Westmeath is a former UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning two
Members of Parliament
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1801–1885 and one in 1918–1922.
Boundaries
This constituency comprised the whole of
County Westmeath
"Noble above nobility"
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, except for the
Parliamentary borough
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History
In the Middle Ag ...
of
Athlone
Athlone (; ) is a town on the border of County Roscommon and County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located on the River Shannon near the southern shore of Lough Ree. It is the second most populous town in the Midlands Region with a population of ...
1801–1885.
Members of Parliament
MPs 1801–1885
MPs 1918–1922
Elections
Elections in the 1830s
Elections in the 1840s
Elections in the 1850s
Elections in the 1860s
Greville-Nugent was appointed a
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to
Queen Victoria
Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until Death and state funeral of Queen Victoria, her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 21 ...
, requiring a by-election.
Elections in the 1870s
Pollard-Urquhart's death caused a by-election.
Elections in the 1880s
Gill resigned, causing a by-election.
Election in the 1910s
Notes
References
*''The Parliaments of England'' by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844–50), 2nd edition edited (in one volume) by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973)
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{{Westmeath constituencies
Westminster constituencies in County Westmeath (historic)
Dáil constituencies in the Republic of Ireland (historic)
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1801
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1885
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1918
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1922