| Kilbeggan | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Westmeath |
| Borough | Kilbeggan |
| 1612–1801 | |
| Replaced by | Disfranchised |
Kilbeggan was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1612 to 1800.
The borough was incorporated by James I by a Charter dated 27 February 1612. The charter conferred upon the elected portreeve and burgesses the right to return two Members to Parliament. In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Kilbeggan was represented by two members. [1] Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.
A sum of £15,000 was paid at the 1801 Union, to Gustavus Lambart as compensation for the loss of the elective franchise. [2]
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | Bryan Geoghegan | Charles Geoghegan | ||||
| 1692 | Oliver Lambart | John Wakeley | ||||
| 1695 | Charles Lambart | |||||
| 1703 | Patrick Fox | |||||
| 1713 | Brabazon Newcomen | John Preston [note 1] | ||||
| 1715 | William FitzHerbert | |||||
| 1715 | Charles Lambart | |||||
| 1727 | Charles Lambart | |||||
| 1741 | Gustavus Lambart | |||||
| 1753 | Hamilton Lambart | |||||
| 1761 | Thomas Tipping | |||||
| 1768 | Charles Lambart | |||||
| 1776 | Sir Richard Johnston, 1st Bt | |||||
| 1783 | Henry Flood | Patriot | John Philpot Curran | Patriot | ||
| 1790 | Thomas Burgh | William Sherlock | ||||
| 1798 | Sir Francis Hopkins, 1st Bt | Gustavus Lambart | ||||
| 1800 | Thomas Goold | |||||
| 1801 | Disenfranchised | |||||
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