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1937 Gwydir by-election

Australian federal by-election

Field	Value
country	New South Wales
type	parliamentary
ongoing	no
election_date	8 May 1937
vote_type	Popular
image1	William Scully.jpg
candidate1	William Scully
party1	Australian Labor Party
popular_vote1	25,551
percentage1	52.3%
swing1	44.2pp
image2
candidate2	Ernest Batchelor
party2	Country
popular_vote2	13,168
percentage2	27.0%
swing2	4.8pp
title	MP
before_election	Aubrey Abbott
before_party	Country
after_election	William Scully
after_party	Australian Labor Party
election_name	1937 Gwydir by-election
1data2	45.7%
2blank	TPP swing
2data1	54.3pp
2data2	8.8pp
1data1	54.3%
1blank	TPP
image3
candidate3	Oliver Milling
party3	Country
popular_vote3	8,155
percentage3	16.7%
swing3	16.7pp

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

References

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