# 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.

## Boundaries

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

## Members of Parliament

| Election | 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 | Resigned |
| | 1828, February 11 | Hon. Arthur Henry Cole | Tory | Re-elected as a Conservative candidate |
| | 1834, December | Hon. Arthur Henry Cole | Conservative | 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 | 1885 | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1830s

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

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Enniskillen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Henry Cole | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 181 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Cole resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
By-election, 18 June 1844: Enniskillen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Cole | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1847: Enniskillen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Cole | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 273 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1850s

Cole resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
By-election, 12 April 1851: Enniskillen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Whiteside | 85 | 55.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | John Collum | 68 | 44.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17 | 11.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 153 | 89.0 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 172 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
Whiteside was appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland, requiring a by-election.
By-election, 9 March 1852: Enniskillen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Whiteside | 81 | 52.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | John Collum | 72 | 47.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9 | 5.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 153 | 89.0 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 172 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1852: Enniskillen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Whiteside | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 172 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1857: Enniskillen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Whiteside | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 221 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Whiteside was appointed Attorney-General for Ireland, requiring a by-election.
By-election, 9 March 1858: Enniskillen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Whiteside | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | 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 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 36 | 17.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 212 | 90.6 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 234 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1859: Enniskillen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Lowry Cole | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 234 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: Enniskillen :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 10 | 4.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 227 | 86.0 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 264 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1868: Enniskillen :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 30 | 9.5 | +5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 316 | 92.7 | +6.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 341 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.6 | |

### Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Enniskillen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Crichton | 192 | 52.7 | −1.4 |
| | Liberal | Lucius John Collum | 172 | 47.3 | +2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20 | 5.4 | −4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 364 | 92.6 | −0.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 393 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −2.1 | |
Crichton was appointed a lord of the Treasury, causing a by-election.
By-election, 15 Feb 1876: Enniskillen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Crichton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 385 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1880s

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