Mid Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)
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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
1885–1918.
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.
1Anti-Parnellite Nationalist
1891–1900
United Kingdom constituencies
In the United Kingdom , each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly.Within the United Kingdom there are now five bodies with members elected by constituencies:...
in Ireland
Ireland
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. It returned one Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) to the British House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
1885–1918.
Before the 1885 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1885
-Seats summary:-See also:*List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1885*Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885–1918*Representation of the People Act 1884*Redistribution of Seats Act 1885-References:...
the area was part of the Tyrone
Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)
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....
constituency. From the dissolution of Parliament in 1918 Mid Tyrone was divided between the new North-East Tyrone
North-East Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)
North East Tyrone was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland. From 1918 to 1922 it returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post votimg system....
and North-West Tyrone
North-West Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)
North West Tyrone was a UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland. It returned one Member of Parliament to the British House of Commons 1918–1922.-Boundaries and boundary changes:...
constituencies.
Members of Parliament
| From | To | Name | Party | Born | Died | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 United Kingdom general election, 1885 -Seats summary:-See also:*List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1885*Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885–1918*Representation of the People Act 1884*Redistribution of Seats Act 1885-References:... |
1895 United Kingdom general election, 1895 The United Kingdom general election of 1895 was held from 13 July - 7 August 1895. It was won by the Conservatives led by Lord Salisbury who formed an alliance with the Liberal Unionist Party and had a large majority over the Liberals, led by Lord Rosebery... |
Matthew Joseph Kenny Matthew Joseph Kenny Matthew Joseph Kenny was an Irish lawyer and Nationalist politician from County Clare. He was elected to the United Kingdom House of Commons at the age of 21, qualified as a barrister whilst still a Member of Parliament , and later became a judge in the Irish Free State.- Early life :Kenny was... |
Nationalist (Irish Parliamentary Party Irish Parliamentary Party The Irish Parliamentary Party was formed in 1882 by Charles Stewart Parnell, the leader of the Nationalist Party, replacing the Home Rule League, as official parliamentary party for Irish nationalist Members of Parliament elected to the House of Commons at... )1 |
1 February 1861 | 8 December 1942 | |
| 1895 United Kingdom general election, 1895 The United Kingdom general election of 1895 was held from 13 July - 7 August 1895. It was won by the Conservatives led by Lord Salisbury who formed an alliance with the Liberal Unionist Party and had a large majority over the Liberals, led by Lord Rosebery... |
January 1910 | George Murnaghan George Murnaghan George Murnaghan was an Irish Nationalist Member of Parliament in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. He represented the Mid Tyrone constituency from the United Kingdom general election, 1895, until the United Kingdom general election, January 1910.-References:*... |
Nationalist1 | 4 July 1847 | 13 January 1929 | |
| January 1910 | December 1910 | Gerald Fitzgibbon Brunskill Gerald Fitzgibbon Brunskill Gerald Fitzgibbon Brunskill was an Irish Unionist Party politician who served briefly as Member of Parliament for Mid Tyrone. He was elected in the general election of January 1910, but narrowly lost the seat in the December 1910 general election to Richard McGhee.- External links :... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
4 April 1866 | 4 October 1918 | |
| December 1910 | 1918 United Kingdom general election, 1918 The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom general election in which nearly all adult men and some women could vote. Polling was held on 14 December 1918, although the count did... |
Richard McGhee Richard McGhee Richard McGhee was an Irish Protestant Nationalist home rule politician. A Land League and trade union activist, he was a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for more than 20 years.-Family and education:McGhee was born in Lurgan, County... |
Nationalist | 1851 | 1930 |
1Anti-Parnellite Nationalist
Irish National Federation
The Irish National Federation was a nationalist political party in Ireland. It was founded in March 1891 by former members of the Irish National League who had left the Irish Parliamentary Party in protest when Charles Stewart Parnell refused to resign the party leadership as a result of his...
1891–1900