South Westmeath (UK Parliament constituency)

South Westmeath was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament (MP) 1885–1918.

Prior to the 1885 general election and after the dissolution of Parliament in 1918 the area was part of the Westmeath constituency.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the southern part of County Westmeath.

Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 3)

Parliamentary constituencies in County Westmeath

Parliament of Ireland to 1800	Athlone (1607–1800) · Fore (???–1800) · Kilbeggan (1613–1800) · Mullingar (1583–1800) · Westmeath (????–1800)

Westminster 1801–1922 and First Dáil 1918	Athlone (1801–1885) · Westmeath (1801–1885) · North Westmeath (1885–1922) · South Westmeath (1885–1922) · Westmeath (1918–1922)

Dáil Éireann 1918–present	Longford–Westmeath (1921–1937) · Meath–Westmeath (1937–1948) · Longford–Westmeath (1948–1992) · Westmeath (1992–2007) · Longford–Westmeath (2007– )

European Parliament 1979–present	Leinster (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 · Wicklow