1933 Flinders by-election

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|  | 11 November 1933 |

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ALP

Candidate  | James Fairbairn | Arthur Haywood
Party  | United Australia | Labor
Popular vote  | 36,773 | 22,454
Percentage  | 59.0% | 36.0%
Swing  | 9.3pp  | 4.3pp
TPP | 59.5% | 40.5%
TPP swing  | 8.8pp  | 8.8pp

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| MP before election

Stanley Bruce
United Australia

| Elected MP

James Fairbairn
United Australia

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A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Flinders on 11 November 1933. This was triggered by the resignation of United Australia Party (UAP) MP and former Prime Minister Stanley Bruce to become Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.

The by-election was won by UAP candidate James Fairbairn.

## Results

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Flinders by-election, 1933[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| United Australia | James Fairbairn | 36,773  | 59.0  | -9.3
| Labor | Arthur Haywood  | 22,454  | 36.0  | +4.3
| Communist | Ralph Gibson | 3,124  | 5.0  | +5.0
Total formal votes  | 62,351  | 97.3  |
Informal votes  | 1,747  | 2.7  |
Turnout | 64,098  | 89.2  |
Two-party-preferred result
| United Australia | James Fairbairn |  | 59.5  | -8.8
| Labor | Arthur Haywood  |  | 40.5  | +8.8
| United Australia hold | Swing | -8.8 |

## References

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1. ^ "By-Elections 1931-1934". Psephos.

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