1924 Dublin County by-election

By-election to the 4th Dáil May 2026 May 2026 1924 Dublin County by-election Ireland by-election no 1923 Irish general election 1923 19 March 1924 1926 Dublin County by-election 1926 b 42,164 (42.9%) First preferences Percentage Final count Batt O'Connor.jpg 100 100 100 0 5 Batt O'Connor Cumann na nGaedheal 16,456 39.0% 24,491 Seán MacEntee portrait.jpg 100 100 100 0 5 Seán MacEntee Republican (Ireland, 1923) 10,263 24.3% 12,679 Good Matthew Good Business and Professional Group 9,158 21.7% – 175px TD Michael Derham Cumann na nGaedheal TD after election Batt O'Connor Cumann na nGaedheal A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Dublin County in the Irish Free State on Wednesday, 19 March 1924, to fill a vacancy in the 4th Dáil. Dublin County was an 8-seat constituency comprising the administrative county of County Dublin.1923 12 Electoral Act 1923 17 April 1923 17 May 2022 ifs 8 Constituencies Michael Derham, TD for Cumann na nGaedheal, died on 20 November 1923.Obituary: Mr. M. J. Derham, T.D. https://epaper.irishtimes.com/titles/irishtimes/5088/publications/27074/pages/4 The Irish Times 21 November 1923 5https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1923-11-21/28/ Late Deputy James Derham Dáil Debates 5 14 31 October 1923 23 February 2025 7 May 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20250223043829/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1923-11-21/28/ live On 20 February 1924, during a debate on government motion to issue the writ of election for a vacancy in Dublin South, Thomas Johnson, leader of the Labour Party, sought to amend the motion to also issue the writ for Dublin County. This amendment was defeated by a vote of 23 to 43.https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1924-02-20/20/ Dublin City (South) Vacancy—(Issue of New Writ) Dáil Debates 6 16 20 February 1924 22 July 2022 7 May 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20220722100953/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1924-02-20/20/ live A government motion to issue the writ was agreed on 22 February.https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1924-02-22/19/ Co. Dublin Parliamentary Vacancy—Order for Writ Dáil Debates 6 18 22 February 1924 The Cumann na nGaedheal candidate, Batt O'Connor, was a member of Pembroke Urban District Council and had contested the 1923 general election in Dublin County.https://www.dib.ie/biography/oconnor-bartholomew-batt-phartalan-a6582 O'Connor, Bartholomew ('Batt', Phartalán October 2009 Dictionary of Irish Biography Coleman Marie 10.3318/dib.006582.v1 free 1 December 2024 7 May 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20241201160713/https://www.dib.ie/biography/oconnor-bartholomew-batt-phartalan-a6582 live The Republican candidate, Seán MacEntee, had represented South Monaghan from 1918 to 1921 and Monaghan from 1921 to 1922. He did not contest the 1922 Irish general election.https://www.dib.ie/biography/macentee-sean-john-francis-a5202 MacEntee, Sean (John) Francis Dictionary of Irish Biography McMahon Deirdre 10.3318/dib.005202.v1 October 2009 free 23 January 2025 7 May 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20250123111328/https://www.dib.ie/biography/macentee-sean-john-francis-a5202 live Result The by-election was held on 19 March 1924. The seat was won by Batt O'Connor.https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1924-03-26/24/ Dáil Vancancies Filled Dáil Debates 6 31 26 March 1924 27 January 2024 7 May 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20240127230507/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1924-03-26/24/ live 1924 Dublin County by-electionParliamentary 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 0951974815 By-election 1924: Dublin County http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1923B&cons=88&ref=4 ElectionsIreland.org 11 February 2009 3 November 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20251103135542/https://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1923B&cons=88&ref=4 livehttps://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=127&electype=2&constitid=81 Dublin County: 1924 by-election Ireland Elections 7 May 2026 2 December 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241202165142/https://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=127&constitid=81&electype=2 live 3 Batt O'Connor Cumann na nGaedheal 39.0 16,456 18,353 24,491 Seán MacEntee Republican (Ireland, 1923) 24.3 10,263 11,760 12,679 Matthew Good Business and Professional Group 21.7 9,158 9,705   Archie Heron Labour Party (Ireland) 14.9 6,287     3 98,187 42,164 21,083 42.9% O'Connor took his seat in Dáil Éireann on 26 March, after taking the Oath of Allegiance required under Article 17 of the Constitution of the Irish Free State. The runner-up, Seán McEntee, was elected at the June 1927 general election. The Labour candidate, Archie Heron, later served as a TD for Dublin North-West from 1937 to 1938. References Category:1924 in Irish politics Category:1924 elections in the Irish Free State Category:4th Dáil Dublin County 1924 Category:Elections in County Dublin Category:March 1924 in Europe