North Fermanagh was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland which returned one
Member of Parliament from 1885 to 1922, using the
first past the post electoral system.
The constituency was a marginal one compared to many other seats in
Northern Ireland. The
Unionist candidate won in 1918, but
Sinn Féin only polled 532 fewer votes.
The First Dáil
Sinn Féin contested the
general election of 1918 on the platform that instead of taking up any seats they won in the
United Kingdom Parliament, they would establish a revolutionary assembly in Dublin. In republican theory every MP elected in Ireland was a potential Deputy to this assembly. In practice only the Sinn Féin members accepted the offer.
The revolutionary
First Dáil assembled on 21 January 1919 and last met on 10 May 1921. The First Dáil, according to a resolution passed on 10 May 1921, was formally dissolved on the assembling of the
Second Dáil. This took place on 16 August 1921.