North Westmeath was a constituency in Ireland, returning one
Member of Parliament
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to the
United Kingdom House of Commons
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The House of Commons is an elected body consisting of 650 mem ...
from 1885 to 1918.
Prior to the
1885 general election and after the dissolution of parliament in 1918 the area was part of the
Westmeath
"Noble above nobility"
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constituency.
Boundaries
This constituency comprised the northern part of
County Westmeath
"Noble above nobility"
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1885–1918: The baronies of Corkaree, Delvin, Farbill and Fore, those parts of the baronies of
Moyashel and Magheradernon
Moyashel and Magheradernon () is a barony in the centre of County Westmeath, in the Republic of Ireland, formed by 1672. It is bordered by eight other baronies: Corkaree and Fore (to the north), Delvin and Farbill (to the east), Fartullagh an ...
and
Moyguish not contained in the constituency of
South Westmeath, and that part of the barony of Fartullagh contained within the parishes of Lynn, Moylisker and Mullingar.
Members of Parliament
1Joined the Irish Parliamentary Party during the parliamentary term
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
Elections in the 1890s
Elections in the 1900s
Elections in the 1910s
References
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Westminster constituencies in County Westmeath (historic)
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1918
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