Fermanagh and South Tyrone (Assembly constituency)

Fermanagh and South Tyrone (Irish: Fear Manach agus Tír Eoghain Theas, Ulster Scots: Fermanay an Sooth Owenslann) is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Northern Ireland Assembly
Parliamentary Constituency
Fermanagh and South Tyrone shown within Northern Ireland
Current constituency
Created1973
Seats5 (2017–)
6 (1996–2016)
MLAs
  •   Rosemary Barton (UUP)
  •   Jemma Dolan (SF)
  •   Deborah Erskine (DUP)
  •   Colm Gildernew (SF)
  •   Aine Murphy (SF)
DistrictsFermanagh and Omagh District Council Mid Ulster District Council

It was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election in 1973, which elected the then Northern Ireland Assembly. It usually shares boundaries with the Fermanagh and South Tyrone UK Parliament constituency. However, the boundaries of the two constituencies were slightly different from 1983 to 1986 (because the Assembly boundaries had not caught up with Parliamentary boundary changes) and from 1996 to 1997, when members of the Northern Ireland Forum had been elected from the newly drawn Parliamentary constituencies but the 51st Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected in 1992 under the 1983-95 constituency boundaries, was still in session.

Members were then elected from the constituency to the 1975 Constitutional Convention, the 1982 Assembly, the 1996 Forum and then to the current Assembly from 1998.

For further details of the history and boundaries of the constituency, see Fermanagh and South Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency).

Members

Election MLA
(Party)
MLA
(Party)
MLA
(Party)
MLA
(Party)
MLA
(Party)
MLA
(Party)
1973 5 seats
1996-1998
Thomas Daly
(SDLP)
Austin Currie
(SDLP)
John Taylor
(UUP)
Harry West
(UUP)
Ernest Baird
(Vanguard)
1975 John McKay
(UUP)
1982 Owen Carron
(Sinn Féin)
Raymond Ferguson
(UUP)
Ken Maginnis
(UUP)
Ivan Foster
(DUP)
1996 Gerry McHugh
(Sinn Féin)
Tommy Gallagher
(SDLP)
Sam Foster
(UUP)
Maurice Morrow
(DUP)
1998 Michelle Gildernew
(Sinn Féin)
Joan Carson
(UUP)
2003 Tom O'Reilly
(Sinn Féin)
Tom Elliott
(UUP)
Arlene Foster
(UUP/
DUP)
2007 Gerry McHugh
(Sinn Féin)
2011 Seán Lynch
(Sinn Féin)
Phil Flanagan
(Sinn Féin)
July 2012
co-option
Bronwyn McGahan
(Sinn Féin)
June 2015
co-option
Neil Somerville
(UUP)
January 2016
co-option
Alastair Patterson
(UUP)
2016 Michelle Gildernew
(Sinn Féin)
Richie McPhillips
(SDLP)
Rosemary Barton
(UUP)
2017 Jemma Dolan
(Sinn Féin)
5 seats
2017–present
June 2017
co-option
Colm Gildernew
(Sinn Féin)
October 2021
co-option
Deborah Erskine
(DUP)

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

2017

2017 Assembly election: Fermanagh and South Tyrone - 5 seats[1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234
DUP Arlene Foster 16.22% 8,479 8,745    
Sinn Féin Michelle Gildernew 15.28% 7,987 8,228 9,385  
Sinn Féin Jemma Dolan 14.86% 7,767 8,023 8,928  
UUP Rosemary Barton 11.60% 6,060 6,863 8,334 8,442
Sinn Féin Seán Lynch 11.97% 6,254 6,338 7,174 7,717
DUP Maurice Morrow 13.59% 7,102 7,332 7,405 7,411
SDLP Richie McPhillips 9.82% 5,134 6,276    
Alliance Noreen Campbell 2.75% 1,437      
TUV Alex Elliott 1.49% 780      
Labour Alternative Donal Ó Cófaigh 1.23% 643      
Green (NI) Tanya Jones 1.05% 550      
NI Conservatives Richard Dunn 0.13% 70      
Electorate: 73,100   Valid: 52,263 (71.50%)   Spoilt: 812   Quota: 8,711   Turnout: 53,075 (72.61%)

