1924 Cork Borough by-election
By-election to the 4th Dáil
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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.[1]
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19 November 1924
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| Turnout | 64,931 (64.3%) | ||||||||||||||||
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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.[2] He resigned on 1 August 1924.[3] The writ of election to fill the vacancy was agreed by the Dáil on 28 October 1924.[4] 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.[5][6]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
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| Cumann na nGaedheal | Michael Egan | 64.8 | 27,021 | |
| Republican | Seán French | 35.2 | 14,703 | |
| Electorate: 64,931 Valid: 41,724 Quota: 20,863 Turnout: 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.[10] Egan lost his seat at the June 1927 general election and did not stand for election again.[11] French was elected at the June 1927 general election for Fianna Fáil.