he lost his seat at the september 1927 general election but was elected as a cumann na ngaedheal td for the dublin north constituency at a by-election on 3 april 1928 caused by the disqualification of james larkin due to bankruptcy. he lost his seat again at the 1932 general election but was re-elected at the 1933 general election. he stood as a fine gael candidate at the 1937 general election but did not retain his seat. he also stood unsuccessfully as an independent candidate at the 1943 general election.