Ratoath was a constituency represented in the
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Ratoath was a constituency represented in the
Irish House of CommonsThe Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland, that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords...
.
Boundaries and Boundary Changes
This constituency was the
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of
RatoathRatoath is a rapidly expanding town in south east County Meath, Ireland, centered on the point where the R125 and R155 regional roads meet. In the 1996 census, the population was recorded as 1,061. In the 2006 census, it was 7,249...
in
County MeathCounty Meath is one of the traditional counties of Ireland and is located within the province of Leinster. It was named after the historic kingdom and province of Mide....
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Following the
Act of Union 1800The Acts of Union 1800 describe two complementary Acts, namely:* the Union with Ireland Act 1800 , an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain, and...
the constituency was disenfranchised.
Members of Parliament
It returned two members to the
Parliament of IrelandThe Parliament of Ireland was a legislature that existed in Dublin from 1297 until 1800. It comprised two chambers: the House of Commons and the House of Lords...
to 1800.
- 1669: John Hussey
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)
1692–1801
| Election | | First member | First party | | Second member | Second party |
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| 1692 |
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Edward Corker |
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Robert Gorges |
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| 1695 |
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| September 1703 |
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Edward Forde |
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Richard Gorges |
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| 1703 |
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Sir Standish Hartstonge, 2nd Bt |
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| 1705 |
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George Lowther |
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| 1713 |
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Richard Gorges |
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| 1716 |
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Hon. William St Lawrence |
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| 1727 |
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Charles Hamilton |
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| 1734 |
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Rowley Hill |
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| 1737 |
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Gorges Lowther |
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| 1753 |
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Marcus Lowther-Crofton |
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| 1761 |
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George Lowther |
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John Curtis |
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| 1768 |
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John Cramer |
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| 1769 |
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William Irvine |
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Sir Marcus Lowther-Crofton, 1st Bt |
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| 1776 |
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John Forbes |
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George Putland |
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| 1783 |
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Peter Metge |
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Arthur Forbes |
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| 1784 |
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John Metge |
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| 1789 |
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Alexander Hamilton |
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| 1790 |
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William Irvine |
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Gorges Lowther |
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| January 1798 |
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James Moore O'Donnell |
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| 1798 |
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James Cane |
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