Mid Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)

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

Mid Tyrone
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
18851918
Seats1
Created fromTyrone
Replaced byNorth East Tyrone and North West Tyrone

Before the 1885 general election the area was part of the Tyrone constituency. From the dissolution of Parliament in 1918 Mid Tyrone was divided between the new North-East Tyrone and North-West Tyrone constituencies.

Boundaries

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This constituency comprised the central part of County Tyrone, consisting of the barony of East Omagh and that part of the barony of Strabane Upper not contained within the constituency of North Tyrone.

Members of Parliament

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FromToNamePartyBornDied
18851895Matthew Joseph Kenny Nationalist (Irish Parliamentary Party)11 February 18618 December 1942
1895January 1910George Murnaghan Nationalist14 July 184713 January 1929
January 1910December 1910Gerald Brunskill Unionist4 April 18664 October 1918
December 19101918Richard McGhee Nationalist18511930

1Anti-Parnellite Nationalist 1891–1900

Elections

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Elections in the 1880s

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General election 1 December 1885: Tyrone Mid[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish ParliamentaryMatthew Joseph Kenny 4,299 61.8
Irish ConservativeHugh Hamilton Moore2,65738.2
Majority1,64223.6
Turnout6,95686.1
Registered electors8,083
Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)
General election 13 July 1886: Tyrone Mid[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish ParliamentaryMatthew Joseph Kenny 4,145 62.6 +0.8
Irish ConservativeHugh Hamilton Moore2,47537.4−0.8
Majority1,67025.2+1.6
Turnout6,62081.9−4.2
Registered electors8,083
Irish Parliamentary holdSwing+0.8

Elections in the 1890s

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General election 8 July 1892: Tyrone Mid[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish National FederationMatthew Joseph Kenny 3,667 57.4 −5.2
Irish UnionistEdward Charles Thompson2,59840.7+3.3
Irish National FederationGeorge Noble Plunkett1231.9N/A
Majority1,06916.7−8.5
Turnout6,38883.2+1.3
Registered electors7,678
Irish National Federation gain from Irish ParliamentarySwing−4.3
General election 26 July 1895: Tyrone Mid[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish National FederationGeorge Murnaghan 3,759 62.5 +5.1
Liberal UnionistEdward Charles Thompson2,25237.5−3.2
Majority1,50725.0+8.3
Turnout6,01179.8−3.4
Registered electors7,531
Irish National Federation holdSwing+4.2

Elections in the 1900s

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General election 6 October 1900: Tyrone Mid[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish ParliamentaryGeorge MurnaghanUnopposed
Registered electors7,560
Irish Parliamentary hold
General election 19 January 1906: Tyrone Mid[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish ParliamentaryGeorge MurnaghanUnopposed
Registered electors6,795
Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1910s

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General election 24 January 1910: Tyrone Mid[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish UnionistGerald Brunskill 2,475 42.8 New
Irish ParliamentaryJohn Valentine2,07035.8N/A
Independent NationalistGeorge Murnaghan1,24421.5New
Majority4057.0N/A
Turnout5,78988.9N/A
Registered electors6,512
Irish Unionist gain from Irish ParliamentarySwingN/A
McGhee
General election 12 December 1910: Tyrone Mid[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish ParliamentaryRichard McGhee 3,102 56.6 +20.8
Irish UnionistGerald Brunskill2,37943.4+0.6
Majority72313.2N/A
Turnout5,48184.2−4.7
Registered electors6,512
Irish Parliamentary gain from Irish UnionistSwing+10.1

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 376. ISBN 0901714127.
  • Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
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