Eugene O'Sullivan (Irish politician)
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Eugene O'Sullivan was an Irish
nationalist
politician and farmer, who was elected Member of Parliament
(MP) for East Kerry in January 1910, but was unseated on petition shortly afterwards.
O'Sullivan first stood for election to the House of Commons at the 1906 general election
, when he fell only 54 votes short of unseating the sitting Irish Parliamentary Party
MP, John Murphy
. However, at the next election, in January 1910, O'Sullivan stood as an independent nationalist
, and won the seat with a majority 489 votes (10% of the poll). Despite being elected as an independent, O'Sullivan chose to immediately join the Irish Parliamentary Party
, and took his seat in the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
. His ten contributions to proceedings related to land issues and old-age pensions.
The defeated member, Murphy, launched an election petition, alleging intimidation and irregularities at the election. The petition was heard in June 1910, at Killarney
before Mr. Justices Madden and Kenny. After 7 days of hearings the judges found for Murphy, and O'Sullivan was unseated. However, the Nationalists failed to move the writ for a by-election, and the seat remained vacant until the December 1910 general election.
At that election, O'Sullivan's cousin, Timothy O'Sullivan
, held the seat for the Irish Parliamentary Party.
Ireland
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politician and farmer, who was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for East Kerry in January 1910, but was unseated on petition shortly afterwards.
O'Sullivan first stood for election to the House of Commons at the 1906 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1906
-Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1906*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-External links:***-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**...
, when he fell only 54 votes short of unseating the sitting Irish Parliamentary Party
Irish Parliamentary Party
The Irish Parliamentary Party was formed in 1882 by Charles Stewart Parnell, the leader of the Nationalist Party, replacing the Home Rule League, as official parliamentary party for Irish nationalist Members of Parliament elected to the House of Commons at...
MP, John Murphy
John Murphy (Irish Parliamentary Party)
John Murphy was an Irish nationalist politician. He was Member of Parliament for East Kerry from 1900 to 1910, taking his seat in the United Kingdom House of Commons....
. However, at the next election, in January 1910, O'Sullivan stood as an independent nationalist
Independent Nationalist
Independent Nationalist was a political title frequently used by Irish nationalists when contesting elections to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland not as members of the Irish Parliamentary Party, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.In the...
, and won the seat with a majority 489 votes (10% of the poll). Despite being elected as an independent, O'Sullivan chose to immediately join the Irish Parliamentary Party
Irish Parliamentary Party
The Irish Parliamentary Party was formed in 1882 by Charles Stewart Parnell, the leader of the Nationalist Party, replacing the Home Rule League, as official parliamentary party for Irish nationalist Members of Parliament elected to the House of Commons at...
, and took his seat in the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
. His ten contributions to proceedings related to land issues and old-age pensions.
The defeated member, Murphy, launched an election petition, alleging intimidation and irregularities at the election. The petition was heard in June 1910, at Killarney
Killarney
Killarney is a town in County Kerry, southwestern Ireland. The town is located north of the MacGillicuddy Reeks, on the northeastern shore of the Lough Lein/Leane which are part of Killarney National Park. The town and its surrounding region are home to St...
before Mr. Justices Madden and Kenny. After 7 days of hearings the judges found for Murphy, and O'Sullivan was unseated. However, the Nationalists failed to move the writ for a by-election, and the seat remained vacant until the December 1910 general election.
At that election, O'Sullivan's cousin, Timothy O'Sullivan
Timothy O'Sullivan (nationalist politician)
Timothy O'Sullivan was an Irish nationalist politician who was Member of Parliament for East Kerry from December 1910 to 1918, taking his seat in the House of Commons of what was then the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.The East Kerry seat had been won at the January 1910 general...
, held the seat for the Irish Parliamentary Party.