1924 Donegal by-election
By-election to the 4th Dáil
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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]
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20 November 1924
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| Turnout | 43,290 (44.7%) | ||||||||||||||||
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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]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
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| 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]