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| Name = Enniskillen
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| Map = [[File:Enniskillen (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency).svg|200px]]
| Type = County
| name = Enniskillen
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| type = [[Northern Ireland Parliament constituencies|County]]
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| Start = 1929
| parl_name = [[Parliament of Northern Ireland]]
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| End = 1972
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| image = [[File:Enniskillen (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency).svg|200px]]
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| EM = First past the post
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| year = 1929
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| abolished = 1972
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'''Enniskillen''' was a constituency of the [[Northern Ireland Parliament]].
'''Enniskillen''' was a constituency of the [[Parliament of Northern Ireland]].


==Boundaries==
==Boundaries==
Enniskillen was a [[county constituency]] comprising the northern part of [[County Fermanagh]]. It was created in 1929, when the [[House of Commons (Method of Voting and Redistribution of Seats) Act (Northern Ireland) 1929]] introduced [[first-past-the-post]] elections throughout Northern Ireland. The constituency survived unchanged, returning one member of Parliament until the [[Northern Ireland Parliament]] was [[prorogued]] in 1972 and formally abolished in 1973.<ref name="commons">[http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/hnihoc.htm The Northern Ireland House of Commons, 1921–1972], Northern Ireland Elections</ref>
Enniskillen was a [[county constituency]] comprising the northern part of [[County Fermanagh]]. It was created in 1929, when the [[House of Commons (Method of Voting and Redistribution of Seats) Act (Northern Ireland) 1929]] introduced [[first-past-the-post]] elections throughout Northern Ireland. The constituency survived unchanged, returning one member of Parliament until the [[Parliament of Northern Ireland]] was [[Northern Ireland (Temporary Provisions) Act 1972|temporarily suspended]] in 1972, and then [[Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973|formally abolished]] in 1973.<ref name="commons">[http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/hnihoc.htm The Northern Ireland House of Commons, 1921–1972], Northern Ireland Elections</ref>


==Politics==
==Politics==
Enniskillen had a [[Ulster Unionism|unionist]] majority, but a substantial [[Irish Nationalist|nationalist]] minority. The seat was consistently won by the [[Ulster Unionist Party]] candidate,<ref name="commons" /> and it was only contested on four occasions: in [[Northern Ireland general election, 1938|1938]] by an [[Independent Unionist Association]] candidate, in [[Northern Ireland general election, 1949|1949]] by a [[Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)|Nationalist]] candidate, in [[Northern Ireland general election, 1965|1965]] by an [[Ulster Liberal Party|Liberal]] candidate and in [[Northern Ireland general election, 1969|1969]] by both the [[People's Democracy]] and an [[independent Unionist]] candidate.<ref name="demon">[http://www.election.demon.co.uk/stormont/fermanagh.html Northern Ireland Parliamentary Elections Results: Counties: Fermanagh]</ref>
Enniskillen had a [[Ulster Unionism|unionist]] majority, but a substantial [[Irish Nationalist|nationalist]] minority. The seat was consistently won by the [[Ulster Unionist Party]] (UUP) candidate,<ref name="commons" /> and it was only contested on four occasions: in [[1938 Northern Ireland general election|1938]] by an [[Independent Unionist Association]] candidate, in [[1949 Northern Ireland general election|1949]] by a [[Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)|Nationalist]] candidate, in [[1965 Northern Ireland general election|1965]] by a [[Ulster Liberal Party|Liberal]] candidate and in [[1969 Northern Ireland general election|1969]] by both the [[People's Democracy (Ireland)|People's Democracy]] and an [[independent Unionist]] candidate.<ref name="demon">[http://www.election.demon.co.uk/stormont/fermanagh.html Northern Ireland Parliamentary Elections Results: Counties: Fermanagh]</ref>


