Lisnaskea (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

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Lisnaskea Parliament of Northern Ireland County constituency
Lisnaskea shown within Northern Ireland
Created:	1929
Abolished:	1972
Election Method:	First past the post

Lisnaskea was a constituency of the Northern Ireland Parliament.

Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Politics 3 Members of Parliament 4 Election results 5 References

[edit] Boundaries

Lisnaskea was a county constituency comprising the eastern part of County Fermanagh. It was created in 1929 when the House of Commons (Method of Voting and Redistribution of Seats) Act (Northern Ireland) 1929 introduced first past the post elections throughout Northern Ireland. Fermanagh South was created by the division of Fermanagh and Tyrone into eight new constituencies, of which three were in County Fermanagh. The constituency survived unchanged, returning one member of Parliament, until the Northern Ireland Parliament was prorogued in 1972 and formally abolished in 1973.^[1]

[edit] Politics

Lisnaskea had an Ulster Unionist majority, but a substantial Irish Nationalist minority. The seat was consistently won by the Ulster Unionist Party candidate,^[1] and it was only contested on three occasions: in 1949 by a Nationalist Party candidate, in 1968 by Ulster Liberal Party and independent candidates and in 1969 by People's Democracy and independent Unionist candidates.^[2]

[edit] Members of Parliament

Elected	Party		Name[2]
1929		Ulster Unionist	Basil Brooke
1968		Ulster Unionist	John Brooke

[edit] Election results

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At the 1929, 1933, 1938 and 1945 general elections, Basil Brooke was elected unopposed.^[2]

General Election 10 February 1949: Lisnaskea[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	Basil Brooke	5,593	57.3	N/A
	Nationalist (NI)	John Carron	4,173	42.7	N/A
Majority			1,420	14.6	N/A
Turnout				87.1	N/A
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

At the 1953, 1958, 1962 and 1965 general elections, Basil Brooke was elected unopposed.^[2]

Lisnaskea by-election, 1968[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	John Brooke	4,428	50.3	N/A
	Independent	F. G. Patterson	3,270	37.2	N/A
	Liberal	S. Wynne	1,104	12.5	N/A
Majority			1,158	13.1	N/A
Turnout				83.0	N/A
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 24 February 1969: Lisnaskea[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	John Brooke	4,794	52.0	+1.7
	Independent Unionist	J. D. A. Henderson	2,702	29.3	N/A
	People's Democracy	M. Carey	1,726	18.7	N/A
Majority			2,092	22.7	+9.6
Turnout				87.8	+4.8
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

• Parliament prorogued 30 March 1972 and abolished 18 July 1973

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} The Northern Ireland House of Commons, 1921-1972, Northern Ireland Elections
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} Northern Ireland Parliamentary Elections Results: Counties: Fermanagh

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