North Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)
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North Tyrone was a UK parliamentary constituency
in Ireland
. It returned one Member of Parliament
(MP) to the British House of Commons
1885–1918.
Prior to the United Kingdom general election, 1885
the area was part of the Tyrone
constituency. From the dissolution of Parliament in 1918 North Tyrone became part of the new North-West Tyrone
constituency.
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
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. It returned one Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(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.
Prior to the United Kingdom general election, 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:...
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 North Tyrone became part of the new 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:...
constituency.
Members of Parliament
- 1885–1892 Lord Ernest HamiltonLord Ernest HamiltonLord Ernest William Hamilton was a United Kingdom soldier and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1892....
(ConservativeConservative 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...
) - 1892–1895 Lord Frederick Spencer HamiltonLord Frederick Spencer HamiltonLord Frederick Spencer Hamilton was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom , the sixth son of James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn and Lady Louisa Jane Russell....
(Conservative) - 1895–1906 Charles Hare HemphillCharles Hemphill, 1st Baron HemphillCharles Hare Hemphill, 1st Baron Hemphill, PC QC , was an Irish politician and barrister.Born in County Tyrone, Ireland, Hemphill was the son of son of John Hemphill. He was made a Queen's Counsel shortly before being appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland in 1892, a post he held until 1895...
(LiberalLiberal Party (UK)The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
) - 1906–1907 William Huston Dodd (Liberal)
- 1907–1911 Redmond John BarryRedmond John BarryRedmond John Barry was an Irish lawyer.Barry was appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland in the Liberal government of 1905, and on 6 March 1907 he was elected Member of Parliament for North Tyrone...
(Liberal) - 1911–1918 Thomas Wallace RussellSir Thomas Wallace Russell, 1st BaronetSir Thomas Wallace Russell, 1st Baronet PC , was an Irish politician and agrarian agitator. Born at Cupar, Fife, Scotland, he moved to County Tyrone at the age of eighteen...
(Liberal)