North Westmeath | |
Type: | county |
Parliament: | uk |
Year: | 1885 |
Abolished: | 1918 |
Seats: | 1 |
Previous: | Westmeath |
Next: | Westmeath |
North Westmeath was a constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament to the United Kingdom House of Commons from 1885 to 1918.
Prior to the 1885 general election and after the dissolution of parliament in 1918 the area was part of the Westmeath constituency.
This constituency comprised the northern part of County Westmeath.
1885–1918: The baronies of Corkaree, Delvin, Farbill and Fore, those parts of the baronies of Moyashel and Magheradernon and Moyguish not contained in the constituency of South Westmeath, and that part of the barony of Fartullagh contained within the parishes of Lynn, Moylisker and Mullingar.
Years | Member | Party |
---|---|---|
1885–1890 | James Tuite | Irish Parliamentary Party |
1891–1900 | Irish National Federation | |
1900–1906 | Patrick Kennedy | Healyite Nationalist1 |
1906–1909 | Laurence Ginnell | Irish Parliamentary Party |
1909–1917 | Independent Nationalist | |
1917–1918 | Sinn Féin | |
1Joined the Irish Parliamentary Party during the parliamentary term