als . ▁ ▁It ▁field ed ▁five ▁candidates ▁in ▁Dublin ▁and ▁C ork ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁general ▁election . ▁One ▁candidate , ▁Michael ▁H enn ess y , ▁was ▁elected . ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁general ▁election , ▁company ▁direct ors ▁John ▁Good ▁and ▁William ▁H ew at ▁were ▁elected ▁in ▁Dublin ▁under ▁the ▁label ▁of ▁Business men ' s ▁Party . ▁Andrew ▁O ' Sh augh ness y ▁and ▁Richard ▁Be am ish ▁were ▁elected ▁under ▁the ▁label ▁of ▁C ork ▁Progress ive ▁Association ▁( CP A ). ▁Both ▁C PA ▁members ▁however ▁sat ▁in ▁the ▁D á il ▁É ire ann ▁as ▁independent ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁both ▁took ▁the ▁C umann ▁na ▁n G a ed he al ▁party ▁wh ip . ▁ ▁The ▁group ' s ▁support ▁base ▁was ▁largely ▁Protest ant ; ▁its ▁policies ▁were ▁pro - T re aty ▁and ▁pro - e conom ic ▁orth odox y , ▁including ▁low ▁tax es ▁and ▁the ▁Tre as ury ▁view . ▁It ▁did ▁not ▁contest ▁any ▁general ▁elections ▁after ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁ ▁General ▁election ▁results ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁Category : Pol it ical ▁parties ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁Category : Def unct ▁political ▁parties ▁in ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland ▁Category : 1 9 2 2 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Ireland ▁Category : Pol it ical ▁parties ▁dis est ab lished ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁Category : 1