1929 Dublin North by-election

By-election to the 6th Dáil May 2026 May 2026 1929 Dublin North by-election Ireland by-election no 1928 Dublin North by-election 1928 b 14 March 1929 1932 Irish general election 1932 56,739 (58.7%) First preferences Percentage TF O'Higgins, 1933.png 100 100 120 0 5 Thomas F. O'Higgins Cumann na nGaedheal 28,445 50.1% Oscar Traynor (cropped).jpg 100 100 120 0 5 Oscar Traynor Fianna Fáil 28,294 49.9% 175px TD Alfie Byrne Independent politician (Ireland) Thomas F. O'Higgins TD after election Cumann na nGaedheal A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Dublin North in the Irish Free State on Thursday, 14 March 1929, to fill a vacancy in the 6th Dáil. It followed the election of independent TD Alfie Byrne to Seanad Éireann. Alfie Byrne was elected to the 1928 Seanad on 4 December 1928.Senators Elected at Triennial Election https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1928-12-12/3/ 12 December 1928 Seanad Debates 11 1 Houses of the OireachtasSeanad Elections, 1928 https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1929-02-20/25/ 20 February 1929 Dáil Debates 28 1 Houses of the Oireachtas 29 January 2021 26 May 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20210129211606/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1929-02-20/25/ live Under Article 16 of the Constitution of the Irish Free State, he was deemed to have vacated his seat in the Dáil. The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 20 February 1929.Issue of Writ for Dublin City North https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1929-02-20/34/ 20 February 1929 Dáil Debates 28 1 Houses of the Oireachtas 20 May 2026 22 July 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220722101005/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1929-02-20/34/ live In 1929, Dublin North was an eight-seat constituency comprising the areas of Arran Quay, Clontarf East, Clontarf West, Drumcondra, Glasnevin, Inns' Quay, Rotunda, Mountjoy, North City and North Dock in the county borough of Dublin.1923 12 Electoral Act 1923 17 April 1923 20 May 2026 ifs 8 Constituencies The by-election was won by the Cumann na nGaedheal candidate Thomas F. O'Higgins, by a margin of 151 votes.New Deputy https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1929-03-20/17/ 20 March 1929 Dáil Debates 28 12 Houses of the Oireachtas 20 May 2026 This was the second by-election in Dublin North during the 6th Dáil. Result 1929 Dublin North by-electionBy-election 1929: Dublin North http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1927sepB&cons=96&ref=26 ElectionsIreland.org 27 September 2010 30 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101130170637/http://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1927sepB&cons=96&ref=26 liveParliamentary election results in Ireland, 1918–92 Walker, Brian M Royal Irish Academy Dublin 1992 0-901714-96-8 0332-0286Gallagher Michael Michael Gallagher (academic) 1993 Irish Elections 1922-44: Results and Analysis PSAI Press 0951974815Dublin North: 1929 by-election Ireland Election https://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=50&constitid=93&electype=2 20 May 2026 1 Thomas F. O'Higgins Cumann na nGaedheal 50.1 28,445 Oscar Traynor Fianna Fáil 49.9 28,294 1 96,748 56,739 28,370 58.7% References Category:1929 in Irish politics Category:1929 elections in the Irish Free State Category:6th Dáil Dublin North 1929 Category:Elections in Dublin (city) Category:March 1929 in Europe