Patrick Gaffney (politician)
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Patrick Gaffney | |
|---|---|
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office June 1922 – August 1923 | |
| Constituency | Carlow–Kilkenny |
| Personal details | |
| Born | County Carlow, Ireland |
| Died | 1943 County Carlow, Ireland |
| Party | Labour Party |
| Other political affiliations | Communist Party of Ireland |
Patrick Gaffney (died 1943) was a left-wing Irish politician. A flour miller from County Carlow, he was elected as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for Carlow–Kilkenny at the 1922 general election.[1] He left Labour to join the Communist Party of Ireland in protest over the Constitution of the Irish Free State's requiring the Oath of Allegiance for all legislators.[2]
He participated in the Third Dáil when it met as a "Provisional Parliament and Constituent Assembly" in September 1922, but withdrew when it became the Free State Dáil in December as the Constitution came into force and the Oath was required.[3][4] He stood as a "Republican Labour" candidate in the 1923 general election but was defeated.[5]