1946 Wimmera by-election

1946 Wimmera by-election
9 February 1946
  First party Second party Third party
 
CPA
IND
Candidate Winton Turnbull Cliff Everett James Stoddart
Party Country Country Independent Country
Popular vote 15,284 6,724 6,361
Percentage 43.09% 18.96% 17.93%
Swing Increase43.09pp Increase18.96pp Increase17.93pp
TPP 58.99% 41.01%
TPP Swing Increase58.99pp Increase41.01pp
MP before election

Alexander Wilson (Australian politician)
Independent

Elected MP

Winton Turnbull
Country

A by-election was held in the Wimmera electorate in regional Victoria on 9 February 1946, following the resignation of independent MP Alexander Wilson.

Results

Wimmera by-election, 1946[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Winton Turnbull 15,284 43.09 +43.09
Country Cliff Everett 6,724 18.96 +18.96
Independent Country James Stoddart 6,361 17.93 +17.93
Independent Labor John Somerville Smith 2,923 8.24 +8.24
Independent Arnold Eberle 2,042 5.71 +5.71
Independent Labor Fred Arlington-Burke 1,824 5.14 +5.14
Independent Louis Phillips 312 0.88 +0.88
Total formal votes 35,470 95.45 –2.41
Informal votes 1,692 4.55 +2.41
Turnout 37,162 82.89 –13.73
Two-party-preferred result
Country Winton Turnbull 20,924 58.99 +58.99
Country Cliff Everett 14,546 41.01 +41.01
Country gain from Independent Country Swing +16.24

References

  1. ^ "By-Elections 1943-1946". Psephos. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008.
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