Claim: Patrick Whitty was elected in the Commons by-election, which was held due to the death of MP Augustine Roche, 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. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Irish Parliamentary MP, Augustine Roche.