Belturbet_(Parliament_of_Ireland_constituency)
Belturbet (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
1614-1801 Irish constituency
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.