==Members of Parliament==
==Members of Parliament==
{| class="wikitable"
{| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse;"
! Elected
! Elected
! colspan=2 | Party
! colspan=2 | Party
! Name<ref name="demon" />
! Name<ref name="demon" />
|-
|-
|[[Northern Ireland general election, 1929|1929]]
|[[1929 Northern Ireland general election|1929]]
{{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}
| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}
|[[Sir Edward Archdale, 1st Baronet|Sir Edward Archdale]]
|[[Sir Edward Archdale, 1st Baronet|Sir Edward Archdale]]
|-
|-
|[[Northern Ireland general election, 1938|1938]]
|[[1938 Northern Ireland general election|1938]]
{{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}
| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}
|[[Erne Ferguson]]
|[[Erne Ferguson]]
|-
|-
|[[Enniskillen by-election, 1949|1949]]
|[[1949 Enniskillen by-election|1949]]
{{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}
| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}
|[[Thomas Charles Nelson]]
|[[Thomas Charles Nelson]]
|-
|-
|[[Enniskillen by-election, 1954|1954]]
|[[1954 Enniskillen by-election|1954]]
{{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}
| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}
|[[Harry West]]
|[[Harry West]]
|}
|}
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==Elections==
==Elections==
{{Politics of Northern Ireland 1921-72}}
{{Politics of Northern Ireland 1921-72}}
At the [[Northern Ireland general election, 1929|1929]] and [[Northern Ireland general election, 1933|1933 general election]]s, [[Edward Archdale]] was elected unopposed.<ref name="demon" />
At the [[1929 Northern Ireland general election|1929]] and [[1933 Northern Ireland general election|1933 general election]]s, [[Sir Edward Archdale, 1st Baronet|Edward Archdale]] was elected unopposed.<ref name="demon" />


{{Election box begin | title=[[Northern Ireland general election, 1938|General Election 9 February 1938]]: Enniskillen<ref name="demon" />}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1938 Northern Ireland general election|General Election 9 February 1938]]: Enniskillen<ref name="demon" />}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = [[Erne Ferguson]]
|candidate = Erne Ferguson
|votes = 5,679
|votes = 5,679
|percentage = 55.9
|percentage = 55.9
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|votes = 4,485
|votes = 4,485
|percentage = 44.1
|percentage = 44.1
|change = ''N/A''
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
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}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|votes = 10,164
|percentage = 86.4
|percentage = 86.4
|change = ''N/A''
|change = ''N/A''
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


At the [[Northern Ireland general election, 1945]], [[Erne Ferguson]] was elected unopposed.<ref name="demon" />
At the [[1945 Northern Ireland general election]], [[Erne Ferguson]] was elected unopposed.<ref name="demon" />


{{Election box begin | title=[[Northern Ireland general election, 1949|General Election 10 February 1949]]: Enniskillen<ref name="demon" />}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1949 Northern Ireland general election|General Election 10 February 1949]]: Enniskillen<ref name="demon" />}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = [[Erne Ferguson]]
|candidate = Erne Ferguson
|votes = 5,706
|votes = 5,706
|percentage = 54.7
|percentage = 54.7
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|votes = 4,729
|votes = 4,729
|percentage = 45.3
|percentage = 45.3
|change = ''N/A''
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
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}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|votes = 10,435
|percentage = 85.7
|percentage = 85.7
|change = ''N/A''
|change = ''N/A''
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


At the [[Enniskillen by-election, 1949]] and the [[Northern Ireland general election, 1953]], [[Thomas Charles Nelson]] was elected unopposed.<ref name="demon" />
At the [[1949 Enniskillen by-election]] and the [[1953 Northern Ireland general election]], [[Thomas Charles Nelson]] was elected unopposed.<ref name="demon" />


At the [[Enniskillen by-election, 1954]] and the [[Northern Ireland general election, 1958|1958]] and [[Northern Ireland general election, 1962|1962 general election]]s, [[Harry West]] was elected unopposed.<ref name="demon" />
At the [[1954 Enniskillen by-election]] and the [[1958 Northern Ireland general election|1958]] and [[1962 Northern Ireland general election|1962 general election]]s, [[Harry West]] was elected unopposed.<ref name="demon" />


{{Election box begin | title=[[Northern Ireland general election, 1965|General Election 25 November 1965]]: Enniskillen<ref name="demon" />}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1965 Northern Ireland general election|General Election 25 November 1965]]: Enniskillen<ref name="demon" />}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = [[Harry West]]
|candidate = [[Harry West]]
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|votes = 3,042
|votes = 3,042
|percentage = 33.7
|percentage = 33.7
|change = ''N/A''
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
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}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|votes = 9,024
|percentage = 74.9
|percentage = 74.9
|change = ''N/A''
|change = ''N/A''
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


{{Election box begin | title=[[Northern Ireland general election, 1969|General Election 24 February 1969]]: Enniskillen<ref name="demon" />}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1969 Northern Ireland general election|General Election 24 February 1969]]: Enniskillen<ref name="demon" />}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = [[Harry West]]
|candidate = [[Harry West]]
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}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = People's Democracy
|party = People's Democracy (Ireland)
|candidate = M. Bowes-Egan
|candidate = M. Bowes-Egan
|votes = 2,784
|votes = 2,784
|percentage = 27.6
|percentage = 27.6
|change = ''N/A''
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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|votes = 2,418
|votes = 2,418
|percentage = 23.9
|percentage = 23.9
|change = ''N/A''
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
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}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|votes = 10,093
|percentage = 86.3
|percentage = 86.3
|change = +11.4
|change = +11.4
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{{Parliament of Northern Ireland}}
{{Parliament of Northern Ireland}}
{{County Fermanagh constituencies}}


