Mid_Tyrone_(UK_Parliament_constituency)

Mid Tyrone
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

Mid Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1918

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

Quick Facts 1885–1918, Seats ...

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.

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From	To	Name		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

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

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

Mid Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Unionist	Gerald Brunskill	2,475	42.8	*New*
	Irish Parliamentary	John Valentine	2,070	35.8	N/A
	Independent 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