West Tyrone (Assembly constituency)

West Tyrone (Irish: Tír Eoghain Thiar, Ulster Scots: Wast Owenslann) is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.

West Tyrone
Northern Ireland Assembly
Parliamentary Constituency
West Tyrone shown within Northern Ireland
Current constituency
Created1996
Seats6 (1996–2016)
5 (2017–)
MLAs
DistrictsDerry and Strabane District Council

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)
1996 Barry McElduff
(Sinn Féin)		 5 seats
1996-1998		 Paddy McGowan
(SDLP)		 Joe Byrne
(SDLP)		 Derek Hussey
(UUP)		 Oliver Gibson
(DUP)
1998 Pat Doherty
(Sinn Féin)		 Eugene McMenamin
(SDLP)
2003 Kieran Deeny
(Independent)		 Thomas Buchanan
(DUP)
2007 Claire McGill
(Sinn Féin)		 Allan Bresland
(DUP)
2011 Michaela Boyle
(Sinn Féin)		 Joe Byrne
(SDLP)		 Ross Hussey
(UUP)
July 2012
co-option		 Declan McAleer
(Sinn Féin)
December 2015
co-option		 Daniel McCrossan
(SDLP)
2016
2017 5 seats
2017–present
June 2017
co-option		 Catherine Kelly
(Sinn Féin)
May 2019
co-option		 Maolíosa McHugh
(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

2017
2017 Assembly election: West Tyrone - 5 seats[1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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DUP Thomas Buchanan 20.4 9,064
Sinn Féin Michaela Boyle 17.4 7,714
Sinn Féin Barry McElduff 17.1 7,573
SDLP Daniel McCrossan 14.2 6,283 6,300.10 6,333.34 6,342.60 7,681.60
Sinn Féin Declan McAleer 13.6 6,034 6,034.57 6,289.33 6,421.33 7,034.99
UUP Alicia Clarke 8.2 3,654 4,688.93 4,689.49 4,689.73 6,274.54
TUV Charlie Chittick 1.9 851 1,428.79 1,428.95 1,428.97
Alliance Stephen Donnelly 2.8 1,252 1,259.98 1,263.74 1,265.60
Independent Sorcha McAnespy 1.9 864 866.47 870.55 874.93
Green (NI) Ciaran McClean 0.9 412 415.99 417.31 418.19
CISTA Barry Brown 0.8 373 380.60 384.28 385.42
Independent Corey French 0.2 98 98.57 101.49 101.56
Independent Roisin McMackin 0.2 85 85.76 86.04 86.48
Independent Susan-Anne White 0.1 41 45.18 45.22 45.28
NI Conservatives Roger Lomas 0.1 27 31.75 32.15 32.19
Electorate: 64,258   Valid: 44,325   Spoilt: 582 (1.30%)   Quota: 7,388   Turnout: 69.89% (44,907)

    2016
    2016 Assembly election: West Tyrone - 6 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567891011
    SDLP Daniel McCrossan 11.0 4,287 4,297 4,343 4,434 4,482 4,600 4,880 5,552
    DUP Thomas Buchanan 12.0 4,650 4,652 4,673 4,685 4,699 4,709 4,728 4,766 8,370
    UUP Ross Hussey 11.4 4,441 4,454 4,486 4,563 4,596 4,663 4,705 4,848 5,124 5,932.08
    Sinn Féin Barry McElduff 11.8 4,568 4,568 4,588 4,597 4,671 4,715 4,916 5,250 5,252 5,252 5,262.56
    Sinn Féin Michaela Boyle 11.5 4,460 4,460 4,495 4,505 4,574 4,599 4,806 4,953 4,955 4,958.52 4,992.84
    Sinn Féin Declan McAleer 9.2 3,565 3,566 3,575 3,581 3,619 3,644 3,775 4,009 4,009 4,009 4,016.92
    Sinn Féin Grace McDermott 9.6 3,711 3,711 3,721 3,727 3,750 3,774 3,865 3,974 3,974 3,974 3,992
    DUP Allan Bresland 10.0 3,884 3,887 3,897 3,902 3,919 3,924 3,941 3,952
    Independent Josephine Deehan 4.6 1,778 1,779 1,818 1,893 1,944 2,066 2,607
    Independent Sorcha McAnespy 2.1 828 828 849 871 932 1,003
    Independent Patsy Kelly 1.7 661 662 703 726 742 763
    Green (NI) Ciaran McClean 1.2 458 461 513 619 714
    CISTA Barry Brown 1.4 547 549 582 612
    Alliance Stephen Donnelly 1.3 494 495 506
    Animal Welfare Laura McAnea 0.6 224 225
    Independent Corey French 0.3 124 125
    Independent Susan-Anne White 0.2 85 86
    NI Conservatives Roger Lomas 0.1 44
    Electorate: 65,694   Valid: 38,809   Spoilt: 516 (1.31%)   Quota: 5,545   Turnout: 59.86%

