Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1922–1950
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Fermanagh and Tyrone was a Parliamentary Constituency in Northern Ireland which was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) using the bloc vote system.
Boundaries
The constituency was formed from the constituencies of Fermanagh North , Fermanagh South , Tyrone North-East , Tyrone North-West and Tyrone South . It covered County Fermanagh and County Tyrone in Northern Ireland , within which it was the only constituency to regularly elect Nationalist MPs. It was abolished in 1950. Much of the constituency then became Fermanagh and South Tyrone , the remainder part of Mid Ulster .
Members of Parliament
Nationalist MPs were elected in every general election and by-election held in the constituency, except for the 1924 general election , when no Nationalist stood and two Ulster Unionists defeated two Sinn Féin candidates.
Elections
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