Mid Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1918
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Mid 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.
| Mid Tyrone | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1918 | |
| Seats | 1 |
| Created from | Tyrone |
| Replaced by | North 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
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
| From | To | Name | Party | Born | Died | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 1895 | Matthew Joseph Kenny | Nationalist (Irish Parliamentary Party)1 | 1 February 1861 | 8 December 1942 | |
| 1895 | January 1910 | George Murnaghan | Nationalist1 | 4 July 1847 | 13 January 1929 | |
| January 1910 | December 1910 | Gerald Brunskill | Unionist | 4 April 1866 | 4 October 1918 | |
| December 1910 | 1918 | Richard McGhee | Nationalist | 1851 | 1930 | |
1Anti-Parnellite Nationalist 1891–1900
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Matthew Joseph Kenny | 4,299 | 61.8 | ||
| Irish Conservative | Hugh Hamilton Moore | 2,657 | 38.2 | ||
| Majority | 1,642 | 23.6 | |||
| Turnout | 6,956 | 86.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,083 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Matthew Joseph Kenny | 4,145 | 62.6 | +0.8 | |
| Irish Conservative | Hugh Hamilton Moore | 2,475 | 37.4 | −0.8 | |
| Majority | 1,670 | 25.2 | +1.6 | ||
| Turnout | 6,620 | 81.9 | −4.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,083 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | +0.8 | |||
Elections in the 1890s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | Matthew Joseph Kenny | 3,667 | 57.4 | −5.2 | |
| Irish Unionist | Edward Charles Thompson | 2,598 | 40.7 | +3.3 | |
| Irish National Federation | George Noble Plunkett | 123 | 1.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,069 | 16.7 | −8.5 | ||
| Turnout | 6,388 | 83.2 | +1.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,678 | ||||
| Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | −4.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Federation | George Murnaghan | 3,759 | 62.5 | +5.1 | |
| Liberal Unionist | Edward Charles Thompson | 2,252 | 37.5 | −3.2 | |
| Majority | 1,507 | 25.0 | +8.3 | ||
| Turnout | 6,011 | 79.8 | −3.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,531 | ||||
| Irish National Federation hold | Swing | +4.2 | |||
Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | George Murnaghan | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 7,560 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | George Murnaghan | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 6,795 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | |||||
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Unionist | Gerald Brunskill | 2,475 | 42.8 | New | |
| Irish Parliamentary | John Valentine | 2,070 | 35.8 | N/A | |
| Ind. Nationalist | George Murnaghan | 1,244 | 21.5 | New | |
| Majority | 405 | 7.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 5,789 | 88.9 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 6,512 | ||||
| Irish Unionist gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Richard McGhee | 3,102 | 56.6 | +20.8 | |
| Irish Unionist | Gerald Brunskill | 2,379 | 43.4 | +0.6 | |
| Majority | 723 | 13.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 5,481 | 84.2 | −4.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,512 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary gain from Irish Unionist | Swing | +10.1 | |||