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1936 Kennedy by-election
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | Queensland |
| type | parliamentary |
| ongoing | no |
| election_date | 12 December 1936 |
| vote_type | Popular |
| image1 | Bill Riordan 1940s.png |
| candidate1 | Bill Riordan |
| party1 | Australian Labor Party |
| popular_vote1 | 19,111 |
| percentage1 | 47.4% |
| swing1 | 12.3pp |
| image2 | |
| candidate2 | Jim Boyd |
| party2 | Independent Labor (Australia) |
| popular_vote2 | 13,223 |
| percentage2 | 32.8% |
| swing2 | 32.8pp |
| title | MP |
| before_election | Darby Riordan |
| before_party | Australian Labor Party |
| after_election | Bill Riordan |
| after_party | Australian Labor Party |
| election_name | 1936 Kennedy by-election |
| 1data2 | 42.5% |
| 2blank | TPP swing |
| 2data1 | 6.4pp |
| 2data2 | 42.5pp |
| 1data1 | 57.5% |
| 1blank | TPP |
| image3 | |
| candidate3 | Jim Slater |
| party3 | Communist Party of Australia |
| popular_vote3 | 4,459 |
| percentage3 | 11.1% |
| swing3 | 8.8pp |
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.
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