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1931 East Sydney by-election
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | New South Wales |
| type | parliamentary |
| ongoing | no |
| election_date | 7 March 1931 |
| vote_type | Popular |
| image1 | Eddie Ward 1941 (cropped).jpg |
| candidate1 | Eddie Ward |
| party1 | Australian Labor Party |
| popular_vote1 | 19,975 |
| percentage1 | 54.1% |
| swing1 | 14.3pp |
| image2 | Lionel Courtenay.jpg |
| candidate2 | Lionel Courtenay |
| party2 | Nationalist Party (Australia) |
| popular_vote2 | 16,333 |
| percentage2 | 44.2% |
| swing2 | 12.6pp |
| title | MP |
| before_election | John West |
| before_party | Australian Labor Party |
| after_election | Eddie Ward |
| after_party | Australian Labor Party |
| election_name | 1931 East Sydney by-election |
| 1data2 | 44.3% |
| 2blank | TPP swing |
| 2data1 | 14.3pp |
| 2data2 | 14.3pp |
| 1data1 | 55.7% |
| 1blank | TPP |
A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of East Sydney on 7 March 1931. This was triggered by the death of Labor MP John West.
The by-election was won by Labor candidate Eddie Ward, who was associated with New South Wales Premier Jack Lang's wing of the party.
This was the last by-election contested by the Nationalist Party as it would be replaced by the United Australia Party later that year.
Candidate selection
Businessman and Sydney alderman Lionel Courtenay won Nationalist preselection for the by-election in February 1931, defeating fourteen other candidates including barrister Norman Cowper, former MLA's James Morrish and Thomas Morrow, former Australian cricket captain Monty Noble, and aviator Keith Smith.
Results
References
References
- (13 February 1931). "Courtenay in East Sydney". Daily Pictorial.
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