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| Established | January 01, 1997 |
| Disbanded | Still Active |
| Contributor | RP |
| Last Modified | Some say... July 04, 2005 10:47am |
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This is a predominantly rural constituency of gently rolling hills, glens, forests, loughs and rivers revered by fishermen. Tourism is an important industry based on the attractive countryside, with other sources of employment including agriculture and associated processing industries along with some manufacturing such as the production of linen, hosiery and shirts. The constituency is made of the areas covered by the district councils based around the two main towns in the seat: Omagh and Strabane. On 15 August 1998, four months after the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, a car bomb planted by the Real IRA exploded in Omagh's town centre, killing 29 people and injuring many more. The electorate is nearly 65% Catholic, but at recent general elections the nationalist vote has been split between the SDLP and Sinn Fein. Nevertheless, in 2001, Sinn Fein's Pat Doherty took the seat from the UUP.
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