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1938 Wakefield by-election

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1938 Wakefield by-election

10 December 1938
  First party Second party Third party
 
IND
Candidate Sydney McHugh Richard L. Butler Percy Quirke
Party Labor United Australia Independent
Popular vote 18,870 19,591 11,343
Percentage 37.9% 39.3% 22.8%
Swing Increase1.3pp Decrease24.1pp Increase22.8pp
TPP 56.7% 43.3%
TPP swing Increase20.1pp Decrease20.1pp

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.

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

Results

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Wakefield by-election, 1938[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Richard Layton Butler 19,591 39.3 −24.1
Labor Sydney McHugh 18,870 37.9 +1.3
Independent Percy Quirke 11,343 22.8 +22.8
Total formal votes 49,804 97.8 +1.7
Informal votes 1,114 2.2 −1.7
Turnout 50,918 93.6 −2.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Sydney McHugh 28,255 56.7 +20.1
United Australia Richard Layton Butler 21,549 43.3 −20.1
Labor gain from United Australia Swing +20.1

See also

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References

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