1924 Donegal by-election

By-election to the 4th Dáil May 2026 May 2026 1924 Donegal by-election Ireland by-election no 1923 Irish general election 1923 20 November 1924 June 1927 Irish general election June 1927 43,290 (44.7%) First preferences Percentage Denis McCullough, circa 1900s (cropped).jpg Denis McCullough Cumann na nGaedheal 24,919 57.6% Daly Thomas Daly Republican (Ireland, 1923) 18,371 42.4% 175px TD Peter J. Ward Cumann na nGaedheal TD after election Denis McCullough Cumann na nGaedheal A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Donegal in the Irish Free State on Thursday, 20 November 1924, to fill a vacancy in the 4th Dáil. Donegal was an 8-seat constituency consisting of the administrative county of County Donegal.1923 12 Electoral Act 1923 17 April 1923 12 May 2026 ifs 8 Constituencies Cumann na nGaedheal TD Peter J. Ward resigned on 1 August 1924.https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1924-08-01/27/ Resignation of Deputies Dáil Debates 8 21 1 August 1924 22 July 2022 Houses of the Oireachtas 22 July 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220722075938/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1924-08-01/27/ live The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 28 October 1924.https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1924-10-28/19/ Writs for By-elections. - Donegal Dáil Debates 9 4 28 October 1924 It was one of five by-elections agreed that day. The Cumann na nGaedheal candidate, Denis McCullough, was a former president of the Irish Republican Brotherhood who had unsuccessfully contested the 1918 general election and the 1921 election.https://www.dib.ie/biography/mccullough-denis-a5636 McCullough, Denis Dictionary of Irish Biography Coleman Marie 2009 10.3318/dib.005636.v1 20 February 2022 free Result The by-election was held on 20 November 1924. It was the fifth by-election held that week, following the November 1924 Dublin South by-election, the 1924 Mayo North by-election, the 1924 Cork East by-election, and the 1924 Cork Borough by-election. It was won by Denis McCullough.Fifth By-Election — Ministerial Party Wins Donegal — Majority of Electors Do Not Vote https://epaper.irishtimes.com/titles/irishtimes/5088/publications/27506/pages/6 The Irish Times subscription 24 November 1924 7https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1924-11-26/18/ New Members Dáil Debates 9 16 26 November 1924 28 January 2024 25 February 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20240128091538/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1924-11-26/18/ live 1924 Donegal by-electionBy-election 1924: Donegal http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1923B&cons=68&ref=10 ElectionsIreland.org 2 March 2009 30 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101130165628/http://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1923B&cons=68&ref=10 liveGallagher Michael Michael Gallagher (academic) 1993 Irish Elections 1922–44: Results and Analysis PSAI Press 0951974815https://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=119&constitid=60&electype=2 Donegal: 1924 by-election Irish Elections 13 May 2026 1 Denis McCullough Cumann na nGaedheal 57.6 24,919 Thomas Daly Republican (Ireland, 1923) 42.4 18,371 1 96,977 43,290 21,646 44.7% McCullough took his seat in Dáil Éireann on 26 November, 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/1924-11-26/19/ Deputy Takes His Seat Dáil Debates 9 16 26 November 1924 28 January 2024 25 February 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20240128115958/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1924-11-26/19/ live McCullough did not contest the June 1927 general election and did not stand for election again.http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=6536 Denis McCullough ElectionsIreland.org 8 May 2012 References Category:1924 in Irish politics Category:1924 elections in the Irish Free State Category:4th Dáil Donegal 1924 Category:Elections in County Donegal Category:November 1924 in Europe