Ratoath (Parliament of Ireland constituency)


Ratoath was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons.

Boundaries and boundary changes

This constituency was the manor of Ratoath in County Meath.
Following the Act of Union 1800 the constituency was disenfranchised.

Members of Parliament

It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland to 1800.
ElectionFirst memberFirst partySecond memberSecond party
1689 Patriot ParliamentJohn HusseyJames FitzGerald
1692Edward CorkerRobert Gorges
1695Edward CorkerThomas Molyneux
September 1703Edward FordeRichard Gorges
1703Edward FordeSir Standish Hartstonge, 2nd Bt
1705George LowtherSir Standish Hartstonge, 2nd Bt
1713George LowtherRichard Gorges
1716Hon. William St LawrenceRichard Gorges
1727Charles HamiltonEdward Lovett Pearce
1734Charles HamiltonRowley Hill
1737Charles HamiltonGorges Lowther
1753Marcus Lowther-CroftonGorges Lowther
1761George LowtherJohn Curtis
1768George LowtherJohn Cramer
1769William IrvineSir Marcus Lowther-Crofton, 1st Bt
1776John ForbesGeorge Putland
1783Peter MetgeArthur Forbes
1784John MetgeArthur Forbes
1789John MetgeAlexander Hamilton
1790William IrvineGorges Lowther
January 1798James Moore O'DonnellGorges Lowther
September 1798James Moore O'DonnellJames Cane
1801Constituency disenfranchisedConstituency disenfranchisedConstituency disenfranchisedConstituency disenfranchisedConstituency disenfranchised

Elections