1929 Franklin by-election
A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Franklin on 14 December 1929. This was triggered by the death of independent MP William McWilliams.
The by-election was won by Labor candidate Charles Frost.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Charles Frost | 9,615 | 44.5 | +44.5 | |
Nationalist | Archibald Blacklow | 5,003 | 23.2 | -0.2 | |
Nationalist | Alfred Seabrook | 4,675 | 21.7 | +21.7 | |
Independent | Peter Murdoch | 1,476 | 6.8 | +6.8 | |
Ind. Nationalist | Francis Foster | 820 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
Total formal votes | 21,589 | 95.9 | |||
Informal votes | 931 | 4.1 | |||
Turnout | 22,520 | 92.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Charles Frost | 11,204 | 51.9 | +51.9 | |
Nationalist | Archibald Blacklow | 10,385 | 48.1 | +3.0 | |
Labor gain from Independent | Swing | -3.0 |
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