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	Second member
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 ^[1]
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 ^[2]
1783		Richard Malone
1784		William Smyth
1798	Gustavus Home Rochford	William Smyth
1801	Replaced by Westminster constituency Westmeath

Notes

↑ from 1724 Sir Richard Levinge, 2nd Bt
↑ from 1782 Sir Benjamin Chapman

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.

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 (1801–85) Westmeath (1801–85) North Westmeath (1885–1922) South Westmeath (1885–1922) Westmeath (1918–22)

Dáil Éireann 1918–present	Longford–Westmeath (1921–37) Meath–Westmeath (1937–48) Longford–Westmeath (1948–92) Westmeath (1992–2007) Longford–Westmeath (2007–)

European Parliament 1979–present	Leinster (1979–2004) East (2004–09) North-West (2009–14) Midlands–North-West (2014–)

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

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