Country: | Western Australia |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Election Date: | 18 August 1945 |
Vote Type: | Popular |
Candidate1: | Kim Beazley |
Party1: | Australian Labor Party |
Popular Vote1: | 34,009 |
Percentage1: | 57.33% |
Swing1: | 9.57pp |
Candidate2: | Donald Cleland |
Party2: | Liberal Party of Australia |
Popular Vote2: | 19,880 |
Percentage2: | 33.51% |
Swing2: | 0.41pp |
MP | |
Before Election: | John Curtin |
Before Party: | Australian Labor Party |
After Election: | Kim Beazley |
After Party: | Australian Labor Party |
Election Name: | 1945 Fremantle by-election |
The 1945 Fremantle by-election was held in the Australian federal electorate of Fremantle in Western Australia on 18 August 1945. The by-election was triggered by the death of the sitting member, Prime Minister John Curtin, on 5 July 1945.