1938 Wakefield by-election

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1938 Wakefield by-election
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10 December 1938
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  Sydney McHugh.jpg Richard Layton Butler.jpg
IND
Candidate Sydney McHugh Richard L. Butler Percy Quirke
Party Labor United Australia Independent
Popular vote18,87019,59111,343
Percentage37.9%39.3%22.8%
SwingIncrease2.svg1.3ppDecrease2.svg24.1ppIncrease2.svg22.8pp
TPP 56.7%43.3%
TPP swingIncrease2.svg20.1ppDecrease2.svg20.1pp

MP before election

Charles Hawker
United Australia

Elected MP

Sydney McHugh
Labor

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Wakefield on 10 December 1938. This was triggered by the death of United Australia MP Charles Hawker.

Contents

The election was won by Labor candidate Sydney McHugh from a massive 20 percent two-party swing.

Results

Wakefield by-election, 1938 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Richard Layton Butler 19,59139.3−24.1
Labor Sydney McHugh 18,87037.9+1.3
Independent Percy Quirke 11,34322.8+22.8
Total formal votes49,80497.8+1.7
Informal votes1,1142.2−1.7
Turnout 50,91893.6−2.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Sydney McHugh 28,25556.7+20.1
United Australia Richard Layton Butler 21,54943.3−20.1
Labor gain from United Australia Swing +20.1

See also

References

  1. "By-Elections 1937-1940". Psephos. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008.