Fermanagh and South Tyrone is Northern Ireland’s 8th-largest constituency by population, with 110,403 residents as of the 2024 mid-year estimate. It covers 2,363.8 square kilometres — the largest constituency by area — giving it the lowest population density in Northern Ireland, at 46.7 people per square kilometre.
Who represents you
Turnout in Fermanagh and South Tyrone at the 2022 Assembly election was 69.1%. The constituency currently elects five MLAs:
- Áine Murphy — Sinn Féin
- Colm Gildernew — Sinn Féin (Committee Chair)
- Deborah Erskine — Democratic Unionist Party
- Diana Armstrong — Ulster Unionist Party
- Jemma Dolan — Sinn Féin
Health
Life expectancy in Fermanagh and South Tyrone runs above the Northern Ireland average for both sexes: 79.8 years for men (NI average 78.8) and 83.2 years for women (NI average 82.5), based on 2021–2023 data.
Disease prevalence is a mixed picture. Rates of hypertension, chronic kidney disease and coronary heart disease run above the NI average per 1,000 patients (2024–2025 data), while diabetes, asthma and COPD run below it.
Education
School leavers in Fermanagh and South Tyrone outperform the NI average on the headline attainment measure for 2023–2024 — 89.3% achieved at least 5 GCSEs at grades A*–C or equivalent, against an NI average of 87.4%.
Economy and benefits
The employment rate in Fermanagh and South Tyrone rose from 68.3% in 2014 to 72.4% in 2024, tracking close to the Northern Ireland average of 74.3%. Benefits claims run at or slightly below the NI average across most categories — for instance, 9.9% of the population claims Personal Independence Payment, against an NI average of 11.4%.
Data sources
Figures are drawn from the NI Assembly Research and Information Service’s Constituency Profiles dashboard, sourced from NISRA, the Department of Health, the Department of Education, the Department for Communities and the Police Service of Northern Ireland. Most recent update: April 2026.
Track Fermanagh and South Tyrone’s MLAs and constituency page at mlas.news/constituency/fermanagh-south-tyrone/.