- Westmeath (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
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Westmeath
Former County constituencyCreated Post-Union Type Irish House of Commons 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.
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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 Dillon Pollard Robert Rochfort 1695 George Peyton 1703 William Handcock 1707 George Rochfort 1707 John Cooke 1713 Edward Pakenham 1715 John Wood 1721 William Handcock 1723 Richard Levinge [1] 1727 George Rochfort Anthony Malone 1731 Robert Rochfort 1738 Arthur Rochfort 1761 George Rochfort, Viscount Belfield Richard Rochfort 1768 Anthony Malone 1776 Robert Rochfort Benjamin Chapman [2] 1783 Richard Malone 1784 William Smyth 1798 Gustavus Home Rochford Notes
References
- Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2006). MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament 1692–1800. Ulster Historical Foundation. ISBN 1903688604.
- Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commons
Parliamentary constituencies in County Westmeath Parliament of Ireland
to 1800Westminster 1801–1922
and First Dáil 1918Athlone (1801–1885) · Westmeath (1801–1885) · North Westmeath (1885–1922) · South Westmeath (1885–1922) · Westmeath (1918–1922)
Dáil Éireann
1918–presentLongford–Westmeath (1921–1937) · Meath–Westmeath (1937–1948) · Longford–Westmeath (1948–1992) · Westmeath (1992–2007) · Longford–Westmeath (2007– )
European Parliament
1979–presentLeinster (1979–2004) · East (2004–2009) · North-West (2009– )
Irish counties: Carlow · Cavan · Clare · Cork · Donegal · Dublin · Galway · Kerry · Kildare · Kilkenny · Laois · Leitrim · Limerick · Longford · Louth · Mayo · Meath · Monaghan · Offaly · Roscommon · Sligo · Tipperary · Waterford · Westmeath · Wexford · WicklowCategories:- Constituencies of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801)
- Historic constituencies in County Westmeath
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