# Westmeath (UK Parliament constituency)

County Westmeath is a former UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning two Members of Parliament from 1801 to 1885 and one from 1918 to 1922.

## Boundaries

This constituency comprised County Westmeath, except for the parliamentary borough of Athlone 1801–1885.

## Members of Parliament
### MPs 1801–1885

| Year | First member | First member | First party | Second member | Second member | Second party |
| 1801, 1 January | | William Smyth | | | Gustavus Hume Rochfort | Tory |
| 1808, 27 February | | Hon. Hercules Robert Pakenham | Tory | | Gustavus Hume Rochfort | Tory |
| 1812, 24 October | | Hon. Hercules Robert Pakenham | Tory | | Gustavus Hume Rochfort | Tory |
| 1824, 3 March | | Hon. Hercules Robert Pakenham | Tory | | Robert Smyth | Tory |
| 1826, 22 June | | Gustavus Rochfort | Tory | | Hugh Morgan Tuite | Whig |
| 1830, 12 August | | Gustavus Rochfort | Tory | | Sir Montagu Chapman, Bt | Whig |
| 1832, 20 December | | Sir Richard Nagle, Bt | Repeal Association | | Sir Montagu Chapman, Bt | Whig |
| 1841, 12 July | | Hugh Morgan Tuite | Whig | | Benjamin Chapman | Whig |
| 1847, 10 August | | William Henry Magan | Repeal Association | | Sir Percy Nugent, Bt | Whig |
| 1852, 22 July | | William Henry Magan | Ind. Irish | | William Pollard-Urquhart | Ind. Irish |
| 1857, 3 April | | William Henry Magan | Whig | | Sir Richard Levinge, Bt. | Ind. Irish |
| 1859, 10 May | | William Pollard-Urquhart | Liberal | | Sir Richard Levinge, Bt. | Liberal |
| 1865, 20 July | | William Pollard-Urquhart | Liberal | | Hon. Algernon Greville-Nugent (later Baron Greville) | Liberal |
| 1871, 17 July | | Patrick James Smyth | Home Rule | | Hon. Algernon Greville-Nugent (later Baron Greville) | Liberal |
| 1874, 13 February | | Patrick James Smyth | Home Rule | | Lord Robert Montagu | Home Rule |
| 1880, 13 April | | Timothy Daniel Sullivan | Parnellite Home Rule League | | Henry Joseph Gill | Parnellite Home Rule League |
| Oct 1882 | | Timothy Daniel Sullivan | Irish Parliamentary | | Henry Joseph Gill | Irish Parliamentary |
| 1883, 27 February | | Timothy Daniel Sullivan | Irish Parliamentary | | Timothy Harrington | Irish Parliamentary |
| 1885 | Constituency abolished: see North Westmeath and South Westmeath | Constituency abolished: see North Westmeath and South Westmeath | Constituency abolished: see North Westmeath and South Westmeath | Constituency abolished: see North Westmeath and South Westmeath | Constituency abolished: see North Westmeath and South Westmeath | Constituency abolished: see North Westmeath and South Westmeath |

### MPs 1918–1922

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1918 | Laurence Ginnell | Sinn Féin |
| 1922 | 1922 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1830: Westmeath (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | Gustavus Rochfort | 353 | 36.3 |
| | Whig | Montagu Chapman | 336 | 34.5 |
| | Whig | Hugh Morgan Tuite | 198 | 20.3 |
| | Whig | Gerald Dease | 86 | 8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | c. 487 | c. 75.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 641 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17 | 1.8 |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Swing | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 138 | 14.2 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |
General election 1831: Westmeath (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | Gustavus Rochfort | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Montagu Chapman | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 641 | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1832: Westmeath (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Sir Montagu Chapman, 3rd Baronet | 385 | 33.1 |
| | Irish Repeal | Sir Richard Nagle, 2nd Baronet | 381 | 32.8 |
| | Tory | Gustavus Rochfort | 238 | 20.5 |
| | Tory | Gustavus Lambert | 159 | 13.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | c. 582 | c. 41.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,395 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4 | 0.3 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 143 | 12.3 |
| | Irish Repeal gain from Tory | Irish Repeal gain from Tory | Irish Repeal gain from Tory | Irish Repeal gain from Tory |
General election 1835: Westmeath (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Montagu Chapman | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Irish Repeal (Whig) | Sir Richard Nagle, 2nd Baronet | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,525 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Irish Repeal hold | Irish Repeal hold | Irish Repeal hold | Irish Repeal hold |
General election 1837: Westmeath (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Montagu Chapman | 804 | 33.7 |
| | Irish Repeal (Whig) | Sir Richard Nagle, 2nd Baronet | 798 | 33.5 |
| | Conservative | Richard Handcock | 393 | 16.5 |
| | Conservative | Richard Levinge | 388 | 16.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | c. 1,192 | c. 71.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,658 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6 | 0.2 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 405 | 17.0 |
| | Irish Repeal hold | Irish Repeal hold | Irish Repeal hold | Irish Repeal hold |

