1924 Cork Borough by-election

By-election to the 4th Dáil May 2026 May 2026 1924 Cork Borough by-election Ireland by-election no 1923 Irish general election 1923 19 November 1924 June 1927 Irish general election June 1927 64,931 (64.3%) First preferences Percentage M Egan JP TC Cork cropped from Ireland's National Pledge, April 1918.jpg Michael Egan Cumann na nGaedheal 17,717 64.8% Seán French (cropped).jpg Seán French Republican (Ireland, 1923) 14,703 35.2% 175px TD Alfred O'Rahilly Cumann na nGaedheal TD after election Michael Egan Cumann na nGaedheal A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Cork Borough in the Irish Free State on Wednesday, 19 November 1924, to fill a vacancy in the 4th Dáil. Cork Borough was a 5-seat constituency consisting of the county borough of Cork and the county electoral area of Ballincollig.1923 12 Electoral Act 1923 17 April 1923 12 May 2026 ifs 8 Constituencies Alfred O'Rahilly, a scholar in University College Cork, had been elected as a Teachta Dála (TD) for Cumann na nGaedheal on Cork Borough at the 1923 general election.https://www.dib.ie/biography/orahilly-alfred-a6973 O'Rahilly, Alfred Dictionary of Irish Biography Murphy John A. John A. Murphy October 2009 12 May 2026 7 October 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241007012252/https://www.dib.ie/biography/orahilly-alfred-a6973 live He 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/1924-10-28/20/ Writs for By-elections. - Cork Borough Dáil Debates 9 4 28 October 1924 28 January 2024 12 May 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20240128004215/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1924-10-28/20/ live It was one of five by-elections agreed that day. Result The by-election was held on 19 November 1924. It was held on the day after the November 1924 Dublin South by-election, the 1924 Mayo North by-election and the 1924 Cork East by-election, and the day before the 1924 Donegal by-election. The by-election was won by the Cumann na nGaedheal candidate, Michael Egan.Cork Votes for Free State — Majorities for the Government — Mr. Egan's 12,318 — High Percentage of Votes Recorded https://epaper.irishtimes.com/titles/irishtimes/5088/publications/27504/pages/4 The Irish Times subscription 21 November 1924 5https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1924-11-26/18/ New Members Dáil Debates 9 16 26 November 1924 28 January 2024 10 May 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20240128091538/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1924-11-26/18/ live 1924 Cork Borough by-electionBy-election 1924: Cork Borough http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1923B&cons=50&ref=9 ElectionsIreland.org 14 September 2010 30 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101130165620/http://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1923B&cons=50&ref=9 live Gallagher Michael Michael Gallagher (academic) 1993 Irish Elections 1922–44: Results and Analysis PSAI Press 0951974815https://irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=111&electype=2&constitid=60 Cork Borough: 1924 by-election Irish Elections 12 May 2026 1 Michael Egan Cumann na nGaedheal 64.8 27,021 Seán French Republican (Ireland, 1923) 35.2 14,703 1 64,931 41,724 20,863 64.3% Egan took his seat in Dáil Éireann on 27 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/1924-11-27/7/ Deputy Takes His Seat Dáil Debates 9 17 27 November 1924 28 January 2024 12 May 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20240128043950/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1924-11-27/7/ live Egan lost his seat at the June 1927 general election and did not stand for election again.http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=1498 Michael Egan ElectionsIreland.org 12 May 2026 14 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120414203845/http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=1498 live French was elected at the June 1927 general election for Fianna Fáil. References Category:1924 in Irish politics Category:1924 elections in the Irish Free State Category:4th Dáil Cork Borough 1924 Category:Elections in Cork (city) Category:November 1924 in Europe