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)
Seats2
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.

Contents

Members of Parliament

It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland.

1689–1801

ElectionFirst memberFirst partySecond memberSecond party
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
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 Anthony Malone
1776 Robert Rochfort Benjamin Chapman [3]
1783 Richard Malone
1784 William Smyth
1798 Gustavus Hume Rochfort
1801Replaced by Westminster constituency Westmeath

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 636.
  2. ↑ from 1724 Sir Richard Levinge, 2nd Bt
  3. ↑ from 1782 Sir Benjamin Chapman

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