh and Tyrone (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Nationalist | Joseph Devlin | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Nationalist | Thomas Harbison | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Nationalist gain from UUP | Nationalist gain from UUP | Nationalist gain from UUP | Nationalist gain from UUP | Nationalist gain from UUP |
| Nationalist gain from UUP | Nationalist gain from UUP | Nationalist gain from UUP | Nationalist gain from UUP | Nationalist gain from UUP |
1931 Fermanagh and Tyrone by-election (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Cahir Healy | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold |
General election 1931: Fermanagh and Tyrone (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Joseph Devlin | 50,650 | 26.5 | N/A |
| | Nationalist | Cahir Healy | 50,603 | 26.1 | N/A |
| | UUP | Hugh Irwin | 45,101 | 23.6 | New |
| | UUP | Ynyr Burges | 44,921 | 23.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,502 | 2.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 191,275 | | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | | |
1934 Fermanagh and Tyrone by-election (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Joe Stewart | 28,790 | 61.4 | N/A |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Dominick McCrossan | 18,809 | 38.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,701 | 22.8 | +20.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,599 | | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | | |
General election 1935: Fermanagh and Tyrone (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Patrick Cunningham | 50,891 | 26.2 | ―0.3 |
| | Nationalist | Anthony Mulvey | 50,603 | 26.1 | N/A |
| | UUP | Roland Deane | 46,625 | 24.0 | +0.4 |
| | UUP | John Blakiston-Houston | 46,000 | 23.7 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,078 | 2.1 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 194,119 | | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | | |
General election 1945: Fermanagh and Tyrone (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Patrick Cunningham | 55,373 | 27.3 | +1.1 |
| | Nationalist | Anthony Mulvey | 55,144 | 27.1 | +1.0 |
| | UUP | Thomas Lyons | 46,392 | 22.8 | ―1.2 |
| | UUP | Noreen Cooper | 46,260 | 22.8 | ―0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,752 | 4.3 | +2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 203,169 | | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | | |

## Sources

* Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "F"
* F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918 - 1949
* ElectionsIreland.org