Australian federal by-election
1937 Gwydir by-election
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MP before election Aubrey Abbott Country | Elected MP William Scully Labor | |
A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Gwydir on 8 May 1937. This was triggered by the resignation of Country Party MP Aubrey Abbott to become Administrator of the Northern Territory.
The by-election was won by Labor candidate William Scully.
Results
Gwydir by-election, 1937[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labor | William Scully | 25,551 | 52.3 | +44.2 |
| Country | Ernest Batchelor | 13,168 | 27.0 | -4.8 |
| Country | Oliver Milling | 8,155 | 16.7 | +16.7 |
| Country | Geoffrey Moore | 1,963 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
Total formal votes | 48,837 | 98.7 | |
Informal votes | 639 | 1.3 | |
Turnout | 49,476 | 90.3 | |
Two-party-preferred result |
| Labor | William Scully | | 54.3 | +54.3 |
| Country | Ernest Batchelor | | 45.7 | -8.8 |
| Labor gain from Country | Swing | +8.8 | |
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