Tyrone — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Tyrone elected 2 MPs at the 1880 general election: John William Ellison-Macartney (Conservative) and Edward Falconer Litton (Liberal). This page covers every general election in Tyrone from 1832 to 1880.

This constituency elected more than one MP at once in some years. Before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (and in a shrinking number of boroughs through 1948), most UK constituencies elected two or more MPs together by "multi-member plurality" (block vote): each elector could cast one vote per available seat, and the top vote-getters overall were all elected. In those elections below, "Elected" lists every MP returned, "Votes" is the count that secured the last seat, and "Majority" is the gap between that seat and the first candidate who missed out.

Full Election History, 1832–1880

Election	Elected	Votes	Vote Share	Runner-up	Majority	Turnout
1832	Henry Thomas Lowry-Corry (Conservative); Hugh Stewart (Conservative)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1835	Claud Hamilton (Conservative); Henry Thomas Lowry-Corry (Conservative)	627	47.8% (top seat)	James Du Pre Alexander (Conservative)	117 (5.3 pts)	88.4%
1837	Henry Thomas Lowry-Corry (Conservative); James Du Pre Alexander (Conservative)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1841	Henry Thomas Lowry-Corry (Conservative); Claud Hamilton (Conservative)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1847	Henry Thomas Lowry-Corry (Peelite); Claud Hamilton (Peelite)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1852	Henry Thomas Lowry-Corry (Conservative); Claud Hamilton (Conservative)	3,221	62.5% (top seat)	Hugh Brabazon Higgins (Liberal)	2,239 (42.8 pts)	46.0%
1857	Henry Thomas Lowry-Corry (Conservative); Claud Hamilton (Conservative)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1859	Henry Thomas Lowry-Corry (Conservative); Claud Hamilton (Conservative)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1865	Henry Thomas Lowry-Corry (Conservative); Claud Hamilton (Conservative)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1868	Henry Thomas Lowry-Corry (Conservative); Claud Hamilton (Conservative)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1874	John William Ellison-Macartney (Conservative); Henry William Lowry-Corry (Conservative)	3,171	44.3% (top seat)	Claud Hamilton (Conservative)	419 (3.9 pts)	59.9%
1880	John William Ellison-Macartney (Conservative); Edward Falconer Litton (Liberal)	3,511	35.4% (top seat)	Claud Hamilton (Conservative)	41 (0.4 pts)	61.7%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1832 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Henry Thomas Lowry-Corry	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes
Hugh Stewart	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes

1835 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Claud Hamilton	Conservative	1,057	47.8%	Yes
Henry Thomas Lowry-Corry	Conservative	627	28.4%	Yes
James Du Pre Alexander	Conservative	510	23.1%	No
Charles Eccles	Conservative	17	0.8%	No

1837 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Henry Thomas Lowry-Corry	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes
James Du Pre Alexander	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes

1841 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Henry Thomas Lowry-Corry	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes
Claud Hamilton	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes

1847 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Henry Thomas Lowry-Corry	Peelite	Unopposed		Yes
Claud Hamilton	Peelite	Unopposed		Yes

1852 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Henry Thomas Lowry-Corry	Conservative	3,271	62.5%	Yes
Claud Hamilton	Conservative	3,221	61.5%	Yes
Hugh Brabazon Higgins	Liberal	982	18.8%	No

1857 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Henry Thomas Lowry-Corry	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes
Claud Hamilton	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes

1859 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Henry Thomas Lowry-Corry	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes
Claud Hamilton	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes

1865 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Henry Thomas Lowry-Corry	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes
Claud Hamilton	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes

1868 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Henry Thomas Lowry-Corry	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes
Claud Hamilton	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes

1874 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
John William Ellison-Macartney	Conservative	4,710	44.3%	Yes
Henry William Lowry-Corry	Conservative	3,171	29.8%	Yes
Claud Hamilton	Conservative	2,752	25.9%	No

1880 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
John William Ellison-Macartney	Conservative	3,829	35.4%	Yes
Edward Falconer Litton	Liberal	3,511	32.5%	Yes
Claud Hamilton	Conservative	3,470	32.1%	No

Margin Over Time

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

Trend

Tyrone has been contested at 12 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Peelite, Liberal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Tyrone in the 1880 general election?

John William Ellison-Macartney (Conservative), Edward Falconer Litton (Liberal) won Tyrone in 1880.

Which parties have won Tyrone since 1832?

Since 1832, Tyrone has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Peelite.

What was the closest result in Tyrone?

The closest result on record for Tyrone was 1880, when Conservative beat Conservative by just 41 votes (0.4 percentage points).

Did Tyrone ever elect more than one MP at a time?

Yes -- like most UK constituencies before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, Tyrone elected multiple MPs at once in some elections on this page (a system called multi-member plurality, or 'block vote'), each voter casting one vote per available seat.