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Westmeath was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1992 to 2007. The constituency was served by 3 deputies ( Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs). The method of election was the single transferable vote form of proportional representation (PR-STV).
Westmeath is a former UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning two Members of Parliament 1801–1885 and one in 1918–1922.
Westmeath was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1611 to 1800. Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote. The borough was disenfranchised under the terms of the Act of Union 1800.
Westmeath may refer to:
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County Westmeath, Ireland
- Westmeath (Dáil Éireann constituency)
- Westmeath (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
- Westmeath (UK Parliament constituency)
- Westmeath GAA
- A community in Whitewater Region, Ontario
- Earl of Westmeath
Usage examples of "westmeath".
The lords-justices granted orders for apprehending the earls of Antrim and Westmeath, the lords Natterville, Cahir, and Dillon, as persons suspected of disaffection to the government.