County Westmeath (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
| Westmeath | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | |
| Abolished | 1800 |
| Replaced by | Westmeath |
Westmeath was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1611 to 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 from 1611 to 1800.
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- 1613–1615
- 1634–1635
- Sir James Dillon
- 1639–1649
- James Dillon (1640-1642); expelled as a rebel
- 1661–1666 William Handcock
- 1689–1689 Patriot Parliament
- William Nugent
- Hon. Col. Henry Dillon
1692–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 [1] | ||||
| 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 [2] | ||
| 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
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.