Westmeath (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Westmeath was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until the Act of Union in 1800. Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote. The borough was disenfranchised under the terms of the Act of Union 1800.

Westmeath
Former County constituency for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created
Abolished	1800
Replaced by	Westmeath

Members of Parliament

It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland.

• 1560
  • Sir Thomas Nugent [1]
  • Sir George Stanley [1]
• 1585
  • Edward Nugent of Dysert [1]
  • Edward Nugent of Morton [1]
• 1613–1615
  • Sir Christopher Nugent of Meyrath [1]
  • Edward Nugent of Portloman [1] (died and replaced 1615 by Edmond Nugent of Roconnel)
• 1634–1635
  • Sir James Dillon [1]
• 1639–1649
  • Sir James Dillon (expelled 1642 as rebel) [1]
  • Sir Luke Fitzgerald of Tecroghan (expelled 1642 as rebel) [1]
• 1661–1666
  • William Handcock [1]
  • Thomas Longe [1]

1689–1801

Election		First member	First party		Second member	Second party
1689 Patriot Parliament		William Nugent			Hon Col. Henry Dillon
1692		Dillon Pollard			Robert Rochfort
1695		George Peyton
1703		William Handcock
1707		George Rochfort
1707					John Cooke
1713					Edward Pakenham
1715		John Wood
1721					William Handcock
1723					Richard Levinge [2]
1727		George Rochfort			Anthony Malone
1731		Robert Rochfort
1738		Arthur Rochfort
1761		George Rochfort, Viscount Belfield			Richard Rochfort
1768					Anthony Malone
1776		Robert Rochfort			Benjamin Chapman [3]
1783					Richard Malone
1784					William Smyth
1798		Gustavus Home Rochford
1801		Replaced by Westminster constituency Westmeath

Notes

1. Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 636.
2. from 1724 Sir Richard Levinge, 2nd Bt
3. from 1782 Sir Benjamin Chapman

References

• Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2006). MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament 1692–1800. Ulster Historical Foundation. ISBN 1-903688-60-4.
• Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commonscites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.