    2016

    2016 Assembly election: Fermanagh and South Tyrone - 6 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    DUP Arlene Foster 18.66% 8,801            
    DUP Maurice Morrow 13.99% 6,602 8,072.85          
    Sinn Féin Michelle Gildernew 14.02% 6,614 6,625.73 6,628.37 6,838.37      
    UUP Rosemary Barton 6.40% 3,018 3,302.74 3,973.08 4,750.48 4,759.94 7,659.94  
    Sinn Féin Seán Lynch 10.14% 4,782 4,784.07 4,784.95 4,845.56 6,551.02 6,557.81 6,565.81
    SDLP Richie McPhillips 8.51% 4,014 4,032.63 4,049.35 4,653.84 4,823.53 5,205.63 6,107.23
    Sinn Féin John Feely 8.48% 4,002 4,003.15 4,004.25 4,088.08 5,581.91 5,585.57 5,590.37
    UUP Alastair Patterson 6.38% 3,010 3,140.41 3,563.25 4,205.18 4,207.18    
    Sinn Féin Phil Flanagan 7.31% 3,449 3,452.45 3,452.67 3,510.97      
    TUV Donald Crawford 2.47% 1,164 1,223.11 1,381.95        
    Green (NI) Tanya Jones 1.90% 897 908.73 919.73        
    Alliance Kerri Blyberg 1.14% 539 545.21 552.91        
    NI Labour Damien Harris 0.60% 285 287.07 290.37        
    Electorate: 74,257   Valid: 47,177 (63.53%)   Spoilt: 757   Quota: 6,740   Turnout: 47,934 (64.55%)

      2011

      2011 Assembly Election: Fermanagh and South Tyrone - 6 seats[3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      Sinn Féin Michelle Gildernew 18.98% 9,110          
      UUP Tom Elliott 14.37% 6,896          
      DUP Arlene Foster 14.33% 6,876          
      DUP Maurice Morrow 10.09% 4,844 4,849.46 4,910.98 5,324.24 7,229.24  
      Sinn Féin Seán Lynch 10.72% 5,146 6,247.1 6,278.52 6,469 6,475.04 6,476.04
      Sinn Féin Phil Flanagan 10.59% 5,082 5,781.66 5,799 6,109.2 6,127.72 6,136.72
      SDLP Tommy Gallagher 9.60% 4,606 4,947.64 5,304.08 5,639.22 5,940.74 6,074.74
      UUP Kenny Donaldson 4.93% 2,366 2,368.6 2,525.86 3,200.64    
      TUV Alex Elliott 2.56% 1,231 1,231.78 1,249.78      
      Independent Pat Cox 2.08% 997 1,049 1,104.78      
      Alliance Hannah Su 1.76% 845 871.78        
      Electorate: 70,985   Valid: 47,999 (67.62%)   Spoilt: 942   Quota: 6,858   Turnout: 48,941 (68.95%)

        2007

        2007 Assembly Election: Fermanagh and South Tyrone - 6 seats[4]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678
        DUP Arlene Foster 15.37% 7,138              
        Sinn Féin Michelle Gildernew 15.13% 7,026              
        UUP Tom Elliott 14.22% 6,603 6,680.42            
        SDLP Tommy Gallagher 9.56% 4,440 4,441.54 4,463.64 4,464.28 4,466.32 4,769.34 6,640  
        DUP Maurice Morrow 10.12% 4,700 5,098.23 5,098.58 5,120.18 5,304.03 5,333.26 5,345.57 7,013.57
        Sinn Féin Gerry McHugh 10.99% 5,103 5,103 5,277.1 5,277.1 5,278.25 5,665.8 5,747.25 5,776.64
        Sinn Féin Seán Lynch 10.13% 4,704 4,704.42 4,819.92 4,819.96 4,821.96 5,066.91 5,139.16 5,188.38
        UUP Kenny Donaldson 5.45% 2,531 2,544.09 2,544.44 2,563.52 2,676.46 2,823.64 2,887.01  
        SDLP Vincent Currie 4.40% 2,043 2,043.56 2,065.26 2,065.34 2,069.46 2,260.76    
        Independent Republican Gerry McGeough 1.75% 814 814 824.8 824.8 826.8      
        Alliance Allan Leonard 1.12% 521 521.49 522.79 522.83 535.94      
        RSF Michael McManus 0.93% 431 431.21 432.36 432.4 432.4      
        UK Unionist Robert McCartney 0.84% 388 393.39 393.64 395        
        Electorate: 65,826   Valid: 46,442 (70.55%)   Spoilt: 403   Quota: 6,635   Turnout: 46,845 (71.16%)

          2003

          2003 Assembly Election: Fermanagh and South Tyrone - 6 seats[5]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345678
          UUP Tom Elliott 13.39% 6,181 6,284 7,372          
          SDLP Tommy Gallagher 10.26% 4,735 4,984 5,003 5,034.95 7,359.95      
          Sinn Féin Michelle Gildernew 14.06% 6,489 6,562 6,565 6,565 6,719      
          UUP Arlene Foster 10.70% 4,938 5,004 5,868 6,564.51 6,599.51      
          DUP Maurice Morrow 11.99% 5,536 5,546 5,670 5,684.2 5,689.91 8,669.91    
          Sinn Féin Tom O'Reilly 10.87% 5,019 5,049 5,051 5,051 5,143 5,152 5,240 5,473.64
          Sinn Féin Gerry McHugh 9.52% 4,393 4,432 4,436 4,436 4,594 4,602.71 4,691.71 5,211.5
          DUP Bert Johnston 6.70% 3,094 3,113 3,133 3,139.39 3,162.81      
          SDLP Frank Britton 6.01% 2,772 2,978 2,994 3,011.75        
          UUP Robert Mulligan 4.57% 2,110 2,149            
          NI Women's Coalition Eithne McNulty 1.41% 650              
          Alliance Linda Cleland 0.53% 243              
          Electorate: 64,336   Valid: 46,160 (71.75%)   Spoilt: 713   Quota: 6,595   Turnout: 46,873 (72.86%)

