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1939 Griffith by-election

Field	Value
country	Queensland
type	parliamentary
ongoing	no
election_date	20 May 1939
vote_type	Popular
image1	William Conelan.png
candidate1	William Conelan
party1	Australian Labor Party
popular_vote1	22,967
percentage1	41.3%
swing1	7.0pp
image2
candidate2	Peter McCowan
party2	United Australia Party
popular_vote2	17,168
percentage2	30.9
swing2	10.3pp
title	MP
before_election	Frank Baker
before_party	Australian Labor Party
after_election	William Conelan
after_party	Australian Labor Party
election_name	1939 Griffith by-election
1data2	50.0%
2blank	TPP swing
2data1	0.3pp
2data2	0.3pp
1data1	50.0%
1blank	TPP
candidate3	Everett Graham
party3	Protestant Labour
popular_vote3	15,437
percentage3	27.8%
swing3	27.8pp
image3
colour3	CE7F30

<div style="text-align: center;">Conelan table and supporters for the election</div>

<div style="text-align: center;">McCowan table and supporters for the election</div>

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Griffith on 20 May 1939. This was triggered by the death of Labor Party MP Frank Baker.

The election was won by Labor candidate William Conelan by eight votes.

Immediately after Baker's death, there was some speculation that Queensland premier, William Forgan Smith would contest the by-election.

Results

| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080803210557/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1937/1937repsby.txt | url-status=dead | archive-date=3 August 2008

References

(30 March 1939). "Mr. Baker M.P. - His death mourned". The Canberra Times.

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