▁the ▁major ▁contest ants ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁election , ▁and ▁other ▁parties ▁stood ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁May ▁Arthur ▁Griff ith ▁read ▁out ▁to ▁the ▁Second ▁D á il ▁the ▁agreed ▁pre - e lection ▁S inn ▁F é in ▁" P act ", ▁and ▁also ▁declared ▁new ▁elections ▁for ▁the ▁constitu encies ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Southern ▁Ireland , ▁and ▁this ▁was ▁agreed ▁to ▁un anim ously . ▁Griff ith ▁could ▁not ▁call ▁elections ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁provision ▁that : ▁… ▁no ▁election ▁shall ▁be ▁held ▁for ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁members ▁to ▁serve ▁in ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State ▁for ▁constitu encies ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁p act ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁S inn ▁F é in ▁fa ctions , ▁the ▁elections ▁were ▁seen ▁by ▁many ▁as ▁an ▁end ors ement ▁of ▁the ▁Ang lo - I r ish ▁Tre aty , ▁and ▁a ▁draft ▁of ▁the ▁proposed ▁Constitution ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁week ▁before ▁election ▁as ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁the ▁work ▁under ▁way . ▁The ▁pro - tre aty ▁side ▁won ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁seats ; ▁the ▁anti - tre aty ▁fa ction ▁boy c otted ▁the ▁new ▁assembly , ▁ref using ▁to ▁recogn ise ▁the ▁body ▁as ▁the ▁legit imate ▁he ir ▁to ▁the ▁Second ▁D á il , ▁and ▁the ▁Irish ▁Civil ▁War ▁broke ▁out ▁shortly ▁afterwards . ▁ ▁Article ▁ 1 7 ▁of ▁the ▁Ang