| East Tyrone | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1918 | |
| Seats | 1 |
| Created from | Tyrone |
| Replaced by | North East Tyrone |
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 | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | William James Reynolds | Nationalist | |
| 1890 | Anti-Parnellite Nationalist | ||
| 1895 | Patrick Doogan | Anti-Parnellite Nationalist | |
| 1900 | Nationalist | ||
| 1906 (b) | Tom Kettle | Nationalist | |
| Dec 1910 | William Redmond | Nationalist | |
| 1918 (b) | Thomas Harbison | Nationalist | |
| 1918 Dec | Constituency abolished (see North East Tyrone) | ||
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | William James Reynolds | 3,919 | 53.8 | ||
| Irish Conservative | James Meliss Stuart | 3,361 | 46.2 | ||
| Majority | 558 | 7.6 | |||
| Turnout | 7,280 | 91.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,496 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | |||||
| 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 | 468 | 6.4 | −1.2 | ||
| Turnout | 7,218 | 90.8 | −0.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,946 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | −0.6 | |||
Elections in the 1890s
| 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 | 208 | 3.2 | −3.2 | ||
| Turnout | 6,652 | 92.5 | +1.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,188 | ||||
| Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | −1.6 | |||
| 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 | 152 | 2.2 | −1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 6,674 | 93.8 | +1.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,113 | ||||
| Irish National Federation hold | Swing | −0.5 | |||
Elections in the 1900s
| 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 | 76 | 1.2 | −1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 61,76 | 91.4 | −2.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,760 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | −0.5 | |||
| 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 | 31 | 0.6 | −0.6 | ||
| Turnout | 6,075 | 96.4 | +5.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,299 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | −0.3 | |||
| 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 | 18 | 0.2 | −0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 6,018 | 95.5 | −0.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,299 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | −0.2 | |||
Elections in the 1910s
| 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 | 112 | 1.8 | +1.2 | ||
| Turnout | 6,304 | 96.6 | +0.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,526 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | +0.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | William Redmond | 3,108 | 51.2 | +0.3 | |
| Irish Unionist | David Reid | 2,968 | 48.8 | −0.3 | |
| Majority | 140 | 2.4 | +0.6 | ||
| Turnout | 6,076 | 93.1 | −3.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,526 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | +0.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Parliamentary | Thomas Harbison | 1,802 | 59.6 | +8.4 | |
| Sinn Féin | Seán Milroy | 1,222 | 40.4 | New | |
| Majority | 580 | 19.2 | +16.8 | ||
| Turnout | 3,024 | 43.9 | −49.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,885 | ||||
| Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 377. ISBN 0901714127.
- Walker, Brian M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
- Sydney Morning Herald, 28 July 1906
- The Constitutional Year Book, 1919 (London: National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations, 1919)
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 2 )