1940_Kalgoorlie_by-election Knowpia

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.

The by-election was won by Labor candidate Herbert Johnson.

Results edit

Kalgoorlie by-election, 1940^[1]
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

^ "By-Elections 1940-1943". Psephos. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008.