County Westmeath (Parliament of Ireland constituency) explained

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)^[1]
1661 - 1666
- William Handcock^[1]
- Thomas Longe^[1]

Election	First member	First party		Second member	Second party
1689 Patriot Parliament	William Nugent
1692	Dillon Pollard				<	-- party -->
1695	George Peyton
1703
1707		<				-- party -->
1707
1713					<	-- party -->
1715		<			<	-- party -->
1721
1723				Richard Levinge^[2]
1727					<	-- party -->
1731
1738
1761		<	-- party -->
1768		<
1776	Robert Rochfort	<	-- party -->		Benjamin Chapman^[3]
1783
1784				William Smyth	<	-- party -->
1798				William Smyth	<
1801	Replaced by Westminster constituency Westmeath

Book: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary . MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament 1692–1800 . 1-903688-60-4 . Ulster Historical Foundation . 2006 .