Belturbet (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Belturbet
Former borough constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
CountyCounty Cavan
BoroughBelturbet
1614 (1614) (1614 (1614))–1801 (1801)
Seats2
Replaced byDisfranchised

Belturbet was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1611 to 1800.

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Belturbet was represented with two members.[1]

Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote. It was in the control of the Earl of Lanesborough.[2] The borough was disenfranchised under the terms of the Acts of Union 1800.

  1. ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 501.
  2. ^ "Belturbet". Ulster Historical Foundation. Retrieved 26 December 2022.