1940 Kalgoorlie by-election

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1940 Kalgoorlie by-election
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16 November 1940
 First partySecond party
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UAP
Candidate Herbert Johnson Frederick Lee
Party Labor United Australia
Popular vote18,22814,382
Percentage51.4%40.5%
SwingDecrease2.svg48.6ppDecrease2.svg40.5pp
TPP 54.6%45.4%
TPP swingDecrease2.svg45.4ppIncrease2.svg45.4pp

MP before election

Albert Green
Labor

Elected MP

Hebert Johnson
Labor

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Kalgoorlie on 16 November 1940. This was triggered by the death of Labor MP Albert Green.

The by-election was won by Labor candidate Herbert Johnson.

Results

Kalgoorlie by-election, 1940 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Herbert Johnson 18,22851.4−48.6
United Australia Frederick Lee14,38240.5+40.5
Independent Benjamin Finlay1,7214.9+4.9
United Australia Carlyle Ferguson1,1403.2+3.2
Total formal votes35,47198.4
Informal votes5671.6
Turnout 36,03882.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Herbert Johnson 54.6−45.4
United Australia Frederick Lee45.4+45.4
Labor hold Swing −45.4

References

  1. "By-Elections 1940-1943". Psephos. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008.