County Westmeath was a constituency represented in the
Irish House of Commons
The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords. The membership of the House of Commons was directly elected, but on a highly restrictive fra ...
until the Act of Union in 1800. Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote. Under the terms of the
Act of Union 1800
The Acts of Union 1800 (sometimes incorrectly referred to as a single 'Act of Union 1801') were parallel acts of the Parliament of Great Britain and the Parliament of Ireland which united the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Irela ...
, it was succeeded by the
Westminter constituency of County Westmeath.
Members of Parliament
It returned two members to the
Parliament of Ireland
The Parliament of Ireland ( ga, Parlaimint na hÉireann) was the legislature of the Lordship of Ireland, and later the Kingdom of Ireland, from 1297 until 1800. It was modelled on the Parliament of England and from 1537 comprised two chamb ...
.
*1560
**Sir Thomas Nugent
[
**Sir George Stanley][
*1585
**Edward Nugent of Dysert][
**Edward Nugent of Morton][
*1613–1615
**Sir Christopher Nugent of Meyrath][
**Edward Nugent of Portloman][ (died and replaced 1615 by Edmond Nugent of Roconnel)
*1634–1635
**Sir James Dillon][
*1639–1649
**Sir James Dillon (expelled 1642 as rebel)][
**Sir Luke Fitzgerald of Tecroghan (expelled 1642 as rebel)]
*1661–1666
** William Handcock[
**Thomas Longe][
]
1689–1801
Notes
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Constituencies of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801)
Historic constituencies in County Westmeath
1611 establishments in Ireland
1800 disestablishments in Ireland
Constituencies established in 1611
Constituencies disestablished in 1800