1928 Dublin North by-election

By-election to the 6th Dáil May 2026 May 2026 1928 Dublin North by-election Ireland by-election no September 1927 Irish general election Sept 1927 3 April 1928 1929 Dublin North by-election 1929 b 43,285 (45.9%) First preferences Percentage Vincent Rice, 1933.jpg 100 100 110 0 5 Vincent Rice Cumann na nGaedheal 21,731 50.2% Kathleen Clarke, 1924.jpg 100 100 110 0 5 Kathleen Clarke Fianna Fáil 13,322 30.8% James Larkin, circa 1910 (cropped).png 100 100 110 0 5 James Larkin Irish Worker League 8,232 19.0% 175px TD James Larkin Irish Worker League TD after election Vincent Rice Cumann na nGaedheal A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Dublin North in the Irish Free State on Tuesday, 3 April 1928, to fill a vacancy in the 6th Dáil. It followed the disqualification of Irish Worker League TD James Larkin due to bankruptcy. Larkin had been elected at the September 1927 general election, but had not taken his seat. In 1928, 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 Jim Larkin had been adjudicated on 21 November 1924 on bankruptcy in the High Court of Justice. This followed his failure to settle the terms of a libel action which had been brought by fellow trade unionist, William O'Brien. A government motion on 1 March 1928 to issue writ of election to fill the vacancy was opposed by Fianna Fáil and the Labour Party. Éamon de Valera proposed an amendment to the motion that the writ be deferred until a court declared that the vacancy existed.Issue of Writ – North Dublin constituency https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1928-03-01/31/ 1 March 1928 Dáil Debates 22 6 Houses of the Oireachtas 20 May 2026 13 September 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210913062516/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1928-03-01/31/ live The following day, the matter was referred to the Committee on Procedure and Privileges.Borough Constituency of Dublin North https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1928-03-02/34/ 2 March 1928 Dáil Debates 22 7 Houses of the Oireachtas 22 May 2026 On 14 March, debate on the motion continued, with the Fianna Fáil amendment rejected, and the government motion approved, by a vote of 80 to 50.Issue of Writ – North Dublin constituency – Debate Resumed https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1928-03-14/43/ 14 March 1928 Dáil Debates 22 11 Houses of the Oireachtas 22 May 2026 28 July 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220728191711/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1928-03-14/43/ live The disqualified TD Larkin stood at the by-election, but it was won by the Cumann na nGaedheal candidate Vincent Rice.New Deputy https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1928-04-18/34/ 18 April 1928 Dáil Debates 23 1 Houses of the Oireachtas 20 May 2026 20 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250120130102/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1928-04-18/34/ live A second by-election in Dublin North was held later in the 6th Dáil. Result 1928 Dublin North by-electionBy-election 1928: Dublin North http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1927sepB&cons=96&ref=25 ElectionsIreland.org 27 September 2010 30 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101130171124/http://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1927sepB&cons=96&ref=25 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: 1928 by-election Ireland Election https://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=51&constitid=16&electype=2 20 May 2026 2 December 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241202172240/https://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=51&constitid=16&electype=2 live 1 Vincent Rice Cumann na nGaedheal 50.2 21,731 Kathleen Clarke Fianna Fáil 30.8 13,322 James Larkin Irish Worker League 19.0 8,232 1 94,390 43,285 21,643 45.9% References Category:1928 in Irish politics Category:1928 elections in the Irish Free State Category:6th Dáil Dublin North 1928 Category:Elections in Dublin (city) Category:April 1928 in Europe