South Fermanagh (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

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South Fermanagh
Former County constituency for the Parliament of Northern Ireland
South Fermanagh shown within Northern Ireland
Former constituency
Created	1929
Abolished	1973
Election method	First past the post

South Fermanagh was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.

Boundaries

Fermanagh South was a county constituency comprising the southern part of County Fermanagh. It was created in 1929 when the House of Commons (Method of Voting and Redistribution of Seats) Act (Northern Ireland) 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern Ireland. Fermanagh South was created by the division of Fermanagh and Tyrone into eight new constituencies, of which three were in County Fermanagh. The constituency survived unchanged, returning one member of Parliament until the Parliament of Northern Ireland was temporarily suspended in 1972, and then formally abolished in 1973.

Politics

Unlike the other seats in County Fermanagh, South Fermanagh was a strongly nationalist area. The seat was consistently won by the Nationalist Party candidate, who, for most of its existence, was the party leader, Cahir Healy. It was only contested on two occasions: in 1949 by an Ulster Unionist Party candidate, and in 1969 by a People's Democracy candidate.

Members of Parliament

Elected	Party		Name
1929		Nationalist	Cahir Healy
1965		Nationalist	John Carron

Election results

Politics of Northern Ireland
(1921–72)

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At the 1929, 1933, 1938 and 1945 general elections, Cahir Healy was elected unopposed.

General Election 10 February 1949: Fermanagh South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Cahir Healy	6,680	72.0	*N/A*
	UUP	F. G. Patterson	2,596	28.0	New
Majority			9,276	44.0	N/A
Turnout			6,208	86.6	N/A
	Nationalist hold		Swing	N/A

At the 1953, 1958 and 1962 general elections, Cahir Healy was elected unopposed.

At the 1965 Northern Ireland general election, John Carron was elected unopposed.

General Election 24 February 1969: Fermanagh South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	John Carron	4,108	66.2	*N/A*
	People's Democracy	P. J. Cosgrove	2,100	33.8	New
Majority			2,008	32.4	N/A
Turnout			6,208	74.6	N/A
	Nationalist hold		Swing	N/A

Parliament prorogued 30 March 1972 and abolished 18 July 1973

References

^ The Northern Ireland House of Commons, 1921-1972, Northern Ireland Elections
^ Northern Ireland Parliamentary Elections Results: Counties: Fermanagh

v t e Parliament of Northern Ireland constituencies
1921–1929	1929–1973
Antrim	Antrim Borough Bannside Carrick Larkfield (from 1969) Larne Mid Antrim Newtownabbey (from 1969) North Antrim South Antrim
Armagh	Central Armagh Mid Armagh North Armagh South Armagh
Belfast East	Belfast Bloomfield Belfast Dock Belfast Pottinger Belfast Victoria
Belfast North	Belfast Clifton Belfast Duncairn Belfast Oldpark Belfast Shankill
Belfast South	Belfast Ballynafeigh Belfast Cromac Belfast Willowfield Belfast Windsor
Belfast West	Belfast Central Belfast Falls Belfast St Anne's Belfast Woodvale
Down	Ards Bangor (from 1969) East Down Iveagh Lagan Valley (from 1969) Mid Down Mourne North Down South Down West Down
Fermanagh and Tyrone	East Tyrone Enniskillen Lisnaskea Mid Tyrone North Tyrone South Fermanagh South Tyrone West Tyrone
Londonderry	City of Londonderry Foyle Mid Londonderry North Londonderry South Londonderry
Queen's University	Queen's University (to 1969)

Parliamentary constituencies in County Fermanagh

Parliament of Ireland
to 1800

County Fermanagh (???–1800)
Enniskillen (1613–1800)

Westminster 1801–present

Historic	Enniskillen (1801–85) Fermanagh (1801–85) North Fermanagh (1885–1922) South Fermanagh (1885–1922) Fermanagh & Tyrone (1922–50)
Current	Fermanagh & South Tyrone (1950—)

Dáil Éireann
Revolutionary era 1919–22

First Dáil
1919–21

Seats taken	South Fermanagh
Seats not taken	North Fermanagh

Second Dáil
1921–22

One or more seats taken	Fermanagh and Tyrone
No seats taken	(none)

Parliament of Northern Ireland 1921–72

Enniskillen (1929–72)
Fermanagh & Tyrone (1921–29)
Lisnaskea (1929–72)
South Fermanagh (1929–72)

Northern Ireland Assemblies

Assembly 1973–74 Constitutional Convention 1975–76 Assembly 1982–86	Fermanagh & South Tyrone
Northern Ireland Forum 1996–98 Assembly (1998–present)	Fermanagh & South Tyrone

European Parliament
1979–2020

Northern Ireland

Constituencies in Ireland by county
Republic of Ireland	Carlow Cavan Clare Cork Donegal Dublin Galway Kerry Kildare Kilkenny Laois Leitrim Limerick Longford Louth Mayo Meath Monaghan Offaly Roscommon Sligo Tipperary Waterford Westmeath Wexford Wicklow
Northern Ireland	Antrim Armagh Down Fermanagh Londonderry Tyrone

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