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Westmeath
Former County constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created ()
Abolished1800
Replaced byWestmeath

Westmeath was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until the Act of Union in 1800. Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote. The borough was disenfranchised under the terms of the Act of Union 1800.

Members of Parliament

It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland.

  • 1560
    • Sir Thomas Nugent [1]
    • Sir George Stanley [1]
  • 1585
    • Edward Nugent of Dysert [1]
    • Edward Nugent of Morton [1]
  • 1613–1615
    • Sir Christopher Nugent of Meyrath [1]
    • Edward Nugent of Portloman [1] (died and replaced 1615 by Edmond Nugent of Roconnel)
  • 1634–1635
  • 1639–1649
    • Sir James Dillon (expelled 1642 as rebel) [1]
    • Sir Luke Fitzgerald of Tecroghan (expelled 1642 as rebel) [1]
  • 1661–1666

1689–1801

Election First member First party Second member Second party
1689 Patriot Parliament style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | William Nugent style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Hon Col. Henry Dillon
1692 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Dillon Pollard rowspan="4" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Robert Rochfort
1695 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | George Peyton
1703 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | William Handcock
1707 rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | George Rochfort
1707 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | John Cooke
1713 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Edward Pakenham
1715 rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | John Wood
1721 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | William Handcock
1723 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Richard Levinge [2]
1727 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | George Rochfort rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Anthony Malone
1731 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Robert Rochfort
1738 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Arthur Rochfort
1761 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | George Rochfort, Viscount Belfield style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Richard Rochfort
1768 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Anthony Malone
1776 rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Robert Rochfort style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Benjamin Chapman [3]
1783 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Richard Malone
1784 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | William Smyth
1798 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Gustavus Home Rochford
1801 Replaced by Westminster constituency Westmeath

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 636.
  2. ^ from 1724 Sir Richard Levinge, 2nd Bt
  3. ^ from 1782 Sir Benjamin Chapman

References

  • Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2006). MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament 1692–1800. Ulster Historical Foundation. ISBN 1-903688-60-4.
  • Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commons. Cites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.
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