County Westmeath (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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 ElectionFirst MPSecond MP 1689 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 Levingefrom 1724 Sir Richard Levinge, 2nd Bt 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 Chapmanfrom 1782 Sir Benjamin Chapman 1783 Richard Malone 1784 William Smyth 1798 Gustavus Hume Rochfort 1801 Replaced by Westminster constituency Westmeath

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