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1929 Franklin by-election

Field	Value
country	Tasmania
type	parliamentary
ongoing	no
election_date	14 December 1929
vote_type	First preference
image1	Charles William Frost.jpg
candidate1	Charles Frost
party1	Australian Labor Party
popular_vote1	9,615
percentage1	44.5%
swing1	44.5pp
image2	Archibald Blacklow.jpg
candidate2	Archibald Blacklow
party2	Nationalist Party (Australia)
popular_vote2	5,003
percentage2	23.2%
swing2	0.2pp
1blank	TPP
2blank	TPP swing
1data1	51.9%
2data1	51.9pp
1data2	48.1%
2data2	3.0pp
title	MP
before_election	William McWilliams
before_party	Independent politician
after_election	Charles Frost
after_party	Australian Labor Party
image3	Alfred Seabrook.jpg
candidate3	Alfred Seabrook
party3	Nationalist Party (Australia)
popular_vote3	4,675
percentage3	21.7%
swing3	21.7pp

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Franklin on 14 December 1929. This was triggered by the death of independent MP William McWilliams.

The by-election was won by Labor candidate Charles Frost.

Results

William McWilliams (Independent) died.

References

"By-Elections 1929-1931".

Wikipedia Source

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