Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)
Tyrone | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
1801–1885 | |
Seats | Two |
Replaced by | East Tyrone, Mid Tyrone, North Tyrone and South Tyrone |
Tyrone is a former UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning two Members of Parliament.
Boundaries and Boundary Changes
This constituency comprised the whole of County Tyrone, except the Parliamentary borough of Dungannon.
It returned two MPs 1801-1885. It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland was created on 1 January 1801.
In the redistribution, which took effect in 1885, County Tyrone was divided into four single-member constituencies; East Tyrone, Mid Tyrone, North Tyrone and South Tyrone.
Politics
The constituency electorate was predominantly Tory/Conservative during most of this period.
Catholics were excluded from qualifying as voters until 1793 and taking seats in Parliament until 1829 and there was a restrictive property based franchise. It was not until the electoral reforms which took effect in 1885 that most adult males became voters. See Catholic emancipation for further details.
In these circumstances most Members of Parliament came from a limited number of Protestant aristocratic and gentry families. There were few contested elections.
It was only in 1880, at the end of the period when this constituency existed, that the Liberals first won a seat from the area.
Members of Parliament
Notes:
- Stooks Smith does not specify any party allegiances for this constituency before 1818. This does not necessarily mean that the MPs were not associated with a Party in Parliament.
- From 1832 Lowry-Corry and Stewart are classified as Conservatives.
- In 1847 Lowry-Corry and Hamilton contested the general election as Peelite Liberal Conservatives, but were again Conservatives by 1852.
Elections
The single-member elections in this constituency took place using the first past the post electoral system. Multi-member elections used the Plurality-at-large voting system.
There was no election in 1801. The representatives of the county in the former Parliament of Ireland became members of the 1st Parliament of the United Kingdom.
After 1832, when registration of voters was introduced, a turnout figure is given for contested elections. In two-member elections this is calculated by dividing the number of votes by two. To the extent that voters did not use both their votes this will be an underestimate of turnout. If the electorate figure is unknown the last known electorate figure is used to provide an estimate of turnout.
Where a party had more than one candidate in one or both of a pair of successive elections change is calculated for each individual candidate, otherwise change is based on the party vote.
Elections in the 1800s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Non Partisan | James Stewart | Co-opted | K.A. | K.A. | |
Non Partisan | Viscount Corry | Co-opted | K.A. | K.A. |
- Corry succeeded as 2nd Earl Belmore
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Elections in the 1810s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Tory | John Stewart | Unopposed | |||
Whig | William Stewart | Unopposed |
Elections in the 1820s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Tory | John Stewart | Unopposed | |||
Whig | William Stewart | Unopposed |
- Death of John Stewart
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Tory | Henry Lowry-Corry | Unopposed | |||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | William Stewart | Unopposed | |||
Tory | Henry Lowry-Corry | Unopposed |
Elections in the 1830s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Tory | Henry Lowry-Corry | Unopposed | |||
Tory | Hugh Stewart | Unopposed |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Tory | Henry Lowry-Corry | Unopposed | |||
Tory | Hugh Stewart | Unopposed |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Hugh Stewart | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Henry Lowry-Corry | Unopposed |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Claud Hamilton | 1,057 | 47.8 | K.A. | |
Conservative | Henry Lowry-Corry | 627 | 28.4 | K.A. | |
Conservative | Alexander | 510 | 23.1 | K.A. | |
Conservative | Charles Eccles | 17 | 0.8 | K.A. | |
Turnout | 1,250 | 88.4 | K.A. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Henry Lowry-Corry | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Alexander | Unopposed |
- Alexander succeeded as 3rd Earl of Caledon
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Claud Hamilton | 223 | 73.1 | K.A. | |
Conservative | Humphreys | 81 | 26.6 | K.A. | |
Independent | James Alexander Boyle | 1 | 0.3 | K.A. | |
Majority | 142 | 46.6 | K.A. | ||
Turnout | 2,602 (1837) | 11.7 | K.A. | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | K.A. |
Elections in the 1840s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Henry Lowry-Corry | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Claud Hamilton | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,493 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
- Appointment of Lowry Corry as Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Henry Lowry-Corry | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Peelite | Henry Lowry-Corry | Unopposed | |||
