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.
Boundaries
This constituency was the parliamentary borough of Ennis in County Clare.
Members of Parliament
Notes:-
- <sup>a</sup> William Vesey Fitzgerald (MP for Ennis 1808âÂÂ1812 and 1813âÂÂ1818) appears to be the same person as William Vesey-Fitzgerald, the MP from 1831 to 1832. Walker includes all three terms as MP for Ennis in one index entry. The History of Parliament website confirms it was the same person and that he was also MP for Clare in 1818âÂÂ1828, Newport, Cornwall in 1829 and Lostwithiel in 1830.
- <sup>b</sup> Stooks Smith classifies O'Brien as a Whig MP, but the Wikipedia biographical article suggests he was a Conservative MP (i.e. a Tory) in 1828âÂÂ1831.
Elections
Elections in the 1830s
Vesey-FitzGerald succeeded to the peerage, becoming 2nd Baron FitzGerald and Vesey and causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1840s
Elections in the 1850s
FitzGerald was appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland, requiring a by-election.
FitzGerald was appointed Attorney-General for Ireland, requiring a by-election.
FitzGerald was appointed Attorney-General for Ireland, requiring a by-election.
Elections in the 1860s
Fitzgerald resigned after being appointed a judge of the Queen's Bench, causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1870s
Stacpoole's death caused a by-election.
Elections in the 1880s
Finegan resigned, causing a by-election.
References
- The Parliaments of England by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844âÂÂ50), 2nd edition edited (in one volume) by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973)