West Tyrone is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.
The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election for the Northern Ireland Forum in 1996. Since 1998, it has elected members to the current Assembly.
For Assembly elections prior to 1996, the constituency was largely part of the Mid Ulster constituency with a smaller section coming from Fermanagh and South Tyrone constituency. Since 1997, it has shared boundaries with the West Tyrone UK Parliament constituency.
For further details of the history and boundaries of the constituency, see West Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency).
Members
Election MLA (party) MLA (party) MLA (party) MLA (party) MLA (party) MLA (party) 1996Barry McElduff(Sinn Féin) 5 seats1996–1998 Paddy McGowan(SDLP)Joe Byrne(SDLP)Oliver Gibson(DUP)Derek Hussey(UUP) 1998Pat Doherty(Sinn Féin)Eugene McMenamin(SDLP) 2003Kieran Deeny(Independent)Thomas Buchanan(DUP) 2007 Claire McGill(Sinn Féin) Allan Bresland(DUP) 2011Michaela Boyle(Sinn Féin)Joe Byrne(SDLP)Ross Hussey(UUP) July 2012 co-optionDeclan McAleer(Sinn Féin) December 2015 co-optionDaniel McCrossan (SDLP) 2016 2017 5 seats2017–present June 2017 co-optionCatherine Kelly (Sinn Féin) May 2019 co-optionMaolíosa McHugh (Sinn Féin) November 2020 co-optionNicola Brogan (Sinn Féin) 2022 September 2026 co-option Paul Boggs(Sinn Féin) Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.
Elections
Northern Ireland Assembly
2022
2017
2016
2011
2007
2003
1998
1996 forum Successful candidates are shown in bold.1996 Candidates – West Tyrone , Northern Ireland Elections
Party Candidates Votes Percentage Joe ByrnePaddy McGowanIgnatius MurtaghSeamus Shields11,62228.4 Barry McElduffPatrick McMahonFrancis MackeyPatrick WattersPadraigin Ui Mhurdchadha11,51628.1 Derek HusseyWilliam OldcroftEdward TurnerDesmond AndersonJames Emery7,32717.9 Oliver GibsonThomas Kerrigan6,72716.4 Ann GormleyElizabeth McCaffreyJohn Devine1,0812.6 John McLaughlinMichael DuffyAnton McCabeManus Maguire7921.9 Thomas LowryStephen Taylor3971.0 Dennis WickershamJohn McNeil2920.7 Eileen WardGeorge McDermott2380.6 Helena SchlindweinMaria McGillowayFrances Donaghy1850.5 Hugh MullanJohn Doherty1690.4 Ben RyanCarolyn BellDonald Spencer1580.4 P. J. McCleanTeresa McVeighMary Veronica McElroyMartin McCay1300.3 Lindsay CummingJulian Robertson1190.3 Sandra JonesStanley HayesRichard Button 1070.3 John McCallenDenis Nelson450.1 ChambersMandy BeattieHeather Ewart300.1
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