County Westmeath (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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County Westmeath
Former county constituency for the Irish House of Commons
County	County Westmeath
? (?) (? (?))–1801 (1801)
Seats	2
Replaced by	Westmeath (UKHC)

County Westmeath was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until the Acts of Union in 1800. Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote. Under the terms of the Acts of Union 1800, it was succeeded by the Westminter constituency of County Westmeath.

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
- Sir James Dillon^[1]
1639–1649
- Sir James Dillon (expelled 1642 as rebel)^[1]
- Sir Luke Fitzgerald of Tecroghan (expelled 1642 as rebel)^[1]
1661–1666
- William Handcock^[1]
- Thomas Longe^[1]

Election	First member	Second member
1689 Patriot Parliament	William Nugent	Hon Col. Henry Dillon
1692	Dillon Pollard	Robert Rochfort
1695	George Peyton
1703	William Handcock
1707	George Rochfort
1707		John Cooke
1713		Edward Pakenham
1715	John Wood	Edward Pakenham
1721		William Handcock
1723		Richard Levinge^[2]
1727	George Rochfort	Anthony Malone
1731	Robert Rochfort
1738	Arthur Rochfort
1761	George Rochfort, Viscount Belfield	Richard Rochfort
1768	George Rochfort, Viscount Belfield	Anthony Malone
1776	Robert Rochfort	Benjamin Chapman^[3]
1783		Richard Malone
1784		William Smyth
1798	Gustavus Hume Rochfort	William Smyth
1801	Replaced by Westminster constituency Westmeath

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

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.

Parliamentary constituencies in County Westmeath

Athlone (1801–1885)
Westmeath (1801–1885)
North Westmeath (1885–1918)
South Westmeath (1885–1918)
Westmeath (1918–1922)

Dáil Éireann
1918–present

Historic	Longford–Westmeath (1921–1937, 1948–1992) Meath–Westmeath (1937–1948) Westmeath (1992–2007)
Current	Longford–Westmeath (2007–)

Constituencies in Ireland by county
Republic of Ireland	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 Wicklow
Northern Ireland	Antrim Armagh Down Fermanagh Londonderry Tyrone

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