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Enniskillen (UK Parliament constituency)

Enniskillen was a United Kingdom Parliament constituency in Ireland (now in Northern Ireland, which remains part of the United Kingdom), returning one MP. It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801.

Enniskillen
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
CountyCounty Fermanagh
BoroughEnniskillen
1801–1885
Seats1
Created fromEnniskillen
Replaced byNorth Fermanagh

Boundaries

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This constituency was the parliamentary borough of Enniskillen in County Fermanagh.

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party Note
1801, January 1 Hon. Arthur Cole Hamilton Tory 1801: Co-opted
1802, July 31 Rt Hon. John Beresford Tory Also returned by and elected to sit for County Waterford
1802, December 24 William Burroughs Tory Appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court in Bengal
1806, March 14 John King Tory Resigned
1806, July 3 William Fremantle Tory
1806, November 20 Nathaniel Sneyd Tory Also returned by and elected to sit for Cavan
1807, January 14 Richard Henry Alexander Bennet Tory
1807, May 14 Charles Pochin Tory
1812, October 26 Richard Magenis Tory[1] Resigned
1828, February 11 Hon. Arthur Henry Cole Tory[2] Re-elected as a Conservative candidate
1834, December Conservative[2] Resigned
1844, June 18 Hon. Henry Cole Conservative Resigned
1851, April 12 James Whiteside Conservative Resigned to contest Dublin University
1859, February 21 Hon. John Lowry Cole Conservative
1868, November 18 Viscount Crichton Conservative
1880, April 2 Viscount Cole Conservative Last MP for the constituency
1885 Constituency abolished

Elections

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Elections in the 1830s

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General election 1830: Enniskillen[3][2][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Tory Arthur Henry Cole Unopposed
Registered electors 15
Tory hold
General election 1831: Enniskillen[3][2][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Tory Arthur Henry Cole Unopposed
Registered electors 15
Tory hold
General election 1832: Enniskillen[3][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Tory Arthur Henry Cole Unopposed
Registered electors 212
Tory hold
General election 1835: Enniskillen[3][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Arthur Henry Cole Unopposed
Registered electors 228
Conservative hold
General election 1837: Enniskillen[3][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Arthur Henry Cole Unopposed
Registered electors 296
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1840s

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General election 1841: Enniskillen[3][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Henry Cole Unopposed
Registered electors 181
Conservative hold

Cole resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.

By-election, 18 June 1844: Enniskillen[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Cole Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1847: Enniskillen[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Cole Unopposed
Registered electors 273
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1850s

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Cole resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.

By-election, 12 April 1851: Enniskillen[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Whiteside 85 55.6 N/A
Conservative John Collum 68 44.4 N/A
Majority 17 11.2 N/A
Turnout 153 89.0 N/A
Registered electors 172
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Whiteside was appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 9 March 1852: Enniskillen[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Whiteside 81 52.9 N/A
Conservative John Collum 72 47.1 N/A
Majority 9 5.8 N/A
Turnout 153 89.0 N/A
Registered electors 172
Conservative hold Swing N/A
General election 1852: Enniskillen[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Whiteside Unopposed
Registered electors 172
Conservative hold
General election 1857: Enniskillen[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Whiteside Unopposed
Registered electors 221
Conservative hold

Whiteside was appointed Attorney-General for Ireland, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 9 March 1858: Enniskillen[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Whiteside Unopposed
Conservative hold

In order to contest the 1859 by-election in the Dublin University, Whiteside resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Manor of Hempholme, causing a by-election.

By-election, 21 February 1859: Enniskillen[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Lowry Cole 107 50.5 N/A
Conservative John Collum 71 33.5 N/A
Conservative Paul Dane 34 16.0 N/A
Majority 36 17.0 N/A
Turnout 212 90.6 N/A
Registered electors 234
Conservative hold Swing N/A
General election 1859: Enniskillen[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Lowry Cole Unopposed
Registered electors 234
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1860s

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General election 1865: Enniskillen[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Lowry Cole 117 51.5 N/A
Liberal John Collum 107 47.1 New
Conservative Arthur Lowry Cole 3 1.3 N/A
Majority 10 4.4 N/A
Turnout 227 86.0 N/A
Registered electors 264
Conservative hold Swing N/A
General election 1868: Enniskillen[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Crichton 171 54.1 +2.6
Liberal John Collum 141 44.6 −0.5
Conservative Charles Frederick Crichton 3 0.9 N/A
Conservative Arthur Lowry Cole 1 0.3 −1.0
Majority 30 9.5 +5.1
Turnout 316 92.7 +6.7
Registered electors 341
Conservative hold Swing +1.6

Elections in the 1870s

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General election 1874: Enniskillen[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Crichton 192 52.7 −1.4
Liberal Lucius John Collum 172 47.3 +2.7
Majority 20 5.4 −4.1
Turnout 364 92.6 −0.1
Registered electors 393
Conservative hold Swing −2.1

Crichton was appointed a lord of the Treasury, causing a by-election.

By-election, 15 Feb 1876: Enniskillen[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Crichton Unopposed
Registered electors 385
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1880s

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General election 1880: Enniskillen[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lowry Cole 198 52.7 0.0
Liberal William Collum 178 47.3 0.0
Majority 20 5.4 0.0
Turnout 376 90.4 −2.2
Registered electors 416
Conservative hold Swing 0.0

References

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  1. ^ Farrell, Stephen. "MAGENIS, Richard (c.1763-1831), of Chanter Hill, nr. Enniskillen, co. Fermanagh". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Stooks Smith, Henry (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections: Containing the Uncontested Elections Since 1830. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. p. 227. Retrieved 15 May 2020 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 216, 279–280. ISBN 0901714127.
  4. ^ a b Farrell, Stephen. "Enniskillen". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  5. ^ Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons, Volume 50. 1843. Retrieved 25 August 2019 – via Google Books.
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