1927 Dalley by-election explained

Country:New South Wales
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Election Date:26 February 1927
Vote Type:Popular
Image1:Ted Theodore 1931.jpg
Candidate1:Ted Theodore
Party1:Australian Labor Party
Popular Vote1:21,186
Percentage1:62.6%
Swing1:1.5pp
Candidate2:Walter Gee
Party2:Nationalist Party (Australia)
Popular Vote2:12,667
Percentage2:37.4%
Swing2:1.5pp
MP
Before Election:William Mahony
Before Party:Australian Labor Party
After Election:Ted Theodore
After Party:Australian Labor Party
Election Name:1927 Dalley by-election

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Dalley on 26 February 1927. This was triggered by the resignation of Labor MP William Mahony.

The by-election was won by former Queensland Premier Ted Theodore, the Labor candidate. After the by-election there was some suggestion that Theodore had bribed Mahony to resign so that he might enter Parliament.[1] [2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Bribe offer . . 16 June 1928 . 11 December 2021 . 15 . Trove.
  2. News: "Pictorial's" bribery charges upheld by judge . . 17 July 1928 . 11 December 2021 . 3 . Trove.