1931 Parkes by-election explained

Country:New South Wales
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Election Date:31 January 1931
Vote Type:Popular
Image1:Sir Charles Marr (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:Charles Marr
Party1:Nationalist Party (Australia)
Popular Vote1:31,227
Percentage1:56.8%
Swing1:14.6pp
Candidate2:Joseph Martin
Party2:Australian Labor Party
Popular Vote2:22,394
Percentage2:40.7%
Swing2:17.1pp
MP
Before Election:Edward McTiernan
Before Party:Australian Labor Party
After Election:Charles Marr
After Party:Nationalist Party (Australia)
Election Name:1931 Parkes by-election
1Data2:42.2%
2Blank:TPP swing
2Data1:15.6pp
2Data2:42.2pp
1Data1:57.8%
1Blank:TPP

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Parkes on 31 January 1931. This was triggered by the resignation of Labor MP Edward McTiernan to take a seat on the High Court.

The by-election was won by Nationalist candidate Charles Marr, who had represented the seat from 1919 until his defeat by McTiernan in 1929.

This was the first time the Communist Party endorsed a candidate at federal level.