1926 Eden-Monaro by-election

1926 Eden-Monaro by-election

6 March 1926

First party Second party   Candidate John Perkins Charles Morgan Party Nationalist Labor Popular vote 20,573 13,729 Percentage 60.0% 40.0% Swing 4.6pp 4.6pp

MP before election Austin Chapman Nationalist Elected MP John Perkins Nationalist

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Eden-Monaro on 6 March 1926. This was triggered by the death of Nationalist MP Sir Austin Chapman. Canberra residents were not permitted to vote although the Australian Capital Territory is geographically inside the Division. ^[1]

The by-election was won by Nationalist candidate John Perkins.

Results

Eden-Monaro by-election, 1926 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	John Perkins	20,573	60.0	−4.6
	Labor	Charles Morgan	13,729	40.0	+4.6
Total formal votes			34,302	97.5
Informal votes			887	2.5
Turnout			35,189	86.3
	Nationalist hold		Swing	−4.6

References

1. "The West Australian". No. 9 March 1926. 9 March 1926. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
2. "By-Elections 1925-1928". Psephos.