            1998

            1998 Assembly Election: Fermanagh and South Tyrone - 6 seats[6]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            12345678910
            SDLP Tommy Gallagher 15.94% 8,135                  
            UUP Sam Foster 10.95% 5,589 5,686 5,690.2 5,859.9 7,494.9          
            Sinn Féin Gerry McHugh 10.69% 5,459 5,481 5,576 5,886 5,899.3 5,914.5 9,096.5      
            Sinn Féin Michelle Gildernew 9.21% 4,703 4,712 4,755.3 4,893.6 4,894.6 4,896.6 5,168.8 6,894.55 8,501.55  
            DUP Maurice Morrow 7.81% 3,987 3,999 4,001.8 4,011.1 4,097.1 6,522.3 6,525.6 6,527.37 6,595.06 6,627.06
            UUP Joan Carson 8.62% 4,400 4,480 4,482.7 4,619.3 5,253.8 5,495.2 5,497.6 5,498.19 6,141.32 6,582.32
            UK Unionist Jim Dixon 8.35% 4,262 4,268 4,268.5 4,299.8 4,365.9 4,879 4,883.1 4,884.28 4,957.84 5,000.84
            SDLP Olive Mullen 5.63% 2,872 2,962 3,485.4 4,302.7 4,338.1 4,352.4 4,482.3 4,548.38    
            Sinn Féin Pat Treanor 6.96% 3,552 3,559 3,585 3,707.7 3,711.3 3,711.3        
            DUP Bert Johnston 6.06% 3,095 3,102 3,103.3 3,119.9 3,309.2          
            UUP Bertie Kerr 5.06% 2,583 2,633 2,636.7 2,720            
            NI Women's Coalition Marie Crawley 3.39% 1,729 1,982 2,071.3              
            Alliance Stephen Farry 1.20% 614                  
            Natural Law Simeon Gillan 0.12% 63                  
            Electorate: 65,383   Valid: 51,043 (78.07%)   Spoilt: 880   Quota: 7,292   Turnout: 51,923 (79.41%)

              1996 Forum

              Successful candidates are shown in bold.[7]

              Party Candidate(s) Votes Percentage
              UUP Ken Maginnis
              Sam Foster
              Joan Carson
              Bertie Kerr
              15,542 32.3
              Sinn Féin Gerry McHugh
              Michelle Gildernew
              Robin Martin
              Vincent Kelly
              Pat Trainor
              11,666 24.2
              SDLP Tommy Gallagher
              Anthony McGonnell
              Anne McQuillan
              Vincent Currie
              Mary Flanagan
              10,399 21.6
              DUP Maurice Morrow
              Joseph Dodds
              6,589 13.7
              Alliance Stephen Farry
              Julie Greaves
              831 1.7
              UK Unionist Muriel Boston
              Robert Peden
              468 1.0
              Ulster Democratic Raymond Gilliland
              Paul Longman
              464 1.0
              NI Women's Coalition Roisin Keenan
              Audrey Johnston
              Florence Ellis
              461 1.0
              PUP Tracy Gould
              Paul Ferguson
              410 0.9
              Labour coalition Ciaran Molloy
              Patrick Mulholland
              Nigel Cooke
              297 0.6
              Green (NI) Roy Hadden
              Roy Johnston
              Peg Alexander
              208 0.4
              Workers' Party Tommy Owens
              Marian Donnelly
              199 0.4
              Ulster Independence Simon Dilworth
              Stuart Boyd
              189 0.4
              Democratic Left Gerry Cullen
              Doris Wray
              128 0.3
              Independent McMullan Philip McClinchey
              Ann McDermott
              118 0.2
              NI Conservatives William Quin
              Eric Milligan
              113 0.2
              Independent Chambers William Chambers
              May Blayney
              36 0.1
              Natural Law Charles Cunningham
              Simeon Gillen
              Peter Lavery
              23 0.0

