He resigned his seat on 1 August 1924, and at the resulting by-election on 20 November 1924 was won by the Cumann na nGaedheal candidate Denis McCullough, who had been president of the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) during the Easter Rising of 1916.
On August 1, 1924, he left his parliamentary seat. In the by-election on November 20, 1924, Denis McCullough, who had been president of the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) during the Easter Rising in 1916, won.