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1933 Flinders by-election

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1933 Flinders by-election

11 November 1933
  First party Second party
 
ALP
Candidate James Fairbairn Arthur Haywood
Party United Australia Labor
Popular vote 36,773 22,454
Percentage 59.0% 36.0%
Swing Decrease9.3pp Increase4.3pp
TPP 59.5% 40.5%
TPP swing Decrease8.8pp Increase8.8pp

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

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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

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  1. ^ "By-Elections 1931-1934". Psephos.