Belturbet (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Belturbet was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1611 to 1800.

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Belturbet was represented with two members.

Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote. It was in the control of the Earl of Lanesborough. The borough was disenfranchised under the terms of the Acts of Union 1800.

Members of Parliament, 1613–1801 1613–1615 Sir Hugh Wirrall and George Grimesditch 1634–1635 Sir Arthur Blundell and Sir William Ryves 1639–1649 John Borlase, later Lord Justice of IrelandTerry Clavin, 'Borlase, Sir John ()', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Oct 2006 and Richard Ashe (expelled 1642) 1661–1666 Stephen Butler (died and replaced 1662 by Francis Butler) and Thomas Warsopp

1689–1801 ElectionFirst MPSecond MP 1689 Sir Edward Tyrrell, 1st Bt Philip Tuite 1692 Francis Butler John Warburton 1703 Richard Tighe Thomas Taylor 1713 Theophilus Butler Brinsley Butler 1715 Charles Delafaye 1725 Hon. Humphrey Butler 1727 Thomas Butler 1736 Robert Butler 1755 John Cramer 1761 John Butler 1761 John Cramer 1763 Edward Tighe 1768 George Glover 1771 Robert Birch 1776 Charles Francis Sheridan 1783 Sir Skeffington Smyth, 1st Bt David La Touche 1790 John McClintock Maurice Coppinger 1798 Charles King Thomas Townsend 1800 Blayney Townley Balfour 1801 Disenfranchised

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