              1982

              1982 Assembly election: Fermanagh and South Tyrone - 5 seats[8]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              12345678910
              Sinn Féin Owen Carron 23.70% 14,025                  
              UUP Ken Maginnis 17.10% 10,117                  
              UUP Raymond Ferguson 9.93% 5,877 5,884.5 6,215.8 6,268.1 6,966.1 6,976.1 9,403.1 9,921.1    
              SDLP Austin Currie 11.49% 6,800 7,093.1 7,259.4 7,717.5 7,758.1 8,374.4 8,303.1 8,387.1 12,401.7  
              DUP Ivan Foster 7.31% 4,324 4,327.6 4,341.6 4,349.6 4,955.6 4,956.6 5,141.6 8,069.9 8,113.7 8,145.7
              Sinn Féin Francie Molloy 4.56% 2,700 6,096.3 6,108.5 6,414.4 6,426.7 6,527.8 6,536.4 6,539.7 6,847.8 7,602.8
              SDLP Joseph Maguire 4.92% 2,912 3,059.9 3,167.7 3,460.5 3,467.5 5,179.3 5,196.3 5,201.6    
              DUP Bert Johnston 5.01% 2,965 2,965.9 2,985.9 2,990.2 3,336.2 3,337.2 3,559.2      
              UUP Cecil Noble 4.39% 2,597 2,601.8 2,683.8 2,706.1 2,964.4 2,970.4        
              SDLP Fergus McQuillan 3.87% 2,288 2,399.6 2,447.9 2,633.9 2,633.9          
              UUUP Ernest Baird 3.40% 2,010 2,011.5 2,040.5 2,049.8            
              Workers' Party Tommy Owens 2.36% 1,394 1,480.7 1,724.3              
              Alliance John Haslett 1.98% 1,171 1,177.3                
              Electorate: 73,930   Valid: 59,180 (80.05%)   Spoilt: 2,171   Quota: 9,864   Turnout: 61,351 (82.99%)

                1975

                1975 Constitutional Convention: Fermanagh and South Tyrone - 5 seats[9]
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                123456789
                UUP Harry West 24.36% 12,922                
                SDLP Austin Currie 18.82% 9,984                
                Vanguard Ernie Baird 15.21% 8,067 9,706.28              
                SDLP Thomas Daly 13.47% 7,145 7,147.79 8,063.98 8,063.98 8,103.66 8,708.95 9,322.95    
                UUP John McKay 6.02% 3,194 5,111.66 5,113.2 5,487.12 5,817.15 5,825.75 6,365.48 6,376.26 9,836.48
                SDLP Thomas Murray 7.81% 4,143 4,153.85 4,239.54 4,239.86 4,254.62 4,559.72 4,741.67 5,108.19 5,123.19
                DUP David Calvert 6.39% 3,389 3,636.07 3.636.51 4,052.99 4,212.2 4,213.45 4,485.99 4,496.77  
                Alliance Bill Barbour 2.76% 1,464 1,492.21 1,506.07 1,514.71 2,179.7 2,261.51      
                Republican Clubs Eugene Lyttle 2.83% 1,501 1,503.48 1,547.15 1,548.11 1,594.83        
                Unionist Party NI George Cathcart 2.35% 1,245 1,358.15 1,359.8 1,392.6          
                Electorate: 70,344   Valid: 53,054 (75.42%)   Spoilt: 2,122   Quota: 8,843   Turnout: 55,176 (78.44%)

                  Note: Ernie Baird, David Calvert, John McKay and Harry West were all UUUC-endorsed candidates.

                  1973

                  1973 Assembly election: Fermanagh and South Tyrone - 5 seats[10]
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                  1234567
                  SDLP Austin Currie 19.35% 11,016            
                  Vanguard Ernest Baird 14.85% 8,456 8,517 8,517.56 10,081.56      
                  UUP John Taylor 14.77% 8,410 8,469 8,469.7 8,712.84 9,131.88 9,338.8 9,779.8
                  SDLP Thomas Daly 13.19% 7,511 7,552 8,324.8 8,329.08 8,329.08 8,694.22 9,360.5
                  UUP Harry West 14.40% 8,198 8,252 8,252.84 8,336.84 8,491.4 8,674.02 9,084.44
                  SDLP David McQuillan 7.16% 4,074 4,080 4,558.8 4,558.8 4,559.28 4,792.98 5,175.92
                  Republican Clubs James McQuaid 5.13% 2,923 2,930 3,046.62 3,049.76 3,050.24 3,109.64 3,561.4
                  Independent Jack Hassard 3.53% 2,008 2,068 2,190.36 2,209.36 2,219.92 3,076.86  
                  Alliance Patrick Reimill 3.44% 1,960 2,028 2,050.4 2,067.54 2,070.9    
                  DUP William Mitchell 3.47% 1,974 1,992 1,992.98        
                  Independent David Brien 0.70% 396            
                  Electorate: 68,733   Valid: 56,926 (82.82%)   Spoilt: 1,222   Quota: 9,488   Turnout: 58,148 (84.60%)

                    Note: Austin Currie, John Taylor and Harry West were all members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland when it was prorogued in 1972.

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