Henry Coyle (died 29 May 1979) was a
National Army officer and later a
Cumann na nGaedheal
Cumann na nGaedheal (; "Society of the Gaels") was a political party in the Irish Free State, which formed the government from 1923 to 1932. In 1933 it merged with smaller groups to form the Fine Gael party.
Origins
In 1922 the pro-Treaty ...
politician.
He was elected at the
1923 general election to the
4th Dáil
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as
Teachta Dála
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(TD) for
Mayo North.
In 1924, Coyle was sentenced to three years' imprisonment for
bouncing cheques.
Because his sentence was for more than six months, he was disqualified from the
Oireachtas from 9 May 1924 under Section 51 of the
Electoral Act 1923
The Electoral Act 1923 was a law in Ireland which established the electoral law of the Irish Free State and provided for parliamentary constituencies in Dáil Éireann.
Franchise
Article 14 of the Constitution of the Irish Free State adopted o ...
.
[ The ]by-election
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caused by his disqualification was won by John Madden
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of Sinn Féin
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The original Sinn Féin organisation was founded in 1905 by Arthur G ...
.[
Coyle remains the only TD to have been disqualified in this way.][
]
See also
*List of members of the Oireachtas imprisoned since 1923
This is a list of members of the Oireachtas (National Parliament of Ireland)The two Houses of the Oireachtas are: Dáil Éireann (lower) and Seanad Éireann (upper). who served a prison sentence or were interned since 1923 in any jurisdiction be ...
References
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Year of birth missing
1979 deaths
Cumann na nGaedheal TDs
Members of the 4th Dáil
Politicians from County Mayo
National Army (Ireland) officers
Irish politicians convicted of crimes