West Tyrone (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 54°31′19″N 7°30′00″W / 54.522°N 7.500°W / 54.522; -7.500
| West Tyrone County constituency |
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| West Tyrone shown within Northern Ireland | |
| Created: | 1997 |
| MP: | Pat Doherty |
| Party: | Sinn Féin |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Districts: | Omagh, Strabane |
| EP constituency: | Northern Ireland |
West Tyrone is a county constituency in Northern Ireland, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post voting system.
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