North Westmeath (UK Parliament constituency)

North Westmeath was a constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament to the United Kingdom House of Commons from 1885 to 1918.

North Westmeath
Former county constituency for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Seats	1
Created from	Westmeath
Replaced by	Westmeath

Prior to the 1885 general election and after the dissolution of parliament in 1918 the area was part of the Westmeath constituency.

Boundaries

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.

Members of Parliament

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

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

1885 general election: North Westmeath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	James Tuite	3,648	93.5
	Liberal	John Wilson	255	6.5
Majority			3,393	87.0
Turnout			3,903	70.9
Registered electors			5,507
	Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)

1886 general election: North Westmeath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	James Tuite	Unopposed
Registered electors			5,507
	Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1890s

1892 general election: North Westmeath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish National Federation	James Tuite	2,878	88.4	N/A
	Irish National League	Alexander Blane	379	11.6	N/A
Majority			2,499	76.8	N/A
Turnout			3,257	60.9	N/A
Registered electors			5,347
	Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary		Swing	N/A

1895 general election: North Westmeath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish National Federation	James Tuite	Unopposed
Registered electors			5,270
	Irish National Federation hold

Elections in the 1900s

1900 general election: North Westmeath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Healyite Nationalist	Patrick Kennedy	1,763	55.4	N/A
	Irish Parliamentary	Laurence Ginnell	1,418	44.6	N/A
Majority			345	10.8	N/A
Turnout			3,181	51.3	N/A
Registered electors			6,200
	Healyite Nationalist gain from Irish National Federation		Swing	N/A

1906 general election: North Westmeath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Laurence Ginnell	Unopposed
Registered electors			5,297
	Irish Parliamentary gain from Healyite Nationalist

Elections in the 1910s

January 1910 general election: North Westmeath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Nationalist	Laurence Ginnell	1,996	59.1	N/A
	Irish Parliamentary	Patrick McKenna	1,379	40.9	N/A
Majority			617	18.2	N/A
Turnout			3,375	64.3	N/A
Registered electors			5,245
	Ind. Nationalist gain from Irish Parliamentary		Swing	N/A

December 1910 general election: North Westmeath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Nationalist	Laurence Ginnell	Unopposed
Registered electors			5,245
	Ind. Nationalist hold

References

• Walker, Brian M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 3)