[[Category:Northern Ireland Parliament constituencies established in 1929]]
[[Category:Northern Ireland Parliament constituencies established in 1929]]

[[Category:Constituencies of the Northern Ireland Parliament]]
[[Category:Constituencies of the Northern Ireland Parliament]]
[[Category:Politics of County Fermanagh]]
[[Category:Historic constituencies in County Fermanagh]]
[[Category:Northern Ireland Parliament constituencies disestablished in 1973]]
[[Category:Northern Ireland Parliament constituencies disestablished in 1973]]

Latest revision as of 07:30, 28 July 2024

54°20′49″N 7°38′24″W / 54.347°N 7.640°W / 54.347; -7.640

Enniskillen
Former County constituency
for the Parliament of Northern Ireland
Enniskillen shown within Northern Ireland
Former constituency
Created1929
Abolished1972
Election methodFirst past the post

Enniskillen was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.

Boundaries

[edit]

Enniskillen was a county constituency comprising the northern part of County Fermanagh. It was created in 1929, when the House of Commons (Method of Voting and Redistribution of Seats) Act (Northern Ireland) 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern Ireland. The constituency survived unchanged, returning one member of Parliament until the Parliament of Northern Ireland was temporarily suspended in 1972, and then formally abolished in 1973.[1]

Politics

[edit]

Enniskillen had a unionist majority, but a substantial nationalist minority. The seat was consistently won by the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) candidate,[1] and it was only contested on four occasions: in 1938 by an Independent Unionist Association candidate, in 1949 by a Nationalist candidate, in 1965 by a Liberal candidate and in 1969 by both the People's Democracy and an independent Unionist candidate.[2]

Members of Parliament

[edit]
Elected Party Name[2]
1929 UUP Sir Edward Archdale
1938 UUP Erne Ferguson
1949 UUP Thomas Charles Nelson
1954 UUP Harry West

Elections

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(1921–72)
Politics of Northern Ireland
The Ulster Banner
Regierung
Parliament
1921, 1925, 1929, 1933
1938, 1945, 1949, 1953
1958, 1962, 1965, 1969
Senate
Elections
1921, 1925, 1929, 1933
1938, 1945, 1949, 1953
1958, 1962, 1965, 1969
By-elections
See also

At the 1929 and 1933 general elections, Edward Archdale was elected unopposed.[2]

General Election 9 February 1938: Enniskillen[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UUP Erne Ferguson 5,679 55.9 K.A.
Ind. Unionist Party W. Clarke 4,485 44.1 New
Majority 1,194 11.8 K.A.
Turnout 10,164 86.4 K.A.
UUP hold Swing K.A.

At the 1945 Northern Ireland general election, Erne Ferguson was elected unopposed.[2]

General Election 10 February 1949: Enniskillen[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UUP Erne Ferguson 5,706 54.7 K.A.
Nationalist W. Blake 4,729 45.3 New
Majority 977 9.4 K.A.
Turnout 10,435 85.7 K.A.
UUP hold Swing K.A.

At the 1949 Enniskillen by-election and the 1953 Northern Ireland general election, Thomas Charles Nelson was elected unopposed.[2]

At the 1954 Enniskillen by-election and the 1958 and 1962 general elections, Harry West was elected unopposed.[2]

General Election 25 November 1965: Enniskillen[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UUP Harry West 5,982 66.3 K.A.
Ulster Liberal Albert McElroy 3,042 33.7 New
Majority 2,940 32.6 K.A.
Turnout 9,024 74.9 K.A.
UUP hold Swing K.A.
General Election 24 February 1969: Enniskillen[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UUP Harry West 4,891 48.5 −17.8
People's Democracy M. Bowes-Egan 2,784 27.6 New
Ind. Unionist D. T. Archdale 2,418 23.9 New
Majority 2,107 20.9 –11.7
Turnout 10,093 86.3 +11.4
UUP hold Swing K.A.
  • Parliament prorogued 30 March 1972 and abolished 18 July 1973

References

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  1. ^ a b The Northern Ireland House of Commons, 1921–1972, Northern Ireland Elections
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Northern Ireland Parliamentary Elections Results: Counties: Fermanagh
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