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1921 West Sydney by-election

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1921 West Sydney by-election

3 September 1921
  First party Second party
 
NAT
Candidate William Lambert Alfred Henry
Party Labor Nationalist
Popular vote 7,857 5,237
Percentage 57.3% 38.2%
Swing Decrease14.9pp Increase10.4pp
TPP 59.6% 40.4%
TPP swing Decrease12.6pp Increase12.6pp

MP before election

T. J. Ryan
Labor

Elected MP

William Lambert
Labor

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of West Sydney on 3 September 1921. This was triggered by the death of Labor MP T. J. Ryan.

The by-election was won by Labor candidate William Lambert.

Results

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West Sydney by-election, 1921[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Lambert 7,857 57.3 -14.9
Nationalist Alfred Henry 5,237 38.2 +10.4
Independent Labor William McCristal 430 3.1 +3.1
Taxpayers' Association John Powell 186 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 13,710 95.8
Informal votes 606 4.2
Turnout 14,316 45.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor William Lambert 59.6 -12.6
Nationalist Alfred Henry 40.4 +12.6
Labor hold Swing -12.6

References

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  1. ^ "By-Elections 1919-1922". Psephos.