Fermanagh and South Tyrone
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Fermanagh and South Tyrone is a UK parliamentary constituency in Northern Ireland, noted for its historically close election results and prominent role in Irish republican politics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fermanagh and South Tyrone canonical | 4 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UK parliamentary constituency
ⓘ
Westminster constituency ⓘ |
| administrativeArea |
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council NERFINISHED ⓘ Mid Ulster District Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boundaryReviewBody | Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| created | 1950 ⓘ |
| devolutionRegion | Northern Ireland Assembly equivalent area ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| electorateType | county constituency ⓘ |
| elects | one Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| hasMajorSettlement |
Aughnacloy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brookeborough NERFINISHED ⓘ Clogher NERFINISHED ⓘ Dungannon NERFINISHED ⓘ Enniskillen NERFINISHED ⓘ Fivemiletown NERFINISHED ⓘ Irvinestown NERFINISHED ⓘ Lisnaskea NERFINISHED ⓘ Maguiresbridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Omagh suburbs ⓘ Tempo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMP |
Bobby Sands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ken Maginnis NERFINISHED ⓘ Michelle Gildernew NERFINISHED ⓘ Owen Carron NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Elliott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
frequent recounts in elections
ⓘ
one of the most marginal constituencies in the UK ⓘ |
| knownFor |
prominent role in Irish republican politics
ⓘ
very close election results ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Fermanagh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
County Tyrone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mapEntity | Northern Ireland constituencies ⓘ |
| notableElection |
1981 by-election
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1983 general election ⓘ 2001 general election ⓘ 2010 general election ⓘ 2015 general election ⓘ 2017 general election ⓘ 2019 general election ⓘ |
| parliament | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalTradition |
Irish republican
ⓘ
unionist ⓘ |
| previousConstituency | Fermanagh and Tyrone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | elections to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| votingPattern | high nationalist–unionist polarization ⓘ |
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