# East Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)

East Tyrone was a UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the British House of Commons from 1885 to 1918.
Prior to the 1885 United Kingdom general election the area was part of the Tyrone constituency. From the dissolution of Parliament in 1918 East Tyrone became part of the new North East Tyrone constituency.

## Boundaries

This constituency comprised the eastern part of County Tyrone, consisting of the barony of Dungannon Upper and that part of the barony of Dungannon Middle not contained within the constituency of South Tyrone.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1885 | William James Reynolds | Nationalist |
| | 1890 | William James Reynolds | Anti-Parnellite Nationalist |
| | 1895 | Patrick Doogan | Anti-Parnellite Nationalist |
| | 1900 | Patrick Doogan | Nationalist |
| | 1906 (b) | Tom Kettle | Nationalist |
| | Dec 1910 | William Redmond | Nationalist |
| | 1918 (b) | Thomas Harbison | Nationalist |
| 1918 Dec | 1918 Dec | Constituency abolished (see North East Tyrone) | Constituency abolished (see North East Tyrone) |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1880s

General election 3 December 1885: Tyrone East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | William James Reynolds | 3,919 | 53.8 | |
| | Irish Conservative | James Meliss Stuart | 3,361 | 46.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 558 | 7.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,280 | 91.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,496 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) |
General election 15 July 1886: Tyrone East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | William James Reynolds | 3,843 | 53.2 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Matthew George Megaw | 3,375 | 46.8 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 468 | 6.4 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,218 | 90.8 | −0.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,946 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | −0.6 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 11 July 1892: Tyrone East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | William James Reynolds | 3,430 | 51.6 | −1.6 |
| | Irish Unionist | Thomas Lorimer Corbett | 3,222 | 48.4 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 208 | 3.2 | −3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,652 | 92.5 | +1.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,188 | | |
| | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | −1.6 | |
General election 22 July 1895: Tyrone East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | Patrick Doogan | 3,413 | 51.1 | −0.5 |
| | Irish Unionist | Thomas Lorimer Corbett | 3,261 | 48.9 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 152 | 2.2 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,674 | 93.8 | +1.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,113 | | |
| | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Swing | −0.5 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 10 October 1900: Tyrone East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Patrick Doogan | 3,126 | 50.6 | −0.5 |
| | Irish Unionist | J. Lincoln Sandwith | 3,050 | 49.4 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 76 | 1.2 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,76 | 91.4 | −2.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,760 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | −0.5 | |
General election 23 January 1906: Tyrone East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Patrick Doogan | 3,053 | 50.3 | −0.3 |
| | Irish Unionist | William John MacGeagh MacCaw | 3,022 | 49.7 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | 0.6 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,075 | 96.4 | +5.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,299 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | −0.3 | |
By-election 25 July 1906: Tyrone East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Tom Kettle | 3,018 | 50.1 | −0.2 |
| | Irish Unionist | William John MacGeagh MacCaw | 3,000 | 49.9 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18 | 0.2 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,018 | 95.5 | −0.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,299 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | −0.2 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election 28 January 1910: Tyrone East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Tom Kettle | 3,208 | 50.9 | +0.6 |
| | Irish Unionist | Armar Deyrolles Saunderson | 3,096 | 49.1 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 112 | 1.8 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,304 | 96.6 | +0.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,526 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | +0.6 | |
General election 16 December 1910: Tyrone East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | William Redmond | 3,108 | 51.2 | +0.3 |
| | Irish Unionist | David Reid | 2,968 | 48.8 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 140 | 2.4 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,076 | 93.1 | −3.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,526 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | +0.3 | |
By-election 3 April 1918: Tyrone East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Thomas Harbison | 1,802 | 59.6 | +8.4 |
| | Sinn Féin | Seán Milroy | 1,222 | 40.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 580 | 19.2 | +16.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,024 | 43.9 | −49.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,885 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | | |