1924 Mayo North by-election

1924 North Mayo by-election
18 November 1924
Turnout28,386 (61.5%)
 
Madden
Tierney
Nominee John Madden Michael Tierney
Party Republican Cumann na nGaedheal
First preferences 14,628 13,758
Percentage 51.5% 48.5%
TD before election

Henry Coyle
Cumann na nGaedheal

 TD after election

John Madden
Republican

A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Mayo North in the Irish Free State on Tuesday, 18 November 1924, to fill a vacancy in the 4th Dáil. Mayo North was a 5-seat constituency containing the county electoral areas of Ballina, Killala and Swineford.[1]

Henry Coyle had been elected as a Teachta Dála (TD) for Cumann na nGaedheal at the 1923 general election. In April 1924, Coyle was sentenced to three years' imprisonment for bouncing cheques.[2][3] Because his sentence was for more than six months, he was disqualified from the Oireachtas from 9 May 1924 under section 51 of the Electoral Act 1923.[4][5] The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 28 October 1924.[6] It was one of five by-elections agreed that day.

The Cumann na nGaedheal candidate, Michael Tierney, was a classicist in University College Dublin.[7][8] The Republican candidate was John Madden.

Result

The by-election was held on 18 November 1924. It was held on the same day as the 1924 Cork East by-election and the November 1924 Dublin South by-election.[9] The seat was won by John Madden.[10][11] The results in Dublin South and in Mayo North were the first defeats for Cumann na nGaedheal in Dáil by-elections. The 1924 Cork Borough by-election and the 1924 Donegal by-election were held later that week; Cumann na nGaedheal held both seats.

1924 Mayo North by-election[12][13][14]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1
Republican John Madden 51.5 14,628
Cumann na nGaedheal Michael Tierney 48.5 13,758
Electorate: 46,134   Valid: 28,386   Quota: 14,194   Turnout: 61.5%  

Madden did not take his seat in the 4th Dáil. He remained with Sinn Féin after the majority of TDs left to join Fianna Fáil in 1926. He was re-elected at the June 1927 general election to the 5th Dáil, but did not contest the September 1927 general election.

Tierney was elected to the 4th Dáil at the 1925 Mayo North by-election.

References

  1. ↑ Electoral Act 1923, 8th Sch.: Constituencies (No. 12 of 1923, 8th Sch.). Enacted on 17 April 1923. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.
  2. ↑ "Deputy Convicted and Sentenced". Dáil Debates. 6 (38). 9 April 1924. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Conviction of a Deputy". The Irish Times. 9 April 1924. p. 8.
  4. ↑ Electoral Act 1923, s. 51: Disqualification for membership of the Dáil (No. 12 of 1923, s. 51). Enacted on 17 April 1923. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 10 May 2026.
  5. ↑ Cassidy, Colman (17 January 2001). "TDs who have seen the inside of a cell". The Irish Times.
  6. ↑ "Writs for By-elections. - North Mayo". Dáil Debates. 9 (4). 28 October 1924.
  7. ↑ McCartney, Donal (October 2009). "Tierney, Michael". Dictionary of Irish Biography. doi:10.3318/dib.008556.v1. Archived from the original on 8 December 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  8. ↑ Martin, Peter (2011). "The political career of Michael Tierney, 1920–44". Irish Historical Studies. 37 (147): 412–426. doi:10.1017/S002112140000273X. JSTOR 41414837. S2CID 151585139.
  9. ↑ "By-Elections — Polling in Three Constituencies — Apathetic Voters — Legal Ruling in South Dublin". The Irish Times. 19 November 1924. p. 7.
  10. ↑ "The Free State By-Election — Two Republican Gains — Small Polls — Many Abstentions in Dublin and Mayo". The Irish Times. 20 November 1924. p. 7.
  11. ↑ "New Members". Dáil Debates. 9 (16). 26 November 1924. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "By-election 1924: Mayo North". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
  13. ↑ Gallagher, Michael (1993). Irish Elections 1922–44: Results and Analysis. PSAI Press. ISBN 0951974815.
  14. ↑ "Mayo North: 1924 bye-election". Irish Elections. Archived from the original on 2 December 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
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