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1939 Wilmot by-election

FieldValue
countryTasmania
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
election_date27 May 1939
vote_typeFirst preference
image1Lancelot Spurr.png
candidate1Lancelot Spurr
party1Australian Labor Party
popular_vote16,568
percentage129.3%
swing13.6pp
image2Allan Guy.jpg
candidate2Allan Guy
party2United Australia Party
popular_vote26,673
percentage229.7%
swing2
image4
candidate4Maurice Weston
party4Australian Labor Party
popular_vote43,925
percentage417.5%
swing417.5pp
image5
candidate5Donald Cameron
party5United Australia Party
popular_vote52,657
percentage511.8%
swing511.8pp
1blankTCP
2blankTCP swing
1data150.1%
2data15.3pp
1data249.8%
2data25.3pp
titleMP
before_electionJoseph Lyons
before_partyUnited Australia Party
after_electionKevin Newman
after_partyAustralian Labor Party

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Wilmot on 27 May 1939. This was triggered by the death of Prime Minister Joseph Lyons, a member of the United Australia Party.

The by-election was won by Labor candidate Lancelot Spurr.

Results

Prime Minister Joseph Lyons () died.

References

References

  1. "By-election Wilmot, Tas: 27 May 1939".
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