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

East Sydney by-election, 1932[1]
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

1. "By-Elections 1931-1934". Psephos.