North Westmeath (UK Parliament constituency)

North Westmeath
North Westmeath
	Former County constituency; for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Number of members	One
Replaced by	Westmeath
Created from	Westmeath

North Westmeath was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament 1885–1918.

Prior to the 1885 United Kingdom general election and after the dissolution of Parliament in 1918 the area was part of the Westmeath constituency.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the northern part of County Westmeath.

1885–1918: The baronies of Corkaree, Delvin, Farbill and Fore, those parts of the baronies of Moyashel and Magheradernon 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

Years	Member	Party
1885–1890	James Tuite	Irish Parliamentary Party
1891–1900	James Tuite	Anti-Parnellite
1900–1906	Patrick Kennedy	Healyite Nationalist¹
1906–1909	Laurence Ginnell	Irish Parliamentary Party
1909–1917		Independent Nationalist
1917–1918		Sinn Féin

¹Joined the Irish Parliamentary Party during the parliamentary term

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: North Westmeath[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Irish Parliamentary	James Tuite	3,648	93.5
	Liberal	John Wilson	255	6.5
Majority			3,393	87.0
Turnout			3,903	70.9
Registered electors			5,507
	Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)

General election 1886: North Westmeath[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish Parliamentary	James Tuite	Unopposed
Registered electors			5,507
	Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: North Westmeath[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish National Federation	James Tuite	2,878	88.4	*N/A*
	Irish National League	Alexander Blane	379	11.6	N/A
Majority			2,499	76.8	N/A
Turnout			3,257	60.9	N/A
Registered electors			5,347
	Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary		Swing	N/A

General election 1895: North Westmeath[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish National Federation	James Tuite	Unopposed
Registered electors			5,270
	Irish National Federation hold

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: North Westmeath[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Healyite Nationalist	Patrick Kennedy	1,763	55.4	*New*
	Irish Parliamentary	Laurence Ginnell	1,418	44.6	N/A
Majority			345	10.8	N/A
Turnout			3,181	51.3	N/A
Registered electors			6,200
	Healyite Nationalist gain from Irish National Federation		Swing	N/A

General election 1906: North Westmeath[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish Parliamentary	Laurence Ginnell	Unopposed
Registered electors			5,297
	Irish Parliamentary gain from Healyite Nationalist

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: North Westmeath[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Nationalist	Laurence Ginnell	1,996	59.1	*New*
	Irish Parliamentary	Patrick McKenna	1,379	40.9	N/A
Majority			617	18.2	N/A
Turnout			3,375	64.3	N/A
Registered electors			5,245
	Independent Nationalist gain from Irish Parliamentary		Swing	N/A

General election December 1910: North Westmeath[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent Nationalist	Laurence Ginnell	Unopposed
Registered electors			5,245
	Independent Nationalist hold

References

Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.

Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 3)

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[walker-1] Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.