1935 Fawkner by-election
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17 August 1935
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The Fawkner seat in the House of Representatives | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 41,973 (87.4%) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Fawkner on 17 August 1935. This was triggered by the death of United Australia Party (UAP) MP George Maxwell.
The by-election was won by UAP candidate and future Prime Minister Harold Holt.
Results
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| United Australia | Harold Holt | 24,594 | 59.9 | −6.6 | |
| Labor | Don Cameron | 16,433 | 40.1 | +12.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 41,027 | 97.7 | |||
| Informal votes | 946 | 2.3 | |||
| Turnout | 41,973 | 87.4 | |||
| United Australia hold | Swing | −9.5 | |||
References
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