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March 1924 Dublin South by-election
← 1923 b
12 March 1924
Nov. 1924 b →
Turnout32,451 (42.2%)
 
O'Neill
Nominee James O'Mara Seán Lemass John O'Neill
Party Cumann na nGaedheal Republican Independent
First preferences 15,884 13,639 2,928
Percentage 48.9% 32.7% 9.0%
TD before election

Philip Cosgrave
Cumann na nGaedheal

TD after election

James O'Mara
Cumann na nGaedheal

A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Dublin South in the Irish Free State on Wednesday, 12 March 1924, to fill a vacancy in the 4th Dáil.

Philip Cosgrave, Teachta Dála (TD) for Cumann na nGaedheal and brother of W. T. Cosgrave, died on 22 October 1923.[1][2]

A government motion to issue the writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed on 20 February 1924.[3]

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.[4][5]

The Cumann na nGaedheal candidate, James O'Mara, had been an MP for South Kilkenny from 1900 to 1907. He represented South Kilkenny again in the 1st Dáil, from 1918 to 1921.[6] The Republican candidate, Seán Lemass, was a veteran of the Irish Republican Army during the War of Independence and of the Anti-Treaty forces during the Civil War.[7]

Result

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The by-election was held on 12 March 1924. The seat was won by James O'Mara.[8]

March 1924 Dublin South by-election[9][10][11]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Cumann na nGaedheal James O'Mara 49.0 15,884 17,193
Republican Seán Lemass 42.0 13,639 13,942
Independent John O'Neill 9.0 2,928  
Electorate: 76,882   Valid: 32,451   Quota: 16,226   Turnout: 42.2%  

O'Mara took his seat in Dáil Éireann on 26 March, after taking the Oath of Allegiance required under Article 17 of the Constitution of the Irish Free State.[12]

The runner-up, Seán Lemass, was elected at the November 1924 Dublin South by-election.

References

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  1. ^ Dempsey, Pauric (October 2009). "Cosgrave, Philip Bernard Joseph". Dictionary of Irish Biography. doi:10.3318/dib.002076.v1.
  2. ^ "Deaths of Mr. Philip Cosgrave, T.D., and Senator McPartlin". Dáil Debates. 5 (8). 31 October 1923.
  3. ^ "Dublin City (South) Vacancy—(Issue of New Writ)". Dáil Debates. 6 (16). 20 February 1924. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "1926 Census: Table 6: Population, etc., of each County Electoral Area, each Borough Electoral Area and of each Rural District of County Dublin" (PDF). Central Statistics Office. p. 13. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  6. ^ Boylan, Shaun (October 2009). "O'Mara, James". Dictionary of Irish Biography. doi:10.3318/dib.006890.v1.
  7. ^ Fanning, Ronan (March 2021) [October 2009]. "Lemass, Seán". Dictionary of Irish Biography. doi:10.3318/dib.004787.v1.
  8. ^ "Election Of Member For South Dublin". Dáil Debates. 6 (28). 19 March 1924. Archived from the original on 29 January 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  9. ^ Gallagher, Michael (1993). Irish Elections 1922–44: Results and Analysis. PSAI Press. ISBN 0951974815.
  10. ^ "By-election March 1924: Dublin South". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  11. ^ "Dublin South: March 1924 by-election". Irish Elections.
  12. ^ "Dáil Vancancies Filled". Dáil Debates. 6 (31). 26 March 1924. Archived from the original on 27 January 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
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