Westmeath (UK Parliament constituency)

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Westmeath
County constituency
Created: 1801, 1918
Abolished: 1885, 1922
Type: House of Commons

A former UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning two Members of Parliament 1801-1885 and one in 1918-1922.

Contents

[edit] Boundaries

This constituency comprised the whole of County Westmeath, except for the Parliamentary borough of Athlone 1801-1885.

[edit] Members of Parliament

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Years Member Party
1880 - 1885 Timothy Daniel Sullivan Home Rule League
1885 seat disestablished
1918 seat re-established
1918 - 1922 Laurence Ginnell Sinn Féin

[edit] Elections

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[edit] References

  • The Parliaments of England by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844-50), 2nd edition edited (in one volume) by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973)
  • Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)


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