Enniskillen_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
Enniskillen (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1801–1885
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.
Quick Facts County, Borough ...
| 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 |
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This constituency was the parliamentary borough of Enniskillen in County Fermanagh.
More information Election, Member ...
| 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 | |||
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Elections in the 1830s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tory | Arthur Henry Cole | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 15 | ||||
| Tory hold | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tory | Arthur Henry Cole | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 15 | ||||
| Tory hold | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tory | Arthur Henry Cole | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 212 | ||||
| Tory hold | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Arthur Henry Cole | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 228 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Arthur Henry Cole | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 296 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1840s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Arthur Henry Cole | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 181 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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Cole resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Cole | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Cole | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 273 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1850s
Cole resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | |||
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Whiteside was appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland, requiring a by-election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Whiteside | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 172 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Whiteside | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 221 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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Whiteside was appointed Attorney-General for Ireland, requiring a by-election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Whiteside | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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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.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Lowry Cole | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 234 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1860s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | |||
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Elections in the 1870s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | |||
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Crichton was appointed a lord of the Treasury, causing a by-election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Crichton | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 385 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1880s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | |||
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- 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.
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