A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Fawkner on 17 August 1935. This was triggered by the death of United Australia Party (UAP) MP George Maxwell.
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| Turnout | 41,973 (87.4%) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The by-election was won by UAP candidate and future Prime Minister Harold Holt.
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| United Australia | Harold Holt | 24,594 | 59.9 | −6.6 | |
| Labor | Don Cameron | 16,433 | 40.1 | +12.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 41,027 | 97.7 | |||
| Informal votes | 946 | 2.3 | |||
| Turnout | 41,973 | 87.4 | |||
| United Australia hold | Swing | −9.5 | |||
References
edit- ^ "By-Elections 1934-1937". Psephos.