1921 Maranoa by-election

1921 Maranoa by-election

30 July 1921

First party Second party   ALP Candidate James Hunter William Dunstan Party Country Labor Popular vote 11,751 10,329 Percentage 53.2% 46.8% Swing 5.9pp 5.9pp

MP before election Jim Page Labor Elected MP James Hunter National

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Maranoa on 30 July 1921. This was triggered by the death of Labor MP Jim Page.

The by-election was won by Country Party candidate James Hunter, giving the Country Party their first seat in Queensland.

Former Queensland Premier and Labor MP T. J. Ryan contracted pneumonia while campaigning for the Labor candidate William Dunstan, leading to Ryan's own death. ^[1]

Results

Maranoa by-election, 1921 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	James Hunter	11,751	53.2	+5.9
	Labor	William Dunstan	10,329	46.8	−5.9
Total formal votes			22,080	99.6
Informal votes			89	0.4
Turnout			22,169	73.8
	Country gain from Labor		Swing	+5.9

References

1. "Carr to Canberra - the Record of Premiers Who Have Gone Federal". ABC News. 2 March 2012.
2. "By-Elections 1919-1922". Psephos.