West Tyrone (Assembly constituency)
Constituency of the Northern Ireland Assembly
54°30′07″N 7°31′55″W / 54.502°N 7.532°W / 54.502; -7.532
West Tyrone (Irish : Tír Eoghain Thiar , Ulster Scots : Wast Owenslann ) 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
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
2022 Assembly election : West Tyrone – 5 seats[ 1]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Sinn Féin
Nicola Brogan
18.75%
8,626
SDLP
Daniel McCrossan
11.92%
5,483
5,555
5,849
6,330
6,508
8,288
DUP
Thomas Buchanan
14.44%
6,640
6,642
6,739
6,751
7,634
7,798
Sinn Féin
Maoliosa McHugh
14.48%
6,658
7,047
7,189
7,567
7,571
7,731
Sinn Féin
Declan McAleer
13.79%
6,343
6,731
6,888
7,111
7,113
7,592
TUV
Trevor Clarke
9.06%
4,166
4,166
4,199
4,207
4,704
4,885
Alliance
Stephen Donnelly
6.45%
2,967
3,026
3,327
3,476
3,777
UUP
Ian Marshall
4.08%
1,876
1,877
1,911
1,918
Independent
Paul Gallagher
3.66%
1,682
1,688
1,895
Aontú
James Hope
1.43%
657
661
People Before Profit
Carol Gallagher
0.77%
354
358
Green (NI)
Susan Glass
0.55%
252
255
Socialist Party
Amy Ferguson
0.37%
171
173
Independent
Barry Brown
0.26%
119
125
Electorate: 69,702 Valid: 45,994 (65.99%) Spoilt: 635 Quota: 7,666 Turnout: 46,629 (66.90%)
2017
2017 Assembly election : West Tyrone – 5 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
DUP
Thomas Buchanan
20.45%
9,064
Sinn Féin
Michaela Boyle
17.40%
7,714
Sinn Féin
Barry McElduff
17.09%
7,573
SDLP
Daniel McCrossan
14.17%
6,283
6,300
6,333
6,343
7,682
Sinn Féin
Declan McAleer
13.61%
6,034
6,035
6,289
6,421
7,035
UUP
Alicia Clarke
8.24%
3,654
4,689
4,689
4,690
6,275
TUV
Charlie Chittick
1.92%
851
1,429
1,429
1,429
Alliance
Stephen Donnelly
2.82%
1,252
1,260
1,264
1,266
Independent
Sorcha McAnespy
1.95%
864
866
871
875
Green (NI)
Ciaran McClean
0.93%
412
416
417
418
Citizens Independent Social Thought Alliance
Barry Brown
0.84%
373
381
384
385
Independent
Corey French
0.22%
98
99
101
102
Independent
Roisin McMackin
0.19%
85
86
86
86
Independent
Susan-Anne White
0.09%
41
45
45
45
NI Conservatives
Roger Lomas
0.06%
27
32
32
32
Electorate: 64,258 Valid: 44,325 (68.98%) Spoilt: 582 Quota: 7,388 Turnout: 44,907 (69.89%)
2016
2016 Assembly election : West Tyrone – 6 seats[ 3]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
SDLP
Daniel McCrossan
11.05%
4,287
4,297
4,343
4,434
4,482
4,600
4,880
5,552
DUP
Thomas Buchanan
11.98%
4,650
4,652
4,673
4,685
4,699
4,709
4,728
4,766
8,370
UUP
Ross Hussey
11.44%
4,441
4,454
4,486
4,563
4,596
4,663
4,705
4,848
5,124
7,932
Sinn Féin
Barry McElduff
11.77%
4,568
4,568
4,588
4,597
4,671
4,715
4,916
5,250
5,252
5,252
5,263
Sinn Féin
Michaela Boyle
11.49%
4,460
4,460
4,495
4,505
4,574
4,599
4,806
4,953
4,955
4,959
4,993
Sinn Féin
Declan McAleer
9.19%
3,565
3,566
3,575
3,581
3,619
3,644
3,775
4,009
4,009
4,009
4,017
Sinn Féin
Grace McDermott
9.56%
3,711
3,711
3,721
3,727
3,750
3,774
3,865
3,974
3,974
3,974
3,996
DUP
Allan Bresland
10.01%
3,884
3,887
3,897
3,902
3,919
3,924
3,941
3,952
Independent
Josephine Deehan
4.58%
1,778
1,779
1,818
1,893
1,944
2,066
2,607
Independent
Sorcha McAnespy
2.13%
828
828
849
871
932
1,003
Independent
Patsy Kelly
1.70%
661
662
703
726
742
763
Green (NI)
Ciaran McClean
1.18%
458
461
513
619
714
CISTA
Barry Brown
1.41%
547
549
582
612
Alliance
Stephen Donnelly
1.27%
494
495
506
Animal Welfare
Laura McAnea
0.58%
224
225
Independent
Corey French
0.32%
124
125
Independent
Susan-Anne White
0.22%
85
86
NI Conservatives
Roger Lomas
0.11%
44
Electorate: 65,694 Valid: 38,809 (59.08%) Spoilt: 516 Quota: 5,545 Turnout: 39,325 (59.86%)
2011
2011 Assembly election : West Tyrone – 6 seats[ 4]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
Sinn Féin
Barry McElduff
15.29%
6,008
Sinn Féin