      2011
      2011 Assembly election: West Tyrone - 6 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      Sinn Féin Barry McElduff 15.3 6,008
      Sinn Féin Pat Doherty 14.3 5,630
      Sinn Féin Michaela Boyle 12.8 5,053 5,089.30 5,445.94 7,791.94
      SDLP Joe Byrne 8.5 3,353 3,372.08 4,555.86 4,918.98 5,320.98
      DUP Thomas Buchanan 12.8 5,027 5,027.42 5,133.66 5,143.80 5,162.80
      UUP Ross Hussey 10.4 4,072 4,073.08 4,365.88 4,394.94 4,397.94
      DUP Allan Bresland 10.3 4,059 4,059.18 4,115.18 4,116.78 4,123.78
      Sinn Féin Declan McAleer 7.7 3,008 3,372.90 3,576.40
      Independent Paddy McGowan 2.9 1,145 1,158.92
      Independent Eugene McMenamin 2.8 1,096 1,099.18
      Alliance Eric Bullick 2.2 852 854.04
      Electorate: 62,970   Valid: 39,303   Spoilt: 1,020   Quota: 5,615   Turnout: 40,323 (64.0%)

        2007
        2007 Assembly election: West Tyrone - 6 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567
        Sinn Féin Barry McElduff 16.8 6,971
        Sinn Féin Pat Doherty 16.2 6,709
        Sinn Féin Claire McGill 11.5 4,757 5,599.85 6,217.39
        DUP Thomas Buchanan 11.2 4,625 4,625.30 4,625.41 4,690.71 4,697.82 6,207.82
        Independent Kieran Deeny 9.1 3,776 3,847.70 3,873.66 4,259.05 4,831.92 5,559.89 5,615.88
        DUP Allan Bresland 10.2 4,244 4,244.45 4,244.89 4,286.04 4,308.04 5,543.04 5,543.37
        SDLP Josephine Deehan 6.5 2,689 2,741.80 2,773.37 3,280.48 4,886.49 5,085.23 5,185.55
        UUP Derek Hussey 8.9 3,686 3,686.90 3,687.78 3,761.30 3,813.48
        SDLP Eugene McMenamin 5.5 2,272 2,290.75 2,328.15 2,700.96
        SDLP Seamus Shields 2.5 1,057 1,098.85 1,105.56
        Republican Sinn Féin Joe O'Neill 1.1 448 454.75 461.68
        UK Unionist Robert McCartney 0.5 220 220.90 222.33
        Electorate: 58,367   Valid: 41,454   Spoilt: 385   Quota: 5,923   Turnout: 41,839 (71.7%)

          2003
          2003 Assembly election: West Tyrone - 6 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345678
          Independent Kieran Deeny 14.8 6,158
          Sinn Féin Pat Doherty 14.4 6,019
          DUP Thomas Buchanan 11.4 4,739 4,743.80 4,977.64 4,977.67 7,222.67
          UUP Derek Hussey 8.9 3,733 3,742.66 5,477.33 5,477.47 5,902.94 7,138.19
          Sinn Féin Barry McElduff 13.5 5,642 5,689.25 5,693.40 5,722.84 5,725.91 5,725.91 5,725.91 6,097.91
          SDLP Eugene McMenamin 8.3 3,465 3,479.07 3,517.15 3,518.15 3,533.24 3,545.24 3,692.99 5,975.68
          Sinn Féin Brian McMahon 10.7 4,450 4,456.99 4,464.05 4,483.95 4,484.98 4,484.98 4,484.98 4,558.69
          SDLP Joe Byrne 6.3 2,645 2,718.20 2,774.92 2,777.87 2,790.99 2,802.24 2,991.24
          DUP Derek Reaney 6.1 2,547 2,549.04 2,774.52 2,774.55
          UUP Bert Wilson 4.6 1,934 1940.12
          PUP Roy Reid 0.6 233 233.57
          Alliance Steven Alexander 0.4 164 171.47
          Electorate: 57,795   Valid: 41,454   Spoilt: 599   Quota: 5,962   Turnout: 42,328 (73.2%)

