1927 Dublin South by-election

By-election to the 5th Dáil May 2026 May 2026 1927 Dublin South by-election Ireland by-election no June 1927 Irish general election June 1927 24 August 1927 September 1927 Irish general election Sept 1927 43,901 (54.1%) First preferences Percentage Hennessy Thomas Hennessy Cumann na nGaedheal 24,139 55.0% Robert Briscoe 1933.png 100 100 110 0 5 Robert Briscoe Fianna Fáil 18,647 42.5% Cathal Ó Murchadha (cropped).jpg 100 100 110 0 5 Cathal Ó Murchadha Sinn Féin 1,115 2.5% 175px TD Constance Markievicz Fianna Fáil TD after election Thomas Hennessy Cumann na nGaedheal A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Dublin South in the Irish Free State on Wednesday, 24 August 1927, to fill a vacancy in the 5th Dáil. Constituency Dublin South was a 7-seat constituency which included the borough electoral areas of Dublin 3, 5, 7, 9, and 10, being the wards of Fitzwilliam, Mansion House, Royal Exchange, South City, Merchant's Quay, New Kilmainham, Usher's Quay, Wood Quay, South Dock and Trinity.1923 12 Electoral Act 1923 17 April 1923 17 May 2022 ifs 8 Constituencies1926 Census: Table 6: Population, etc., of each County Electoral Area, each Borough Electoral Area and of each Rural District of County Dublin https://www.cso.ie/en/media/csoie/census/census1926results/volume1/C_1926_V1_T6.pdf Central Statistics Office 13 17 May 2022 29 June 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210629141708/https://www.cso.ie/en/media/csoie/census/census1926results/volume1/C_1926_V1_T6.pdf live Background Constance Markievicz died on 15 July 1927. Markievicz was a leader of Irish Citizen Army during the Easter Rising. She was elected for Dublin St Patrick's at the 1918 general election, becoming the first woman to be elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. As with all elected for Sinn Féin, she did not sit at Westminster, but sat as a TD in Dáil Éireann. In April 1919, she was appointed as Secretary for Labourhttps://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1919-04-02/6/ Nomination of Ministry — Secretary for Labour Dáil Debates F 4 2 April 1919 31 August 2019 Houses of the Oireachtas 31 August 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190831140229/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1919-04-02/6/ live She was elected at the uncontested 1921 election for Dublin South, losing her seat at the 1922 general election. She was elected at the 1923 general election, joining Fianna Fáil in 1926.https://www.dib.ie/biography/markievicz-constance-georgine-a5452 Markievicz, Constance Georgine Paseta Senia Dictionary of Irish Biography October 2009 10.3318/dib.005452.v1 free 31 January 2023 17 May 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20230131072723/https://www.dib.ie/biography/markievicz-constance-georgine-a5452 live The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 2 August 1927.https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1927-08-02/10/ Dáil Vacancies — Writ for Dublin South Dáil Debates 20 17 2 August 1927 The Cumann na nGaedheal candidate, Thomas Hennessy, had been elected for Dublin South at the 1925 by-election, but did not contest the June 1927 general election. The Fianna Fáil candidate, Robert Briscoe, had contested the June 1927 general election. The Sinn Féin candidate, Cathal Ó Murchadha, was elected at the uncontested 1921 election for Dublin South, losing his seat at the 1922 general election. He was elected at the 1923 general election, staying with Sinn Féin after 1926. On 16 August 1927, the 3rd Executive Council, led by W. T. Cosgrave, survived a motion of no confidence on the casting vote of the Ceann Comhairle.https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1927-08-16/4/ Public Business — No Confidence Motion Dáil Debates 20 21 16 August 1927 28 August 2019 Houses of the Oireachtas 28 August 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190828093602/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1927-08-16/4/ live Following the vote, the Dáil adjourned to 11 October 1927.https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1927-08-16/8/ The Adjournment Dáil Debates 20 21 16 August 1927 20 January 2025 17 May 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20250120130735/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1927-08-16/8/ live Result The by-election was held on 24 August 1927. It was held on the same day as the 1927 Dublin County by-election which followed the assassination of Kevin O'Higgins. The seat was won by Thomas Hennessy.Government's Triumph in By-Elections https://epaper.irishtimes.com/titles/irishtimes/5088/publications/28679/pages/4 The Irish Times subscription 26 August 1927 5 He became the first and, 2026 y, the only person to win two Dáil by-elections. The by-election in Dublin County was also won by the Cumann na nGaedheal candidate. 1927 Dublin South by-electionBy-election 1927: Dublin South http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1927junB&cons=102&ref=22 ElectionsIreland.org 27 September 2010 30 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101130165639/http://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1927JunB&cons=102&ref=22 livehttps://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=60&constitid=81&electype=2 Dublin South: 1927 by-election Irish Elections 9 May 2026Gallagher Michael Michael Gallagher (academic) 1993 Irish Elections 1922–44: Results and Analysis PSAI Press 0951974815 1 Thomas Hennessy Cumann na nGaedheal 55.0 24,139 Robert Briscoe Fianna Fáil 42.5 18,647 Cathal Ó Murchadha Sinn Féin 2.5 1,115 1 81,136 43,901 21,951 54.1% Aftermath On the evening of 25 August, following the result of the by-elections, Cosgrave sought a dissolution of the 5th Dáil, which was granted by the Governor-General.Dail Dissolved Last Night https://epaper.irishtimes.com/titles/irishtimes/5088/publications/28679/pages/6 The Irish Times subscription 26 August 1927 7 This was followed by the September 1927 general election. The 5th Dáil is the shortest in the history of the state, lasting only 23 June 1927 25 August 1927 days.Dáil and Seanad terms https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/dail-and-seanad-terms/ Houses of the Oireachtas 17 May 2026 5 December 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211205063032/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/dail-and-seanad-terms/ live Both Hennessy and Briscoe were elected in September. Ó Murchadha did not contest; after the two by-elections in August 1927, Sinn Féin did not contest a Dáil election until the 1954 general election. References Category:1927 in Irish politics Category:1927 elections in the Irish Free State Category:5th Dáil Dublin South 1927 Category:Elections in Dublin (city) Category:August 1927 in Europe