1921 Maranoa by-election explained

Country:Queensland
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Election Date:30 July 1921
Vote Type:Popular
Image1:James Hunter.jpg
Candidate1:James Hunter
Party1:Country
Popular Vote1:11,751
Percentage1:53.2%
Swing1:5.9pp
Candidate2:William Dunstan
Party2:Australian Labor Party
Popular Vote2:10,329
Percentage2:46.8%
Swing2:5.9pp
MP
Before Election:Jim Page
Before Party:Australian Labor Party
After Election:James Hunter
After Party:National
Election Name:1921 Maranoa by-election

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Maranoa on 30 July 1921. This was triggered by the death of Labor MP Jim Page.

The by-election was won by Country Party candidate James Hunter, giving the Country Party their first seat in Queensland.

Former Queensland Premier and Labor MP T. J. Ryan contracted pneumonia while campaigning for the Labor candidate William Dunstan, leading to Ryan's own death.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Carr to Canberra - the Record of Premiers Who Have Gone Federal. ABC News. 2 March 2012.