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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UK parliamentary constituency
Westminster constituency
administrativeArea Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
Mid Ulster District Council
linked to: Mid Ulster District
boundaryReviewBody Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland
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
Brookeborough
Clogher
Dungannon
Enniskillen
Fivemiletown
Irvinestown
Lisnaskea
Maguiresbridge
Omagh suburbs
Tempo
hasMP Bobby Sands
Ken Maginnis
Michelle Gildernew
Owen Carron
Tom Elliott
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
County Tyrone
mapEntity Northern Ireland constituencies
notableElection 1981 by-election
1983 general election
2001 general election
2010 general election
2015 general election
2017 general election
2019 general election
parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
partOf Northern Ireland
politicalTradition Irish republican
unionist
previousConstituency Fermanagh and Tyrone
usedFor elections to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
votingPattern high nationalist–unionist polarization

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Bobby Sands constituencyRepresented Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Arlene Foster constituencyRepresented Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Enniskillen parliamentaryConstituency Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Lisnaskea governedInParliamentaryConstituency Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Robert Gerard Sands constituencyRepresented Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Arlene Foster constituencyRepresented Fermanagh and South Tyrone
subject linked to: Arlene Isabel Kelly
Northern Ireland constituencies includeConstituency Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Upper Bann borderingConstituency Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Aughnacloy hasParliamentaryConstituency Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Aughnacloy hasNorthernIrelandAssemblyConstituency Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Mid Ulster District legislativeConstituency Fermanagh and South Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)
linked to: Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Mid Ulster District legislativeAssemblyConstituency Fermanagh and South Tyrone (Northern Ireland Assembly constituency)
linked to: Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Irvinestown locatedIn Northern Ireland Assembly constituency of Fermanagh and South Tyrone
linked to: Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Newtownbutler parliamentaryConstituency Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Newtownbutler northernIrelandAssemblyConstituency Fermanagh and South Tyrone
West Tyrone previousConstituency Fermanagh and South Tyrone
West Tyrone borderWith Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Lios na Scéithe representedInWestminsterConstituency Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Lios na Scéithe representedInNIAssemblyConstituency Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Moy parliamentaryConstituency Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Moy northernIrelandAssemblyConstituency Fermanagh and South Tyrone