Enniskillen was a United Kingdom Parliament constituency in Ireland (now in

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, which remains part of the

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), returning one MP. It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of

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and

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took effect on 1 January 1801.

Boundaries

This constituency was the Parliamentary borough of

Enniskillen Enniskillen ( , from ga, Inis Ceithleann , ' Ceithlenn's island') is the largest town in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is in the middle of the county, between the Upper and Lower sections of Lough Erne. It had a population of 13,823 a ...

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Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 1830s

Elections in the 1840s

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

Elections in the 1850s

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

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, requiring a by-election. Whiteside was appointed

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, requiring a by-election. In order to contest the

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in the

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, Whiteside resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Manor of Hempholme, causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1860s

Elections in the 1870s

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

Elections in the 1880s

References

*''The Parliaments of England'' by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844–50), 2nd edition edited (in one volume) by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973) * * Westminster constituencies in County Fermanagh (historic) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1801 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1885 Enniskillen {{Ireland-UK-hist-constituency-stub