| Belturbet | |
| Type: | borough |
| Borough: | Belturbet |
| County: | County Cavan |
| Region: | Ireland |
| Seats: | 2 |
| Parliament: | ihc |
| Abolished: | 1801 |
| Next: | Disfranchised |
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.[1] The borough was disenfranchised under the terms of the Acts of Union 1800.
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | Sir Edward Tyrrell, 1st Bt | Philip Tuite | |||||
| 1692 | Francis Butler | John Warburton | |||||
| 1703 | Richard Tighe | Thomas Taylor | |||||
| 1713 | Theophilus Butler | Brinsley Butler | < | -- party --> | |||
| 1715 | Charles Delafaye | < | -- party --> | ||||
| 1725 | Hon. Humphrey Butler | < | -- party --> | ||||
| 1727 | Thomas Butler | < | -- party --> | ||||
| 1736 | Robert Butler | < | -- party --> | ||||
| 1755 | John Cramer | ||||||
| 1761 | John Butler | ||||||
| 1761 | John Cramer | < | -- party --> | ||||
| 1763 | Edward Tighe | ||||||
| 1768 | George Glover | ||||||
| 1771 | Robert Birch | < | -- party --> | ||||
| 1776 | Charles Francis Sheridan | ||||||
| 1783 | Sir Skeffington Smyth, 1st Bt | David La Touche | |||||
| 1790 | John McClintock | Maurice Coppinger | |||||
| 1798 | Charles King | Thomas Townsend | < | -- party --> | |||
| 1800 | Blayney Townley Balfour | ||||||
| 1801 | Disenfranchised | ||||||