County Westmeath (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

County 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. Under the terms of the Act 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