1933 Flinders by-election
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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] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| United Australia | James Fairbairn | 36,773 | 59.0 | -9.3 |
| Labor | Arthur Haywood | 22,454 | 36.0 | +4.3 |
| Communist | Ralph Gibson | 3,124 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
Total formal votes | 62,351 | 97.3 | |
Informal votes | 1,747 | 2.7 | |
Turnout | 64,098 | 89.2 | |
Two-party-preferred result |
| United Australia | James Fairbairn | | 59.5 | -8.8 |
| Labor | Arthur Haywood | | 40.5 | +8.8 |
| United Australia hold | Swing | -8.8 | |
References
- ^ "By-Elections 1931-1934". Psephos.
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