Enniskillen (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1801–1885
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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 | |
| County | County Fermanagh |
| Borough | Enniskillen |
| 1801–1885 | |
| Seats | 1 |
| Created from | Enniskillen |
| Replaced by | North Fermanagh |
Boundaries
This constituency was the parliamentary borough of Enniskillen in County Fermanagh.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January 1801 | Hon. Arthur Cole Hamilton | Tory | 1801: Co-opted[citation needed] | |
| 31 July 1802 | Rt Hon. John Beresford | Tory | Also returned by and elected to sit for County Waterford | |
| 24 December 1802 | William Burroughs | Tory | Appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court in Bengal | |
| 14 March 1806 | John King | Tory | Resigned | |
| 3 July 1806 | William Fremantle | Tory | ||
| 20 November 1806 | Nathaniel Sneyd | Tory | Also returned by and elected to sit for Cavan | |
| 14 January 1807 | Richard Henry Alexander Bennet | Tory | ||
| 14 May 1807 | Charles Pochin | Tory | ||
| 26 October 1812 | Richard Magenis | Tory[1] | Resigned | |
| 11 February 1828 | Hon. Arthur Henry Cole | Tory[2] | Re-elected as a Conservative candidate | |
| December 1834 | Conservative[2] | Resigned | ||
| 18 June 1844 | Hon. Henry Cole | Conservative | Resigned | |
| 12 April 1851 | James Whiteside | Conservative | Resigned to contest Dublin University | |
| 21 February 1859 | Hon. John Lowry Cole | Conservative | ||
| 18 November 1868 | Viscount Crichton | Conservative | ||
| 2 April 1880 | Viscount Cole | Conservative | Last MP for the constituency | |
| 1885 | Constituency abolished | |||
Elections
Elections in the 1830s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tory | Arthur Henry Cole | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 15 | ||||
| Tory hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tory | Arthur Henry Cole | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 15 | ||||
| Tory hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tory | Arthur Henry Cole | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 212 | ||||
| Tory hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Arthur Henry Cole | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 228 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Arthur Henry Cole | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 296 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1840s
| 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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Cole | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Cole | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 273 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1850s
Cole resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
| 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.
| 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 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Whiteside | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 172 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Whiteside | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 221 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Whiteside was appointed Attorney-General for Ireland, requiring a by-election.
| 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.
| 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 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Lowry Cole | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 234 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1860s
| 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 | |||
| 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
| 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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Crichton | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 385 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1880s
| 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 | |||