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.
Ennis | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | County Clare |
Borough | Ennis |
1801–1885 | |
Seats | 1 |
Created from | Ennis |
Replaced by | East Clare |
This constituency was the parliamentary borough of Ennis in County Clare.
Notes:-
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Tory | William Smith O'Brien | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 13 | ||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Tory | Augustine FitzGerald | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 13 | ||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Irish Repeal | Francis McNamara (British politician) | 111 | 53.4 | ||
Radical | Hewitt Bridgeman Snr. | 84 | 40.4 | ||
Tory | Michael Finucane | 10 | 4.8 | ||
Radical | Hewitt Bridgeman, Jnr. | 3 | 1.4 | ||
Majority | 27 | 13.0 | |||
Turnout | 208 | 87.8 | |||
Registered electors | 237 | ||||
Irish Repeal gain from Tory |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | Hewitt Bridgeman | 100 | 51.5 | +10.7 | |
Conservative | Michael Finucane | 94 | 48.5 | +43.7 | |
Majority | 6 | 3.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 194 | 81.5 | −6.3 | ||
Registered electors | 238 | ||||
Radical gain from Irish Repeal | Swing | −16.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Radical | Hewitt Bridgeman | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 353 | ||||
Radical hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Radical | Hewitt Bridgeman | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 161 | ||||
Radical hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Repeal | James Patrick Mahon | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 212 | ||||
Irish Repeal gain from Radical |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Irish | John FitzGerald | 59 | 56.2 | New | |
Whig | James Patrick Mahon | 46 | 43.8 | New | |
Majority | 13 | 12.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 105 | 73.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 143 | ||||
Independent Irish gain from Irish Repeal | Swing | N/A |
FitzGerald was appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | John FitzGerald | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 303 | ||||
Whig gain from Independent Irish |
FitzGerald was appointed Attorney-General for Ireland, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | John FitzGerald | Unopposed | |||
Whig gain from Independent Irish |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | John FitzGerald | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 161 | ||||
Whig gain from Independent Irish |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | John FitzGerald | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 191 | ||||
Liberal hold |
FitzGerald was appointed Attorney-General for Ireland, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | John FitzGerald | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 191 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Fitzgerald resigned after being appointed a judge of the Queen's Bench, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | William Stacpoole | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | William Stacpoole | 97 | 72.9 | N/A | |
Liberal | Chartres Brew Molony | 36 | 27.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 61 | 45.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 133 | 70.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 189 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | William Stacpoole | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 231 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Home Rule | William Stacpoole | 115 | 53.7 | New | |
Home Rule | The O'Gorman Mahon | 99 | 46.3 | New | |
Majority | 16 | 7.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 214 | 88.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 242 | ||||
Home Rule gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A |
Stacpoole's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Home Rule | James Lysaght Finegan | 83 | 38.8 | N/A | |
Home Rule | William O'Brien | 77 | 36.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | William Henry Wilson Fitzgerald | 54 | 25.2 | New | |
Majority | 6 | 2.8 | −4.6 | ||
Turnout | 214 | 86.6 | −1.8 | ||
Registered electors | 247 | ||||
Home Rule hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Parnellite Home Rule League | James Lysaght Finegan | 124 | 56.6 | N/A | |
Home Rule | William O'Brien | 95 | 43.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 29 | 13.2 | +5.8 | ||
Turnout | 219 | 88.7 | +0.3 | ||
Registered electors | 247 | ||||
Home Rule hold | Swing | N/A |
Finegan resigned, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Parliamentary | Matthew Joseph Kenny | 136 | 58.9 | +2.3 | |
Conservative | Robert William Carey Reeves | 95 | 41.1 | New | |
Majority | 41 | 17.8 | +4.6 | ||
Turnout | 231 | 87.8 | −0.9 | ||
Registered electors | 263 | ||||
Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A |
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