1936 Kennedy by-election

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Kennedy on 12 December 1936. This was triggered by the death of Labor MP Darby Riordan.

1936 Kennedy by-election

12 December 1936

First party Second party Third party   LAB CPA Candidate Bill Riordan Jim Boyd Jim Slater Party Labor Independent Labor Communist Popular vote 19,111 13,223 4,459 Percentage 47.4% 32.8% 11.1% Swing 12.3pp 32.8pp 8.8pp TPP 57.5% 42.5% TPP swing 6.4pp 42.5pp

MP before election Darby Riordan Labor Elected MP Bill Riordan Labor

The by-election was won by the Labor candidate, Riordan's nephew Bill.

Results

Kennedy by-election, 1936

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Riordan	19,111	47.4	−12.3
	Independent Labor	Jim Boyd	13,223	32.8	+32.8
	Communist	Jim Slater	4,459	11.1	+6.4
	Social Credit	James Killoran	3,565	8.8	+8.8
Total formal votes			40,358	96.2
Informal votes			1,581	3.8
Turnout			41,939	81.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Riordan	23,188	57.5	−6.4
	Independent Labor	Jim Boyd	17,170	42.5	+42.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−6.4