Ennis (UK Parliament constituency)

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Ennis
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
County County Clare
Borough Ennis
1801–1885
Seats1
Created from Ennis
Replaced by East Clare

Ennis is a former United Kingdom Parliament constituency in Ireland, 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.

Contents

Boundaries

This constituency was the parliamentary borough of Ennis in County Clare.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberPartyNote
1801 John Ormsby Vandeleur Tory 1801: Co-opted
1802 Rt Hon. James Fitzgerald Tory Resigned (appointed Escheator of Munster)
1808 Rt Hon. William Vesey-Fitzgerald Tory a
1812 Rt Hon. James Fitzgerald Tory Resigned (appointed Escheator of Munster)
1813 Rt Hon. William Vesey-Fitzgerald Tory a
1818 Spencer Perceval Tory Not the Prime Minister assassinated in 1812 but his son
1820 Sir Ross Mahon, Bt Tory Resigned (appointed Escheator of Munster)
1820 Richard Wellesley Tory
1826 Thomas Frankland Lewis Tory [1] Resigned
1828 William Smith O'Brien Tory [2] b
1831 Rt Hon. William Vesey-Fitzgerald Tory [3] Succeeded as the 2nd Baron FitzGerald and Vesey a
1832 Sir Augustine Fitzgerald, Bt Tory [4]
1832 Francis McNamara Repeal Association [3]
1835 Hewitt Bridgeman Radical [5] [6]
1847 James Patrick Mahon Repeal Association [7] [8]
1852 John Fitzgerald Ind. Irish [7] Appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland, as a Whig
1855 Whig [9]
1859 Liberal Appointed Judge of the Irish Queen's Bench
1860 William Stacpoole Liberal Sought re-election as a Home Rule League candidate
1874 Home Rule League Died
1879 James Lysaght Finegan Home Rule League 1880 United Kingdom general election: Supporter of Parnellite faction. Resigned.
1882 Matthew Joseph Kenny Irish Parliamentary Last MP for the constituency
1885Constituency abolished

Notes:-

Elections

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1830: Ennis [7] [3] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Tory William Smith O'Brien Unopposed
Registered electors 13
Tory hold
General election 1831: Ennis [7] [3] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Tory William Vesey-FitzGerald Unopposed
Registered electors 13
Tory hold

Vesey-FitzGerald succeeded to the peerage, becoming 2nd Baron FitzGerald and Vesey and causing a by-election.

By-election, 28 February 1832: Ennis [7] [3] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Tory Augustine FitzGerald Unopposed
Registered electors 13
Tory hold
General election 1832: Ennis [7] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Irish Repeal Francis McNamara (British politician) 111 53.4
Radical Hewitt Bridgeman Snr.8440.4
Tory Michael Finucane104.8
Radical Hewitt Bridgeman, Jnr.31.4
Majority2713.0
Turnout 20887.8
Registered electors 237
Irish Repeal gain from Tory
General election 1835: Ennis [7] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Radical Hewitt Bridgeman 100 51.5 +10.7
Conservative Michael Finucane9448.5+43.7
Majority63.0N/A
Turnout 19481.5−6.3
Registered electors 238
Radical gain from Irish Repeal Swing −16.3
General election 1837: Ennis [7] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Radical Hewitt Bridgeman Unopposed
Registered electors 353
Radical hold

Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Ennis [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Radical Hewitt Bridgeman Unopposed
Registered electors 161
Radical hold
General election 1847: Ennis [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Repeal James Patrick Mahon Unopposed
Registered electors 212
Irish Repeal gain from Radical

Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Ennis [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Irish John FitzGerald 59 56.2 New
Whig James Patrick Mahon 4643.8New
Majority1312.4N/A
Turnout 10573.4N/A
Registered electors 143
Independent Irish gain from Irish Repeal Swing N/A

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

By-election, 8 March 1855: Ennis [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig John FitzGerald Unopposed
Registered electors 303
Whig gain from Independent Irish

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

By-election, 8 April 1856: Ennis [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig John FitzGerald Unopposed
Whig gain from Independent Irish
General election 1857: Ennis [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig John FitzGerald Unopposed
Registered electors 161
Whig gain from Independent Irish
General election 1859: Ennis [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John FitzGerald Unopposed
Registered electors 191
Liberal hold

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

By-election, 29 June 1859: Ennis [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John FitzGerald Unopposed
Registered electors 191
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1860s

Fitzgerald resigned after being appointed a judge of the Queen's Bench, causing a by-election.

By-election, 20 February 1860: Ennis [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Stacpoole Unopposed
Liberal hold
General election 1865: Ennis [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Stacpoole 97 72.9 N/A
Liberal Chartres Brew Molony3627.1N/A
Majority6145.8N/A
Turnout 13370.4N/A
Registered electors 189
Liberal hold Swing N/A
General election 1868: Ennis [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Stacpoole Unopposed
Registered electors 231
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Ennis [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Home Rule William Stacpoole 115 53.7 New
Home Rule The O'Gorman Mahon 9946.3New
Majority167.4N/A
Turnout 21488.4N/A
Registered electors 242
Home Rule gain from Liberal Swing N/A

Stacpoole's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 26 July 1879: Ennis [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Home Rule James Lysaght Finegan 83 38.8 N/A
Home Rule William O'Brien 7736.0N/A
Conservative William Henry Wilson Fitzgerald5425.2New
Majority62.8−4.6
Turnout 21486.6−1.8
Registered electors 247
Home Rule hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Ennis [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Parnellite Home Rule League James Lysaght Finegan 124 56.6 N/A
Home Rule William O'Brien 9543.4N/A
Majority2913.2+5.8
Turnout 21988.7+0.3
Registered electors 247
Home Rule hold Swing N/A

Finegan resigned, causing a by-election.

By-election, 14 Nov 1882: Ennis [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Parliamentary Matthew Joseph Kenny 136 58.9 +2.3
Conservative Robert William Carey Reeves9541.1New
Majority4117.8+4.6
Turnout 23187.8−0.9
Registered electors 263
Irish Parliamentary hold Swing N/A

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