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)
November 2020
co-option		 Nicola Brogan
(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
Assembly Elections West Tyrone - First Preference Votes (Percentage), 1998-2022

2022
2022 Assembly election: West Tyrone - 5 seats[1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1
Sinn Féin Nicola Brogan
Independent Barry Brown
DUP Thomas Buchanan
TUV Trevor Clarke
Alliance Stephen Donnelly
Socialist Party Amy Ferguson
People Before Profit Carol Gallagher
Independent Paul Gallagher
Green (NI) Susan Glass
Aontú James Hope
UUP Ian Marshall
Sinn Féin Declan McAleer
SDLP Daniel McCrossan
Sinn Féin Maoliosa McHugh

    2017
    2017 Assembly election: West Tyrone - 5 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    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 6,300.1 6,333.34 6,342.6 7,681.6
    Sinn Féin Declan McAleer 13.61% 6,034 6,034.57 6,289.33 6,421.33 7,034.99
    UUP Alicia Clarke 8.24% 3,654 4,688.93 4,689.49 4,689.73 6,274.54
    TUV Charlie Chittick 1.92% 851 1,428.79 1,428.95 1,428.97  
    Alliance Stephen Donnelly 2.82% 1,252 1,259.98 1,263.74 1,265.6  
    Independent Sorcha McAnespy 1.95% 864 866.47 870.55 874.93  
    Green (NI) Ciaran McClean 0.93% 412 415.99 417.31 418.19  
    CISTA Barry Brown 0.84% 373 380.6 384.28 385.42  
    Independent Corey French 0.22% 98 98.57 101.49 101.56  
    Independent Roisin McMackin 0.19% 85 85.76 86.04 86.48  
    Independent Susan-Anne White 0.09% 41 45.18 45.22 45.28  
    NI Conservatives Roger Lomas 0.06% 27 31.75 32.15 32.19  
    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]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567891011
      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 7,932.08  
      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 5,262.56
      Sinn Féin Michaela Boyle 11.49% 4,460 4,460 4,495 4,505 4,574 4,599 4,806 4,953 4,955 4,958.52 4,992.84
      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 4,016.92
      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]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345
        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]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234567
          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]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            12345678
            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]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              123456789
              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]

                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

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