            1998
            1998 Assembly election: West Tyrone - 6 seats
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            123456789
            DUP Oliver Gibson 17.4 8,015
            Sinn Féin Pat Doherty 15.3 7,027
            SDLP Joe Byrne 14.1 6,495 6,498.78 6,512.10 6,705.10
            UUP Derek Hussey 10.1 4,622 5,518.91 5,519.27 5,553.31 5,769.72 5,883.18 5,920.60 8,445.60
            SDLP Eugene McMenamin 7.7 3,548 3,549.26 3,553.70 3,645 3,744 4,011.24 5,623.17 5,791.17 6,520.17
            Sinn Féin Barry McElduff 10.8 4,963 4,963.84 5,276.44 5,386.33 5,415.75 5,664.77 5,989.21 5,993.26 5,997.26
            Sinn Féin Seamus Devine 8.0 3,676 3,676 3,747.64 3,806.48 3,836.66 3,937.62 4,072.94 4,078.05 4,088.05
            UUP Alastair Patterson 5.7 2,615 3,055.16 3,055.16 3,112.58 3,270.10 3,356.81 3,372.02
            SDLP Pat McDonnell 3.9 1,772 1,773.89 1,777.55 1,837.27 2,009.57 2,461.99
            Independent Paddy McGowan 2.8 1,269 1,301.34 1,304.82 1,447.09 1,718.23
            Alliance Ann Gormley 2.2 1,011 1,020.66 1,022.64 1,104.62
            Independent Johnny McLaughlin 1.2 570 583.44 586.38
            Independent Johnny McLaughlin 0.4 171 172.89 174.09
            Workers' Party Tommy Owens 0.3 157 161.83 162.19
            Natural Law Robert Johnstone 0.1 40 50.71 51.01
            Electorate: 59,081   Valid: 46,913   Spoilt: 962 (2.01%)   Quota: 6,565   Turnout: 46,913 (79.4%)

              1996 Forum

              Successful candidates are shown in bold.[2]

              Party Candidates Votes Percentage
              SDLP Joe Byrne
              Paddy McGowan
              Ignatius Murtagh
              Seamus Shields              		 11,622 28.4
              Sinn Féin Barry McElduff
              Patrick McMahon
              Francis Mackey
              Patrick Watters
              Padraigin Ui Mhurdchadha              		 11,516 28.1
              UUP Derek Hussey
              William Oldcroft
              Edward Turner
              Desmond Anderson
              James Emery              		 7,327 17.9
              DUP Oliver Gibson
              Thomas Kerrigan              		 6,727 16.4
              Alliance Ann Gormley
              Elizabeth McCaffrey
              John Devine              		 1,081 2.6
              Labour coalition John McLaughlin
              Michael Duffy
              Anton McCabe
              Manus Maguire              		 792 1.9
              Ulster Democratic Thomas Lowry
              Stephen Taylor              		 397 1.0
              UK Unionist Dennis Wickersham
              John McNeil              		 292 0.7
              PUP Eileen Ward
              George McDermott              		 238 0.6
              NI Women's Coalition Helena Schlindwein
              Maria McGilloway
              Frances Donaghy              		 185 0.5
              Workers' Party Hugh Mullan
              John Doherty              		 169 0.4
              Green (NI) Ben Ryan
              Carolyn Bell
              Donald Spencer              		 158 0.4
              Democratic Left P. J. McClean
              Teresa McVeigh
              Mary Veronica McElroy
              Martin McCay              		 130 0.3
              NI Conservatives Lindsay Cumming
              Julian Robertson              		 119 0.3
              Ulster Independence Sandra Jones
              Stanley Hayes
              Richard Button              		 107 0.3
              Natural Law John McCallen
              Denis Nelson              		 45 0.1
              Independent Chambers Mandy Beattie
              Heather Ewart              		 30 0.1

              References
              1. "Statement of Persons Nominated". EONI. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
              2. 1996 Candidates – West Tyrone, Northern Ireland Elections
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