1924 Donegal by-election

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1924 Donegal by-election
20 November 1924
Turnout43,290 (44.7%)
 
Daly
Nominee Denis McCullough Thomas Daly
Party Cumann na nGaedheal Republican
First preferences 24,919 18,371
Percentage 57.6% 42.4%
TD before election

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.[1]

Cumann na nGaedheal TD Peter J. Ward resigned on 1 August 1924.[2] The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 28 October 1924.[3] 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.[4]

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.[5][6]

1924 Donegal by-election[7][8][9]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1
Cumann na nGaedheal Denis McCullough 57.6 24,919
Republican Thomas Daly 42.4 18,371
Electorate: 96,977   Valid: 43,290   Quota: 21,646   Turnout: 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.[10] McCullough did not contest the June 1927 general election and did not stand for election again.[11]

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 on 12 May 2026.
  2. "Resignation of Deputies". Dáil Debates. 8 (21). Houses of the Oireachtas. 1 August 1924. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  3. "Writs for By-elections. - Donegal". Dáil Debates. 9 (4). 28 October 1924.
  4. Coleman, Marie (2009). "McCullough, Denis". Dictionary of Irish Biography. doi:10.3318/dib.005636.v1. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  5. "Fifth By-Election — Ministerial Party Wins Donegal — Majority of Electors Do Not Vote". The Irish Times. 24 November 1924. p. 7.
  6. "New Members". Dáil Debates. 9 (16). 26 November 1924. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  7. "By-election 1924: Donegal". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
  8. Gallagher, Michael (1993). Irish Elections 1922–44: Results and Analysis. PSAI Press. ISBN 0951974815.
  9. "Donegal: 1924 by-election". Irish Elections. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  10. "Deputy Takes His Seat". Dáil Debates. 9 (16). 26 November 1924. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  11. "Denis McCullough". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 8 May 2012.