Kennedy by-election, 1936
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.
Results
| Kennedy by-election, 1936[1] |
| 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 |
|
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