Richard Mulcahy - Post-independence Politician

Post-independence Politician

During his period on the backbenches of Dáil Éireann his electoral record fluctuated. He was elected as TD (Teachta Dála) for Dublin North–West in the 1921 and 1922 general elections. The following year, in the 1923 election he moved to the Dublin North constituency, where he was re-elected in four further elections: June 1927, September 1927, 1932 and 1933.

Mulcahy was defeated in the 1937 general election, but secured election to the Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the parliament, on the Administrative Panel. The 2nd Seanad sat for less than two months, and he was elected to the 10th Dáil for Dublin North–East in the 1938 election. Defeated again in the election of 1943, he secured election to the 4th Seanad, on the Labour Panel.