County Westmeath was a constituency represented in the

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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

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, it was succeeded by the Westminter constituency of County Westmeath.

Members of Parliament

It returned two members to the

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. *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

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References

* * {{Authority control 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