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1924 Limerick by-election
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28 May 1924
June 1927 →
Turnout51,981 (65.8%)
 
O'Connell
Nominee Richard O'Connell Tadhg Crowley
Party Cumann na nGaedheal Republican
First preferences 28,243 23,738
Percentage 54.3% 45.7%
TD before election

Richard Hayes
Cumann na nGaedheal

TD after election

Richard O'Connell
Cumann na nGaedheal

A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Limerick in the Irish Free State on Wednesday, 28 May 1924, to fill a vacancy in the 4th Dáil. Limerick was a 7-seat constituency comprising the administrative county of County Limerick and the county borough of Limerick.[1]

Richard Hayes, Teachta Dála (TD) for Cumann na nGaedheal, resigned on 10 January 1924.[2] Hayes had been a TD since the 1918 general election.

A government motion to issue the writ was agreed on 9 May 1924.[3]

Result

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The by-election was held on 28 May 1924. The seat was won by Richard O'Connell.[4]

1924 Limerick by-election[5][6][7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Cumann na nGaedheal Richard O'Connell 54.3 28,243
Republican Tadhg Crowley 45.7 23,738
Electorate: 79,000   Valid: 51,981   Quota: 25,991   Turnout: 65.8%  

O'Connell took his seat in Dáil Éireann on 11 June, after taking the Oath of Allegiance required under Article 17 of the Constitution of the Irish Free State.[8]

References

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  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 17 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Deputy's Resignation". Dáil Debates. 6 (1). Houses of the Oireachtas. 10 January 1924. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Writ for Co. Limerick". Dáil Debates. 6 (18). 9 May 1924.
  4. ^ "Togha Teachta Luimnighe". Dáil Debates. 7 (5). 3 June 1924. Archived from the original on 27 January 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  5. ^ "By-election 1924: Limerick". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 22 February 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  6. ^ Gallagher, Michael (1993). Irish Elections 1922-44: Results and Analysis. PSAI Press. ISBN 0951974815.
  7. ^ "Limerick: 1924 by-election". Ireland Elections. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  8. ^ "Limerick Deputy Takes His Seat". Dáil Debates. 7 (22). 11 June 1924. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2026.