Claim: In 1916 Patrick Whitty was elected as MP for the constituency of North Louth and was the youngest MP at the time.
Evidence: On 24 February 1916 he was elected in the  Commons by-election as MP for the constituency of North Louth, defeating a Healyite opponent Bernard Hamill by 2,299 votes to 1,810. Whitty was aged just 21, becoming the youngest MP at the time.