1922 Yarra by-election explained

Country:Victoria
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Election Date:18 February 1922
Vote Type:Popular
Image1:JamesSc.JPG
Candidate1:James Scullin
Party1:Australian Labor Party
Popular Vote1:12,553
Percentage1:77.7%
Swing1:7.4pp
Candidate2:Andrew Davidson
Party2:Nationalist Party (Australia)
Popular Vote2:3,473
Percentage2:21.5%
Swing2:8.2pp
MP
Before Election:Frank Tudor
Before Party:Australian Labor Party
After Election:James Scullin
After Party:Australian Labor Party
Election Name:1922 Yarra by-election
1Data2:21.9%
2Blank:TPP swing
2Data1:7.8pp
2Data2:7.8pp
1Data1:78.1%
1Blank:TPP

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Yarra on 18 February 1922. This was triggered by the death of Labor MP Frank Tudor, the Leader of the Opposition.

The by-election was won by Labor candidate and future Prime Minister James Scullin.