Country: | South Australia |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Election Date: | 24 May 1941 |
Vote Type: | Popular |
Image1: | Grenfell Price.jpg |
Candidate1: | Grenfell Price |
Party1: | United Australia Party |
Popular Vote1: | 36,624 |
Percentage1: | 56.6% |
Swing1: | 0.8pp |
Candidate2: | Tom Lawton |
Party2: | Australian Labor Party |
Popular Vote2: | 28,041 |
Percentage2: | 43.4% |
Swing2: | 15.4pp |
MP | |
Before Election: | John Price |
Before Party: | United Australia Party |
After Election: | Grenfell Price |
After Party: | United Australia Party |
Election Name: | 1941 Boothby by-election |
A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Boothby on 24 May 1941. This was triggered by the death of United Australia Party (UAP) MP John Price.
The by-election was won by UAP candidate Grenfell Price, who was not related to his predecessor.