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Westmeath (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Hugh Morgan Tuite | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Benjamin Chapman | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,125 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Whig gain from Irish Repeal | Whig gain from Irish Repeal | Whig gain from Irish Repeal | Whig gain from Irish Repeal | Whig gain from Irish Repeal |
General election 1847: Westmeath (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Repeal | William Henry Magan | 118 | 50.2 | New |
| | Whig | Percy Nugent | 117 | 49.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Richard Levinge | 0 | 0.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 117 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 118 (est) | 8.8 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,337 | | |
| | Irish Repeal gain from Whig | Irish Repeal gain from Whig | Swing | N/A | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Westmeath (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Irish | William Henry Magan | 1,647 | 41.3 | −8.9 |
| | Independent Irish | William Pollard-Urquhart | 1,414 | 35.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Richard Levinge | 926 | 23.2 | +23.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 488 | 12.3 | +11.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,457 (est) | 78.4 (est) | +69.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,132 | | |
| | Independent Irish gain from Irish Repeal | Independent Irish gain from Irish Repeal | Swing | −16.1 | |
| | Independent Irish gain from Whig | Independent Irish gain from Whig | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1857: Westmeath (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | William Henry Magan | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent Irish | Richard Levinge | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,520 | | |
| | Whig gain from Independent Irish | Whig gain from Independent Irish | Whig gain from Independent Irish | Whig gain from Independent Irish | Whig gain from Independent Irish |
| | Independent Irish hold | Independent Irish hold | Independent Irish hold | Independent Irish hold | Independent Irish hold |
General election 1859: Westmeath (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Pollard-Urquhart | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal | Richard Levinge | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,678 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: Westmeath (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Algernon Greville | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal | William Pollard-Urquhart | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,568 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
General election 1868: Westmeath (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Algernon Greville-Nugent | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal | William Pollard-Urquhart | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,884 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
Greville-Nugent was appointed a Groom in Waiting to Queen Victoria, requiring a by-election.
By-election, 7 January 1869: Westmeath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Algernon Greville-Nugent | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,884 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Elections in the 1870s

Pollard-Urquhart's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 17 Jun 1871: Westmeath (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Home Rule | Patrick James Smyth | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,616 | | |
| | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Home Rule gain from Liberal |
General election 1874: Westmeath (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Home Rule | Patrick James Smyth | 2,202 | 43.2 | N/A |
| | Home Rule | Robert Montagu | 2,164 | 42.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Algernon Greville-Nugent | 401 | 7.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Richard Levinge | 328 | 6.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,763 | 34.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,548 (est) | 71.6 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,559 | | |
| | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |
| | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Westmeath (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Parnellite Home Rule League | Timothy Daniel Sullivan | 1,631 | 48.2 | N/A |
| | Parnellite Home Rule League | Henry Joseph Gill | 1,609 | 47.6 | N/A |
| | Home Rule | William A Gowing | 141 | 4.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,468 | 43.4 | +8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,761 (est) | 50.8 (est) | −20.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,465 | | |
| | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold | Swing | N/A | |
Gill resigned, causing a by-election.
By-election, 24 Feb 1883: Westmeath (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Timothy Harrington | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,395 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |

### Election in the 1910s

1918 general election: Westmeath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Sinn Féin | Laurence Ginnell | 12,435 | 75.4 | |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Patrick Weymes | 3,458 | 21.0 | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Walter Nugent | 603 | 3.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,977 | 54.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,496 | 68.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 24,014 | | |
| | Sinn Féin win (new seat) | Sinn Féin win (new seat) | Sinn Féin win (new seat) | Sinn Féin win (new seat) | Sinn Féin win (new seat) |