 He was elected as an Irish Parliamentary Party member for East Tipperary in the 1885 general election, holding his seat in 1886.He was appointed as an alderman in 1887 and was then Mayor of Clonmel from 1889, serving for three years.Condon held his seat at the 1892 general election, then in 1895, he decided to stand in North Roscommon, but was defeated.