1935 Newcastle by-election

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Newcastle on 1 June 1935. This was triggered by the death of long-serving Labor MP David Watkins. Following Watkins' death, only Billy Hughes and Senator George Pearce remained of those elected at the first federal election in 1901.

The by-election was won by Watkins' son, David Oliver Watkins. As Newcastle was the only remaining New South Wales seat held by the federal Labor Party, the by-election was closely fought with the breakaway New South Wales Labor Party, supporters of the controversial former Premier Jack Lang.

## Results[edit]

1935 Newcastle by-election[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | David Watkins | 25,374  | 49.0  | -8.2
| Labor (NSW) | James Smith | 22,135  | 42.7  | +8.2
| Social Credit | Hilton Sykes  | 4,302  | 8.3  | +8.3
Total formal votes  | 51,811  | 98.3  |
Informal votes  | 908  | 1.7  |
Turnout | 52,719  | 93.7  |
Two-candidate-preferred result
| Labor | David Watkins | 27,867  | 53.8  | -4.3
| Labor (NSW) | James Smith | 23,944  | 46.2  | +4.3
| Labor hold | Swing | -4.3 |

## References[edit]

1. ^ "By-Elections 1934-1937". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 15 June 2022.

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