1936 Kennedy by-election

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1936 Kennedy by-election
File:Flag of Queensland.svg
12 December 1936
  First party Second party Third party
 
LAB
CPA
Candidate Bill Riordan Jim Boyd Jim Slater
Party Labor Independent Labor Communist
Popular vote 19,111 13,223 4,459
Percentage 47.4% 32.8% 11.1%
Swing File:Decrease2.svg12.3pp File:Increase2.svg32.8pp File:Increase2.svg8.8pp
TPP 57.5% 42.5%
TPP swing File:Decrease2.svg6.4pp File:Increase2.svg42.5pp

MP before election

Darby Riordan
Labor

Elected MP

Bill Riordan
Labor

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Kennedy on 12 December 1936. This was triggered by the death of Labor MP Darby Riordan. The by-election was won by the Labor candidate, Riordan's nephew Bill.

Results

Kennedy by-election, 1936[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Riordan 19,111 47.4 −12.3
Independent Labor Jim Boyd 13,223 32.8 +32.8
Communist Jim Slater 4,459 11.1 +6.4
Social Credit James Killoran 3,565 8.8 +8.8
Total formal votes 40,358 96.2
Informal votes 1,581 3.8
Turnout 41,939 81.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Riordan 23,188 57.5 −6.4
Independent Labor Jim Boyd 17,170 42.5 +42.5
Labor hold Swing −6.4

References

  1. "By-Elections 1934-1937". Psephos.