1927 Dalley by-election

1927 Dalley by-election

26 February 1927

First party Second party   NAT Candidate Ted Theodore Walter Gee Party Labor Nationalist Popular vote 21,186 12,667 Percentage 62.6% 37.4% Swing 1.5pp 1.5pp

MP before election William Mahony Labor Elected MP Ted Theodore Labor

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Dalley on 26 February 1927. This was triggered by the resignation of Labor MP William Mahony.

The by-election was won by former Queensland Premier Ted Theodore, the Labor candidate. After the by-election there was some suggestion that Theodore had bribed Mahony to resign so that he might enter Parliament. ^{[1] [2]}

Results

1927 Dalley by-election  ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ted Theodore	21,186	62.6	−1.5
	Nationalist	Walter Gee	12,667	37.4	+1.5
Total formal votes			33,853	93.1
Informal votes			2,517	6.9
Turnout			36,370	89.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.5

See also

• Electoral results for the Division of Dalley
• List of Australian federal by-elections

References

1. "Bribe offer". The Sydney Morning Herald . 16 June 1928. p. 15. Retrieved 11 December 2021– via Trove.
2. ""Pictorial's" bribery charges upheld by judge". The Daily Telegraph . 17 July 1928. p. 3. Retrieved 11 December 2021– via Trove.
3. "By-Elections 1925-1928". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 11 December 2021.