Parkes by-election, 1931

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Parkes on 31 January 1931. This was triggered by the resignation of Labor MP Edward McTiernan to take a seat on the High Court.

The by-election was won by Nationalist candidate Charles Marr, who had represented the seat from 1919 until his defeat by McTiernan in 1929.

This was the first time the Communist Party endorsed a candidate at federal level.

Results

Parkes by-election, 1931[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Charles Marr 31,227 56.8 +14.6
Labor Joseph Martin 22,394 40.7 -17.1
Economic Reform Richard Blake 986 1.8 +1.8
Communist Ted Tripp 382 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 54,989 97.5
Informal votes 1,431 2.5
Turnout 56,420 88.8
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist Charles Marr 57.8 +15.6
Labor Joseph Martin 42.2 -15.6
Nationalist gain from Labor Swing +15.6

References

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