Tyrone (UK Parliament Constituency) - Elections

Elections

The single-member elections in this constituency took place using the first past the post electoral system. Multi-member elections used the Plurality-at-large voting system.

There was no election in 1801. The representatives of the county in the former Parliament of Ireland became members of the 1st Parliament of the United Kingdom.

After 1832, when registration of voters was introduced, a turnout figure is given for contested elections. In two-member elections this is calculated by dividing the number of votes by two. To the extent that voters did not use both their votes this will be an underestimate of turnout. If the electorate figure is unknown the last known electorate figure is used to provide an estimate of turnout.

Where a party had more than one candidate in one or both of a pair of successive elections change is calculated for each individual candidate, otherwise change is based on the party vote.

Co-option 1 January 1801: Tyrone (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Non Partisan James Stewart Co-opted N/A N/A
Non Partisan Viscount Corry Co-opted N/A N/A
  • Corry succeeded as 2nd Earl Belmore
By-Election 1 March 1802: Tyrone
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Non Partisan Rt Hon. John Stewart Unopposed N/A N/A
General Election 19 July 1802: Tyrone (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Non Partisan James Stewart Unopposed N/A N/A
Non Partisan Rt Hon. John Stewart Unopposed N/A N/A
General Election 18 November 1806: Tyrone (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Non Partisan James Stewart Unopposed N/A N/A
Non Partisan Hon. Thomas Knox Unopposed N/A N/A
General Election 25 May 1807: Tyrone (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Non Partisan James Stewart Unopposed N/A N/A
Non Partisan Hon. Thomas Knox Unopposed N/A N/A
General Election 20 October 1812: Tyrone (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Non Partisan Thomas Knox Unopposed N/A N/A
Non Partisan Rt Hon. Sir John Stewart, Bt Unopposed N/A N/A
General Election 1 July 1818: Tyrone (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Tory Rt Hon. Sir John Stewart, Bt Unopposed N/A N/A
Whig William Stewart Unopposed N/A N/A
General Election 22 March 1820: Tyrone (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Tory Rt Hon. Sir John Stewart, Bt Unopposed N/A N/A
Whig William Stewart Unopposed N/A N/A
  • Death of Rt Hon. Sir John Stewart, Bt
By-Election 27 June 1825: Tyrone
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Tory Hon. Henry Thomas Lowry Corry Unopposed N/A N/A
Tory hold Swing N/A
General Election 20 June 1826: Tyrone (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig William Stewart Unopposed N/A N/A
Tory Hon. Henry Thomas Lowry Corry Unopposed N/A N/A
General Election 9 August 1830: Tyrone (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Tory Hon. Henry Thomas Lowry Corry Unopposed N/A N/A
Tory Sir Hugh Stewart, Bt Unopposed N/A N/A
General Election 14 May 1831: Tyrone (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Tory Hon. Henry Thomas Lowry Corry Unopposed N/A N/A
Tory Sir Hugh Stewart, Bt Unopposed N/A N/A
General Election 17 December 1832: Tyrone (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sir Hugh Stewart, Bt Unopposed N/A N/A
Conservative Hon. Henry Thomas Lowry Corry Unopposed N/A N/A
General Election 20 January 1835: Tyrone (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lord Claud Hamilton 1,057 47.81 N/A
Conservative Rt Hon. Henry Thomas Lowry Corry 627 28.36 N/A
Conservative Viscount Alexander 510 23.07 N/A
Conservative Charles Eccles 17 0.77 N/A
Turnout 1,250 88.44 N/A
General Election 7 August 1837: Tyrone (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rt Hon. Henry Thomas Lowry Corry Unopposed N/A N/A
Conservative Viscount Alexander Unopposed N/A N/A
  • Alexander succeeded as 3rd Earl of Caledon
By-Election 6 May 1839: Tyrone
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lord Claud Hamilton 223 73.11 N/A
Conservative Major Humphreys 81 26.56 N/A
Independent James Alexander Boyle 1 0.33 N/A
