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1952 Lyne by-election

The 1952 by-election for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Lyne was called on 22 March after the death of the incumbent Country Party of Australia member Jim Eggins who died in office on 28 January.

Candidates

Contesting the seat for the Country Party were Donald Lancaster and Philip Lucock, who had stood as one of multiple Country Party candidates for the seat at the 1949 election.

Their main opponent was Edward Hayes of the Australian Labor Party. He had been the Labor candidate at several previous polls.

Two independents, Edward Spensley and Joe Cordner, also stood for the seat.

Results

Jim Eggins () died. The presence of two Country Party candidates split the vote and Hayes took three thousand votes more than either Lucock or Lancaster, but with preferences from Lancaster, Lucock easily won the seat.

Aftermath

When Philip Lucock was sworn in as the member for Lyne on 22 March 1952, he became the first member of the House of Representatives to swear allegiance to Queen Elizabeth II who had ascended to the throne on 6 February.

At the following Federal election in 1954 Lancaster stood as an independent candidate against his former Country Party colleague.

References

References

  1. Adam Carr. "Commonwealth of Australia Legislative Election of 10 December 1949". Adam Carr.
  2. Adam Carr. "Commonwealth of Australia Legislative Election of 1951". Adam Carr.
  3. "1952 Lyne By-election".
  4. (20 August 1996). "Condolence Motions". Commonwealth of Australia.
  5. Adam Carr. "Commonwealth of Australia Legislative Election of 1954". Adam Carr.
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