John Madden (Irish politician)
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John Anthony Madden was an Irish
politician and medical practitioner. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann
as a Sinn Féin
Teachta Dála
(TD) for the Mayo North
constituency at the 1924 by-election caused by the disqualification of Henry Coyle
of Cumann na nGaedheal. He was re-elected at the June 1927 general election but did not take his seat in either Dáil due to Sinn Féin's abstentionist
policy. He did not contest the September 1927 general election.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
politician and medical practitioner. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann
Dáil Éireann
Dáil Éireann is the lower house, but principal chamber, of the Oireachtas , which also includes the President of Ireland and Seanad Éireann . It is directly elected at least once in every five years under the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote...
as a Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970...
Teachta Dála
Teachta Dála
A Teachta Dála , usually abbreviated as TD in English, is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas . It is the equivalent of terms such as "Member of Parliament" or "deputy" used in other states. The official translation of the term is "Deputy to the Dáil", though a more literal...
(TD) for the Mayo North
Mayo North (Dáil Éireann constituency)
Mayo North was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1923 to 1969...
constituency at the 1924 by-election caused by the disqualification of Henry Coyle
Henry Coyle (politician)
Henry Coyle was an Irish army officer and later a Cumann na nGaedheal party politician.He was elected at the 1923 general election to the 4th Dáil as Teachta Dála for Mayo North. In 1924, Coyle was sentenced to three years' imprisonment for bouncing cheques...
of Cumann na nGaedheal. He was re-elected at the June 1927 general election but did not take his seat in either Dáil due to Sinn Féin's abstentionist
Abstentionism
Abstentionism is standing for election to a deliberative assembly while refusing to take up any seats won or otherwise participate in the assembly's business. Abstentionism differs from an election boycott in that abstentionists participate in the election itself...
policy. He did not contest the September 1927 general election.