Peelite | Claud Hamilton | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,026 | ||||
Peelite gain from Conservative | |||||
Peelite gain from Conservative |
Elections in the 1850s
- Appointment of Hamilton as Treasurer of the Household
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Claud Hamilton | Unopposed | |||
Conservative gain from Peelite |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Henry Lowry-Corry | 3,271 | 43.8 | K.A. | |
Conservative | Claud Hamilton | 3,221 | 43.1 | K.A. | |
Whig | Hugh Brabazon Higgins[8] | 982 | 13.1 | K.A. | |
Majority | 2,239 | 30.0 | K.A. | ||
Turnout | 4,228 (est) | 74.3 (est) | K.A. | ||
Registered electors | 5,692 | ||||
Conservative gain from Peelite | Swing | K.A. | |||
Conservative gain from Peelite | Swing | K.A. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Henry Lowry-Corry | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Claud Hamilton | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 7,393 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
- Appointment of Hamilton as Treasurer of the Household
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Claud Hamilton | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Henry Lowry-Corry | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Claud Hamilton | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 7,592 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1860s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Henry Lowry-Corry | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Claud Hamilton | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 8,421 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
- Appointment of Lowry-Corry as Vice-President of the Committee of the Council for Education
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Henry Lowry-Corry | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 8,421 | ||||
Conservative hold |
- Appointment of Hamilton as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Claud Hamilton | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 8,421 | ||||
Conservative hold |
- Appointment of Lowry-Corry as First Lord of the Admiralty
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Henry Lowry-Corry | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Henry Lowry-Corry | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Claud Hamilton | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 8,878 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1870s
- Death of Lowry Corry
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Henry Lowry-Corry | 3,139 | 50.3 | K.A. | |
Conservative | John Ellison-Macartney | 3,103 | 49.7 | K.A. | |
Majority | 36 | 0.6 | K.A. | ||
Turnout | 6,242 | 72.2 | K.A. | ||
Registered electors | 8,643 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | K.A. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Ellison-Macartney | 4,710 | 44.3 | K.A. | |
Conservative | Henry Lowry-Corry | 3,171 | 29.8 | K.A. | |
Conservative | Claud Hamilton | 2,752 | 25.9 | K.A. | |
Majority | 419 | 3.9 | K.A. | ||
Turnout | 5,317 (est) | 59.9 (est) | K.A. | ||
Registered electors | 8,883 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | K.A. | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | K.A. |
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Ellison-Macartney | 3,829 | 35.4 | −8.9 | |
Liberal | Edward Falconer Litton | 3,511 | 32.5 | K.A. | |
Conservative | Claud Hamilton | 3,470 | 32.1 | +6.2 | |
Turnout | 7,161 (est) | 81.7 (est) | +21.8 | ||
Registered electors | 8,762 | ||||
Majority | 318 | 2.9 | −1.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | K.A. | |||
Majority | 41 | 0.4 | K.A. | ||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | K.A. |
- Litton appointed Land Commissioner
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Thomas Alexander Dickson | 3,168 | 44.3 | +11.8 | |
Conservative | William Knox | 3,084 | 43.1 | −24.4 | |
Home Rule | Harold Rylett | 907 | 12.7 | K.A. | |
Majority | 84 | 1.2 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 7,159 | 82.5 | +0.8 | ||
Registered electors | 8,674 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +18.1 |
References
- ^ Somerset Lowry-Corry, 2nd Earl of Belmore, ThePeerage.com
- ^ Was Attorney-General for Ireland under Tory Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger and architect of the Act of Union 1800
- ^ Earl of Ranfurly, Cracroft's Peerage
- ^ Earl of Ranfurly, Cracroft's Peerage
- ^ Farrell, Stephen. "STEWART, William (1781-1850), of Killymoon, co. Tyrone". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Stooks Smith, Henry (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections: Containing the Uncontested Elections Since 1830. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. p. 241. Retrieved 24 May 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
- ^ "To the Electors of Tyrone". Tyrone Constitution. 16 July 1852. p. 2. Retrieved 14 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Sources
- The Parliaments of England by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844–50), 2nd edition edited (in one volume) by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973)
- Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 2)