A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Kalgoorlie on 16 November 1940. This was triggered by the death of Labor MP Albert Green.
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The by-election was won by Labor candidate Herbert Johnson.
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Herbert Johnson | 18,228 | 51.4 | −48.6 | |
| United Australia | Frederick Lee | 14,382 | 40.5 | +40.5 | |
| Independent | Benjamin Finlay | 1,721 | 4.9 | +4.9 | |
| United Australia | Carlyle Ferguson | 1,140 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 35,471 | 98.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 567 | 1.6 | |||
| Turnout | 36,038 | 82.0 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Herbert Johnson | 54.6 | −45.4 | ||
| United Australia | Frederick Lee | 45.4 | +45.4 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | −45.4 | |||
References
edit- ^ "By-Elections 1940-1943". Psephos. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008.