1921 West Sydney by-election

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1921 West Sydney by-election
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3 September 1921
 First partySecond party
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NAT
Candidate William Lambert Alfred Henry
Party Labor Nationalist
Popular vote7,8575,237
Percentage57.3%38.2%
SwingDecrease2.svg14.9ppIncrease2.svg10.4pp
TPP 59.6%40.4%
TPP swingDecrease2.svg12.6ppIncrease2.svg12.6pp

MP before election

T. J. Ryan
Labor

Elected MP

William Lambert
Labor

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of West Sydney on 3 September 1921. This was triggered by the death of Labor MP T. J. Ryan.

The by-election was won by Labor candidate William Lambert.

Results

West Sydney by-election, 1921 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Lambert 7,85757.3−14.9
Nationalist Alfred Henry 5,23738.2+10.4
Independent Labor William McCristal 4303.1+3.1
Taxpayers' AssociationJohn Powell1861.4+1.4
Total formal votes13,71095.8
Informal votes6064.2
Turnout 14,31645.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor William Lambert 59.6−12.6
Nationalist Alfred Henry 40.4+12.6
Labor hold Swing −12.6

References

  1. "By-Elections 1919-1922". Psephos.