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County Westmeath was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until the Acts of Union in 1800. Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote. Under the terms of the Acts of Union 1800, it was succeeded by the Westminter constituency of County Westmeath.

Members of Parliament

It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland.

• 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

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 Commons. Cites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.

• 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