East Sydney by-election, 1932
A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of East Sydney on 6 February 1932. This was triggered by the death of United Australia Party MP John Clasby, who had been elected at the 1931 election and never taken his seat in Parliament.
The by-election was won by New South Wales Labor candidate Eddie Ward.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor (NSW) | Eddie Ward | 17,461 | 47.0 | +4.6 | |
United Australia | William McCall | 16,304 | 43.9 | -0.3 | |
Labor | Lou Cunningham | 2,817 | 7.6 | -5.7 | |
Communist | Jack Miles | 597 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Total formal votes | 37,179 | 97.3 | |||
Informal votes | 1,018 | 2.7 | |||
Turnout | 38,197 | 85.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor (NSW) | Eddie Ward | 18,676 | 50.2 | +1.9 | |
United Australia | William McCall | 18,503 | 49.8 | -1.9 | |
Labor (NSW) gain from United Australia | Swing | +1.9 | |||
References
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