Majority 142 46.56 N/A
Turnout 2,602 (1837) 11.72 N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A
General Election 9 July 1841: Tyrone (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rt Hon. Henry Thomas Lowry Corry Unopposed N/A N/A
Conservative Lord Claud Hamilton Unopposed N/A N/A
  • Appointment of Lowry Corry as Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty
By-Election 23 September 1841: Tyrone
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rt Hon. Henry Thomas Lowry Corry Unopposed N/A N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A
General Election 10 August 1847: Tyrone (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Peelite Rt Hon. Henry Thomas Lowry Corry Unopposed N/A N/A
Peelite Lord Claud Hamilton Unopposed N/A N/A
  • Appointment of Hamilton as Treasurer of the Household
By-Election 12 March 1852: Tyrone
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rt Hon. Lord Claud Hamilton Unopposed N/A N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A
General Election 29 July 1852: Tyrone (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rt Hon. Henry Thomas Lowry Corry 3,271 43.77 N/A
Conservative Rt Hon. Lord Claud Hamilton 3,221 43.10 N/A
Liberal Brabazon Hugh Higgins 982 13.14 N/A
Turnout 5,692 65.65 N/A
General Election 4 April 1857: Tyrone (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rt Hon. Henry Thomas Lowry Corry Unopposed N/A N/A
Conservative Rt Hon. Lord Claud Hamilton Unopposed N/A N/A
  • Appointment of Hamilton as Treasurer of the Household
By-Election 11 March 1858: Tyrone
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rt Hon. Lord Claud Hamilton Unopposed N/A N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A
General Election 10 May 1859: Tyrone (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rt Hon. Henry Thomas Lowry Corry Unopposed N/A N/A
Conservative Rt Hon. Lord Claud Hamilton Unopposed N/A N/A
General Election 18 July 1865: Tyrone (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rt Hon. Henry Thomas Lowry Corry Unopposed N/A N/A
Conservative Rt Hon. Lord Claud Hamilton Unopposed N/A N/A
  • Appointment of Lowry Corry as Vice-President of the Committee of the Council for Education
By-Election 18 July 1866: Tyrone
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rt Hon. Henry Thomas Lowry Corry Unopposed N/A N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A
  • Appointment of Hamilton as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
By-Election 20 July 1866: Tyrone
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rt Hon. Lord Claud Hamilton Unopposed N/A N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A
General Election 24 November 1868: Tyrone (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rt Hon. Henry Thomas Lowry Corry Unopposed N/A N/A
Conservative Rt Hon. Lord Claud Hamilton Unopposed N/A N/A
  • Death of Lowry Corry
By-Election 16 April 1873: Tyrone
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hon. Henry William Lowry Corry 3,139 50.29 N/A
Conservative John William Ellison Macartney 3,103 49.71 N/A
Majority 36 0.58 N/A
Turnout 8,643 72.22 N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A
General Election 11 February 1874: Tyrone (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John William Ellison Macartney 4,710 44.30 -5.31
Conservative Hon. Henry William Lowry Corry 3,171 29.82 -20.47
Conservative Rt Hon. Lord Claud Hamilton 2,752 25.88 +25.88
Turnout 8,883 59.85 -12.37
General Election 8 April 1880: Tyrone (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John William Ellison Macartney 3,829 35.42 -8.88
Liberal Edward Falconer Litton 3,511 32.48 +32.48
Conservative Rt Hon. Lord Claud Hamilton 3,470 32.10 +6.22
Turnout 8,762 61.69 +1.84
  • Litton appointed Land Commissioner
By-Election 7 September 1881: Tyrone
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Alexander Dickson 3,168 44.25 +11.77
Conservative Hon. William Stuart Knox 3,084 43.08 +43.08
Home Rule Rev. Harold Rylett 907 12.67 +12.67
Majority 84 1.17 N/A
Turnout 8,674 82.53 +20.84
Liberal hold Swing N/A

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