1924 Limerick by-election

By-election to the 4th Dáil May 2026 May 2026 1924 Limerick by-election Ireland by-election no 1923 Irish general election 1923 28 May 1924 June 1927 Irish general election June 1927 51,981 (65.8%) First preferences Percentage O'Connell Richard O'Connell Cumann na nGaedheal 28,243 54.3% Tadhg Crowley 1924 Election Poster.jpg 100 100 100 0 5 Tadhg Crowley Republican (Ireland, 1923) 23,738 45.7% 175px TD Richard Hayes Cumann na nGaedheal TD after election Richard O'Connell Cumann na nGaedheal A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Limerick in the Irish Free State on Wednesday, 28 May 1924, to fill a vacancy in the 4th Dáil. Limerick was a 7-seat constituency comprising the administrative county of County Limerick and the county borough of Limerick.1923 12 Electoral Act 1923 17 April 1923 17 May 2022 ifs 8 Constituencies Richard Hayes, Teachta Dála (TD) for Cumann na nGaedheal, resigned on 10 January 1924.https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1923-10-03/18/ Deputy's Resignation Dáil Debates 6 1 10 January 1924 20 July 2022 Houses of the Oireachtas 8 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201108025645/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1923-10-03/18/ live Hayes had been a TD since the 1918 general election. A government motion to issue the writ was agreed on 9 May 1924.https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1924-05-09/26/ Writ for Co. Limerick Dáil Debates 6 18 9 May 1924 Result The by-election was held on 28 May 1924. The seat was won by Richard O'Connell.https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1924-06-03/13/ Togha Teachta Luimnighe Dáil Debates 7 5 3 June 1924 27 January 2024 8 May 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20240127195506/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1924-06-03/13/ live 1924 Limerick by-electionBy-election 1924: Limerick http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1923B&cons=157%20&ref=5 ElectionsIreland.org 10 September 2010 22 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110222004910/http://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1923B&cons=157%20&ref=5 liveGallagher Michael Michael Gallagher (academic) 1993 Irish Elections 1922-44: Results and Analysis PSAI Press 0951974815https://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=88&electype=2&constitid=35 Limerick: 1924 by-election Ireland Elections 8 May 2026 1 Richard O'Connell Cumann na nGaedheal 54.3 28,243 Tadhg Crowley Republican (Ireland, 1923) 45.7 23,738 1 79,000 51,981 25,991 65.8% O'Connell took his seat in Dáil Éireann on 11 June, after taking the Oath of Allegiance required under Article 17 of the Constitution of the Irish Free State.https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1924-06-11/11/ Limerick Deputy Takes His Seat Dáil Debates 7 22 11 June 1924 28 January 2024 8 May 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20240128193036/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1924-06-11/11/ live References Category:1924 elections in the Irish Free State Category:1924 in Irish politics Category:4th Dáil Limerick 1924 Category:Elections in County Limerick Category:May 1924 in Europe