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1929 Balaclava by-election


FieldValue
countryVictoria
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
election_date3 August 1929
vote_typePopular
image1TW White (cropped).jpg
candidate1Thomas White
party1Nationalist Party (Australia)
popular_vote128,655
percentage164.1%
swing10.9pp
image2Frederick Francis - Humphrey & Co (cropped).jpg
candidate2Frederick Francis
party2Independent Nationalist
popular_vote216,048
percentage235.9%
swing235.9pp
titleMP
before_electionWilliam Watt
before_partyNationalist Party (Australia)
after_electionThomas White
after_partyNationalist Party (Australia)
election_name1929 Balaclava by-election

A by-election occurred for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Balaclava on 3 August 1929. This was triggered by the resignation of Nationalist MP and former Speaker William Watt.

The by-election was won by Nationalist candidate Thomas White.

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