1936_Kennedy_by-election

1936 Kennedy by-election

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A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Kennedy on 12 December 1936. This was triggered by the death of Labor MP Darby Riordan.

The by-election was won by the Labor candidate, Riordan's nephew Bill.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Riordan	19,111	47.4	-12.3
	Independent Labor	Jim Boyd	13,223	32.8	+32.8
	Communist	Jim Slater	4,459	11.1	+6.4
	Social Credit	James Killoran	3,565	8.8	+8.8
Total formal votes			40,358	96.2
Informal votes			1,581	3.8
Turnout			41,939	81.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Riordan	23,188	57.5	-6.4
	Independent Labor	Jim Boyd	17,170	42.5	+42.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.4

1936 Kennedy by-election