1946 Wimmera by-election

A by-election was held in the Wimmera electorate in regional Victoria on 9 February 1946, following the resignation of independent MP Alexander Wilson.

1946 Wimmera by-election

9 February 1946

First party Second party Third party   CPA IND Candidate Winton Turnbull Cliff Everett James Stoddart Party Country Country Independent Country Popular vote 15,284 6,724 6,361 Percentage 43.09% 18.96% 17.93% Swing 43.09pp 18.96pp 17.93pp TPP 58.99% 41.01% TPP Swing 58.99pp 41.01pp

MP before election Alexander Wilson (Australian politician) Independent Elected MP Winton Turnbull Country

Results

Wimmera by-election, 1946^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Winton Turnbull	15,284	43.09	+43.09
	Country	Cliff Everett	6,724	18.96	+18.96
	Independent Country	James Stoddart	6,361	17.93	+17.93
	Independent Labor	John Somerville Smith	2,923	8.24	+8.24
	Independent	Arnold Eberle	2,042	5.71	+5.71
	Independent Labor	Fred Arlington-Burke	1,824	5.14	+5.14
	Independent	Louis Phillips	312	0.88	+0.88
Total formal votes			35,470	95.45	–2.41
Informal votes			1,692	4.55	+2.41
Turnout			37,162	82.89	–13.73
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Winton Turnbull	20,924	58.99	+58.99
	Country	Cliff Everett	14,546	41.01	+41.01
	Country gain from Independent Country		Swing	+16.24

References

1. "By-Elections 1943-1946". Psephos. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008.