It returned two MPs from 1801 to 1885. It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland was created on 1 January 1801.
The constituency electorate was predominantly Tory/Conservative during most of this period.
Catholics were excluded from 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 MPs 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 in the county.
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.
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.
^Farrell, Stephen. "STEWART, William (1781-1850), of Killymoon, co. Tyrone". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
^ abcdefghijkStooks 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.
^ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvWalker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN0901714127.
^ abFarrell, Stephen. "Co. Tyrone". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
^"To the Electors of Tyrone". Tyrone Constitution. 16 July 1852. p. 2. Retrieved 14 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Sourcesedit
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)
Walker, Brian M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Royal Irish Academy.
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County Tyrone is a former UK Parliament constituency in Ireland returning two Members of Parliament MPs County TyroneFormer county constituencyfor the House of CommonsCountyCounty Tyrone1801 1885Seats2Created fromCounty Tyrone IHC Replaced byEast TyroneMid TyroneNorth TyroneSouth Tyrone Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Politics 3 Members of Parliament 4 Elections 4 1 Elections in the 1800s 4 2 Elections in the 1810s 4 3 Elections in the 1820s 4 4 Elections in the 1830s 4 5 Elections in the 1840s 4 6 Elections in the 1850s 4 7 Elections in the 1860s 4 8 Elections in the 1870s 4 9 Elections in the 1880s 5 References 6 Sources 6 1 See alsoBoundaries editThis constituency comprised the whole of County Tyrone except the parliamentary borough of Dungannon It returned two MPs from 1801 to 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 editThe constituency electorate was predominantly Tory Conservative during most of this period Catholics were excluded from 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 MPs 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 in the county Members of Parliament editElection First MP Second MPName Born Died Name Born Died1801 co option Somerset Corry Tory 1 11 July 1774 18 April 1841 James Stewart affiliation uncertain 1742 18 January 18211802 by election Rt Hon John Stewart Tory 2 ca 1758 22 June 18251806 Hon Thomas Knox Ind 3 5 August 1754 26 April 18401812 Rt Hon John Stewart Bt Tory ca 1758 22 June 1825 Hon Thomas Knox Tory 4 19 April 1786 21 March 18581818 William Stewart Whig 5 1780 ca October 18501825 by election Rt Hon Henry Lowry Corry Tory Con Peelite 6 9 March 1803 6 March 18731830 Sir Hugh Stewart Bt Tory 6 14 May 1792 19 November 18541835 Lord Claud Hamilton Con 6 27 July 1813 3 June 18841837 James Alexander Con 6 27 July 1812 30 June 18551839 by election Rt Hon Lord Claud Hamilton Con Peelite 6 27 July 1813 3 June 18841847 1852 by election 1873 by election Hon Henry Lowry Corry Con 30 June 1845 6 May 19271874 John Ellison Macartney Con 1818 13 February 19041880 Edward Falconer Litton Lib 1827 27 November 18901881 by election Thomas Alexander Dickson Lib 1833 17 June 19091885 Constituency partitioned into East Mid North and South parts by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 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 editThe 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 edit Co option 1 January 1801 Tyrone 2 seats Party Candidate Votes Non Partisan James Stewart Co opted N A N ANon Partisan Viscount Corry Co opted N A N ACorry succeeded as 2nd Earl BelmoreBy Election 1 March 1802 Tyrone Party Candidate Votes Non Partisan John Stewart UnopposedGeneral election 19 July 1802 Tyrone 2 seats Party Candidate Votes Non Partisan James Stewart UnopposedNon Partisan John Stewart UnopposedGeneral election 18 November 1806 Tyrone 2 seats Party Candidate Votes Non Partisan James Stewart UnopposedNon Partisan Thomas Knox UnopposedGeneral election 25 May 1807 Tyrone 2 seats Party Candidate Votes Non Partisan James Stewart UnopposedNon Partisan Thomas Knox UnopposedElections in the 1810s edit General election 20 October 1812 Tyrone 2 seats Party Candidate Votes Non Partisan Thomas Knox UnopposedNon Partisan John Stewart UnopposedGeneral election 1 July 1818 Tyrone 2 seats Party Candidate Votes Tory John Stewart UnopposedWhig William Stewart UnopposedElections in the 1820s edit General election 22 March 1820 Tyrone 2 seats Party Candidate Votes Tory John Stewart UnopposedWhig William Stewart UnopposedDeath of John StewartBy Election 27 June 1825 Tyrone Party Candidate Votes Tory Henry Lowry Corry UnopposedTory holdGeneral election 20 June 1826 Tyrone 2 seats Party Candidate Votes Whig William Stewart UnopposedTory Henry Lowry Corry UnopposedElections in the 1830s edit General election 9 August 1830 Tyrone 2 seats 7 6 8 Party Candidate Votes Tory Henry Lowry Corry UnopposedTory Hugh Stewart UnopposedRegistered electors 773Tory holdTory gain from WhigGeneral election 14 May 1831 Tyrone 2 seats 7 6 8 Party Candidate Votes Tory Henry Lowry Corry UnopposedTory Hugh Stewart UnopposedRegistered electors 773Tory holdTory holdGeneral election 17 December 1832 Tyrone 2 seats 7 6 Party Candidate Votes Tory Hugh Stewart UnopposedTory Henry Lowry Corry UnopposedRegistered electors 1 151Tory holdTory holdGeneral election 20 January 1835 Tyrone 2 seats 7 6 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Claud Hamilton 1 057 47 8Conservative Henry Lowry Corry 627 28 4Conservative James Alexander 510 23 1Conservative Charles Eccles 17 0 8Majority 117 5 3Turnout c 1 106 c 88 5Registered electors 1 250Conservative holdConservative holdGeneral election 7 August 1837 Tyrone 2 seats 7 6 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Henry