1937 Gwydir by-election

1937 Gwydir by-election

8 May 1937

First party Second party Third party   CPA CPA Candidate William Scully Ernest Batchelor Oliver Milling Party Labor Country Country Popular vote 25,551 13,168 8,155 Percentage 52.3% 27.0% 16.7% Swing 44.2pp 4.8pp 16.7pp TPP 54.3% 45.7% TPP swing 54.3pp 8.8pp

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

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