Mid Tyrone — UK General Election Results

Mid Tyrone was won by Irish Parliamentary Party at the Dec 1910 general election, with a majority of 723 votes over Irish Unionist. This page covers every general election in Mid Tyrone from 1885 to Dec 1910.

Full Election History, 1885–Dec 1910

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Matthew Joseph Kenny (Irish Parliamentary Party) 4,299 61.8% Hugh Hamilton Moore (Irish Unionist) 1,642 (23.6 pts) 86.1%
1886 Matthew Joseph Kenny (Irish Parliamentary Party) 4,145 62.6% Hugh Hamilton Moore (Irish Unionist) 1,670 (25.2 pts) 81.9%
1892 Matthew Joseph Kenny (Irish Parliamentary Party) 3,667 57.4% Edward Charles Thompson (Irish Unionist) 1,069 (16.7 pts) 83.2%
1895 George Murnaghan (Irish Parliamentary Party) 3,759 62.5% Edward Charles Thompson (Liberal Unionist) 1,507 (25.1 pts) 79.8%
1900 George Murnaghan (Irish Parliamentary Party) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 George Murnaghan (Irish Parliamentary Party) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
Jan 1910 Gerald Fitzgibbon Brunskill (Irish Unionist) 2,475 42.8% John Valentine (Irish Parliamentary Party) 405 (7.0 pts) 88.9%
Dec 1910 Richard McGhee (Irish Parliamentary Party) 3,102 56.6% Gerald Fitzgibbon Brunskill (Irish Unionist) 723 (13.2 pts) 84.2%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Matthew Joseph Kenny Irish Parliamentary Party 4,29961.8% Yes
Hugh Hamilton Moore Irish Unionist 2,65738.2% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Matthew Joseph Kenny Irish Parliamentary Party 4,14562.6% Yes
Hugh Hamilton Moore Irish Unionist 2,47537.4% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Matthew Joseph Kenny Irish Parliamentary Party 3,66757.4% Yes
Edward Charles Thompson Irish Unionist 2,59840.7% No
George Noble Plunkett Irish Parliamentary Party 1231.9% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Murnaghan Irish Parliamentary Party 3,75962.5% Yes
Edward Charles Thompson Liberal Unionist 2,25237.5% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Murnaghan Irish Parliamentary Party Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Murnaghan Irish Parliamentary Party Unopposed Yes

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gerald Fitzgibbon Brunskill Irish Unionist 2,47542.8% Yes
John Valentine Irish Parliamentary Party 2,07035.8% No
George Murnaghan Irish Nationalist 1,24421.5% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard McGhee Irish Parliamentary Party 3,10256.6% Yes
Gerald Fitzgibbon Brunskill Irish Unionist 2,37943.4% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1885: Irish Parliamentary Party margin 23.6 pts 1886: Irish Parliamentary Party margin 25.2 pts 1892: Irish Parliamentary Party margin 16.7 pts 1895: Irish Parliamentary Party margin 25.1 pts Jan 1910: Irish Unionist margin 7.0 pts Dec 1910: Irish Parliamentary Party margin 13.2 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 Jan 1910 Dec 1910

Trend

Mid Tyrone has been contested at 8 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Irish Parliamentary Party, Irish Unionist.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Mid Tyrone in the Dec 1910 general election?

Irish Parliamentary Party won Mid Tyrone in Dec 1910 with 3,102 votes (56.6%), a majority of 723 votes over Irish Unionist in second place.

Which parties have won Mid Tyrone since 1885?

Since 1885, Mid Tyrone has been won by: Irish Parliamentary Party, Irish Unionist.

What was the closest result in Mid Tyrone?

The closest result on record for Mid Tyrone was Jan 1910, when Irish Unionist beat Irish Parliamentary Party by just 405 votes (7.0 percentage points).

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