Lowry Corry UnopposedConservative James Alexander UnopposedRegistered electors 2 602Conservative holdConservative holdAlexander succeeded as 3rd Earl of CaledonBy Election 6 May 1839 Tyrone 7 6 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Claud Hamilton 218 72 7Conservative John Humphreys 9 81 27 0Conservative James Alexander Boyle 1 0 3Majority 137 45 7Turnout 300 c 11 5Registered electors c 2 602Conservative holdElections in the 1840s edit General election 9 July 1841 Tyrone 2 seats 7 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Henry Lowry Corry UnopposedConservative Claud Hamilton UnopposedRegistered electors 2 493Conservative holdConservative holdAppointment of Lowry Corry as Lord Commissioner of the AdmiraltyBy election 23 September 1841 Tyrone 7 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Henry Lowry Corry UnopposedConservative holdGeneral election 10 August 1847 Tyrone 2 seats 7 Party Candidate Votes Peelite Henry Lowry Corry UnopposedPeelite Claud Hamilton UnopposedRegistered electors 5 026Peelite gain from ConservativePeelite gain from ConservativeElections in the 1850s edit Appointment of Hamilton as Treasurer of the HouseholdBy election 12 March 1852 Tyrone 7 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Claud Hamilton UnopposedConservative gain from PeeliteGeneral election 29 July 1852 Tyrone 2 seats 7 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Henry Lowry Corry 3 271 43 8 N AConservative Claud Hamilton 3 221 43 1 N AWhig Hugh Brabazon Higgins 10 982 13 1 NewMajority 2 239 30 0 N ATurnout 4 228 est 74 3 est N ARegistered electors 5 692Conservative gain from Peelite Swing N AConservative gain from Peelite Swing N AGeneral election 4 April 1857 Tyrone 2 seats 7 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Henry Lowry Corry UnopposedConservative Claud Hamilton UnopposedRegistered electors 7 393Conservative holdConservative holdAppointment of Hamilton as Treasurer of the HouseholdBy election 11 March 1858 Tyrone 7 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Claud Hamilton UnopposedConservative holdGeneral election 10 May 1859 Tyrone 2 seats 7 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Henry Lowry Corry UnopposedConservative Claud Hamilton UnopposedRegistered electors 7 592Conservative holdConservative holdElections in the 1860s edit General election 18 July 1865 Tyrone 2 seats 7 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Henry Lowry Corry UnopposedConservative Claud Hamilton UnopposedRegistered electors 8 421Conservative holdConservative holdAppointment of Lowry Corry as Vice President of the Committee of the Council for EducationBy Election 18 July 1866 Tyrone 7 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Henry Lowry Corry UnopposedRegistered electors 8 421Conservative holdAppointment of Hamilton as Vice Chamberlain of the HouseholdBy Election 20 July 1866 Tyrone 7 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Claud Hamilton UnopposedRegistered electors 8 421Conservative holdAppointment of Lowry Corry as First Lord of the AdmiraltyBy Election 21 March 1867 Tyrone 7 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Henry Lowry Corry UnopposedConservative holdGeneral election 24 November 1868 Tyrone 2 seats 7 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Henry Lowry Corry UnopposedConservative Claud Hamilton UnopposedRegistered electors 8 878Conservative holdConservative holdElections in the 1870s edit Death of Lowry CorryBy election 16 April 1873 Tyrone 7 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Henry Lowry Corry 3 139 50 3 N AConservative John Ellison Macartney 3 103 49 7 N AMajority 36 0 6 N ATurnout 6 242 72 2 N ARegistered electors 8 643Conservative hold Swing N AGeneral election 11 February 1874 Tyrone 2 seats Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Ellison Macartney 4 710 44 3 N AConservative Henry Lowry Corry 3 171 29 8 N AConservative Claud Hamilton 2 752 25 9 N AMajority 419 3 9 N ATurnout 5 317 est 59 9 est N ARegistered electors 8 883Conservative hold Swing N AConservative hold Swing N AElections in the 1880s edit General election 8 April 1880 Tyrone 2 seats 7 Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Ellison Macartney 3 829 35 4 8 9Liberal Edward Falconer Litton 3 511 32 5 NewConservative Claud Hamilton 3 470 32 1 6 2Turnout 7 161 est 81 7 est 21 8Registered electors 8 762Majority 318 2 9 1 0Conservative hold Swing N AMajority 41 0 4 N ALiberal gain from Conservative Swing N ALitton appointed Land CommissionerBy election 7 September 1881 Tyrone 7 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Thomas Alexander Dickson 3 168 44 3 11 8Conservative William Knox 3 084 43 1 24 4Home Rule Harold Rylett 907 12 7 NewMajority 84 1 2 0 8Turnout 7 159 82 5 0 8Registered electors 8 674Liberal hold Swing 18 1References edit 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 f g h i j k Stooks Smith Henry 1842 The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections Containing the Uncontested Elections Since 1830 London Simpkin Marshall amp 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 q r s t u v Walker B M ed 1978 Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland 1801 1922 Dublin Royal Irish Academy ISBN 0901714127 a b Farrell Stephen Co Tyrone The History of Parliament Retrieved 24 May 2020 Page 2 Derry Journal 7 May 1839 Retrieved 24 May 2020 via British Newspaper Archive To the Electors of Tyrone Tyrone Constitution 16 July 1852 p 2 Retrieved 14 October 2018 via British Newspaper Archive Sources editThe 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 Walker Brian M ed 1978 Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland 1801 1922 Royal Irish Academy Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with T part 2 See also edit List of UK Parliamentary constituencies in Ireland and Northern Ireland Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tyrone UK Parliament constituency amp oldid 1152456826, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