Pat Doherty
14.32%
5,630
Sinn Féin
Michaela Boyle
12.86%
5,053
5,089.3
5,445.94
7,791.94
SDLP
Joe Byrne
8.53%
3,353
3,372.08
4,555.86
4,918.98
5,320.98
DUP
Thomas Buchanan
12.79%
5,027
5,027.42
5,133.66
5,143.8
5,162.8
UUP
Ross Hussey
10.36%
4,072
4,073.08
4,365.88
4,394.94
4,397.94
DUP
Allan Bresland
10.33%
4,059
4,059.18
4,115.18
4,116.78
4,123.78
Sinn Féin
Declan McAleer
7.65%
3,008
3,372.9
3,576.4
Independent
Paddy McGowan
2.91%
1,145
1,158.92
Independent
Eugene McMenamin
2.79%
1,096
1,099.18
Alliance
Eric Bullick
2.17%
852
854.04
Electorate: 62,970 Valid: 39,303 (62.42%) Spoilt: 1,020 Quota: 5,615 Turnout: 40,323 (64.04%)
2007
2007 Assembly election : West Tyrone – 6 seats[ 5]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Sinn Féin
Barry McElduff
16.82%
6,971
Sinn Féin
Pat Doherty
16.18%
6,709
Sinn Féin
Claire McGill
11.48%
4,757
5,599.85
6,217.39
DUP
Thomas Buchanan
11.16%
4,625
4,625.3
4,625.41
4,690.71
4,697.82
6,207.82
Independent
Kieran Deeny
9.11%
3,776
3,847.7
3,873.66
4,259.05
4,831.92
5,559.89
5,615.88
DUP
Allan Bresland
10.24%
4,244
4,244.45
4,244.89
4,286.04
4,308.04
5,543.04
5,543.37
SDLP
Josephine Deehan
6.49%
2,689
2,741.8
2,773.37
3,280.48
4,886.49
5,085.23
5,185.55
UUP
Derek Hussey
8.89%
3,686
3,686.9
3,687.78
3,761.3
3,813.48
SDLP
Eugene McMenamin
5.48%
2,272
2,290.75
2,328.15
2,700.96
SDLP
Seamus Shields
2.55%
1,057
1,098.85
1,105.56
Republican Sinn Féin
Joe O'Neill
1.08%
448
454.75
461.68
UK Unionist
Robert McCartney
0.53%
220
220.9
222.33
Electorate: 58,367 Valid: 41,454 (71.02%) Spoilt: 385 Quota: 5,923 Turnout: 41,839 (71.68%)
2003
2003 Assembly election : West Tyrone – 6 seats[ 6]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Independent
Kieran Deeny
14.76%
6,158
Sinn Féin
Pat Doherty
14.42%
6,019
DUP
Thomas Buchanan
11.36%
4,739
4,743.8
4,977.64
4,977.67
7,222.67
UUP
Derek Hussey
8.95%
3,733
3,742.66
5,477.33
5,477.47
5,902.94
7,138.19
Sinn Féin
Barry McElduff
13.52%
5,642
5,689.25
5,693.4
5,722.84
5,725.91
5,725.91
5,725.91
6,097.91
SDLP
Eugene McMenamin
8.30%
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
10.66%
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
6.34%
2,645
2,718.20
2,774.92
2,777.87
2,790.99
2,802.24
2,991.24
DUP
Derek Reaney
6.10%
2,547
2,549.04
2,774.52
2,774.55
UUP
Bert Wilson
4.63%
1,934
1,940.12
PUP
Roy Reid
0.56%
233
233.57
Alliance
Steven Alexander
0.39%
164
171.47
Electorate: 57,795 Valid: 41,729 (72.20%) Spoilt: 599 Quota: 5,962 Turnout: 42,328 (73.24%)
1998
1998 Assembly election : West Tyrone – 6 seats[ 7]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
DUP
Oliver Gibson
17.44%
8,015
Sinn Féin
Pat Doherty
15.29%
7,027
SDLP
Joe Byrne
14.13%
6,495
6,498.78
6,512.1
6,705.1
UUP
Derek Hussey
10.06%
4,622
5,518.91
5,519.27
5,553.31
5,769.72
5,883.18
5,920.6
8,445.6
SDLP
Eugene McMenamin
7.72%
3,548
3,549.26
3,553.7
3,645
3,744
4,011.24
5,623.17
5,791.17
6,520.17
Sinn Féin
Barry McElduff
10.80%
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
8.00%
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
5.69%
2,615
3,055.16
3,055.16
3,112.58
3,270.1
3,356.81
3,372.02
SDLP
Pat McDonnell
3.86%
1,772
1,773.89
1,777.55
1,837.27
2,009.57
2,461.99
Independent
Paddy McGowan
2.76%
1,269
1,301.34
1,304.82
1,447.09
1,718.23
Alliance
Ann Gormley
2.20%
1,011
1,020.66
1,022.64
1,104.62
Independent
Johnny McLaughlin
1.24%
570
583.44
586.38
Independent
Laurence O'Kane
0.37%
171
172.89
174.09
Workers' Party
Tommy Owens
0.34%
157
161.83
162.19
Natural Law
Robert Johnstone
0.09%
40
50.71
51.01
Electorate: 59,081 Valid: 45,951 (77.78%) Spoilt: 962 Quota: 6,565 Turnout: 46,913 (79.40%)
1996 forum
Successful candidates are shown in bold .[ 8]
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