1933 Flinders by-election

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1933 Flinders by-election
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11 November 1933
 First partySecond party
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ALP
Candidate James Fairbairn Arthur Haywood
Party United Australia Labor
Popular vote36,77322,454
Percentage59.0%36.0%
SwingDecrease2.svg9.3ppIncrease2.svg4.3pp
TPP 59.5%40.5%
TPP swingDecrease2.svg8.8ppIncrease2.svg8.8pp

MP before election

Stanley Bruce
United Australia

Elected MP

James Fairbairn
United Australia

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Flinders on 11 November 1933. This was triggered by the resignation of United Australia Party (UAP) MP and former Prime Minister Stanley Bruce to become Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.

The by-election was won by UAP candidate James Fairbairn.

Results

Flinders by-election, 1933 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia James Fairbairn 36,77359.0−9.3
Labor Arthur Haywood22,45436.0+4.3
Communist Ralph Gibson 3,1245.0+5.0
Total formal votes62,35197.3
Informal votes1,7472.7
Turnout 64,09889.2
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia James Fairbairn 59.5−8.8
Labor Arthur Haywood40.5+8.8
United Australia hold Swing −8.8

References

  1. "By-Elections 1931-1934". Psephos.