Darling Downs by-election, 1936

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Darling Downs on 19 December 1936. This was triggered by the death of United Australia Party MP and former Speaker Sir Littleton Groom.

The by-election was won by Country Party candidate and future Prime Minister Arthur Fadden.

Results

Darling Downs by-election, 1936^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Country	Arthur Fadden	15,235	33.1	+33.1
	Labor	John Buchanan	13,321	29.0	-10.2
	United Australia	James Annand	8,725	19.0	-41.8
	Conservative	Leslie Boyce	5,809	12.6	+12.6
	Social Credit	Denis Hannay	2,929	6.4	+6.4
Total formal votes			46,019	96.9
Informal votes			1,472	3.1
Turnout			47,491	92.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Arthur Fadden	26,380	57.3	+57.3
	Labor	John Buchanan	19,639	42.7	+3.5
	Country gain from United Australia		Swing	+3.5

By-elections of the 14th Australian parliament (1934–1937)

1935	Newcastle Fawkner

1936	Kennedy Darling Downs

1937	Gwydir

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