1921 Maranoa by-election

Queensland parliamentary no 30 July 1921 Popular James Hunter.jpg James Hunter Country 11,751 53.2% 5.9pp Australian Labor Party ALP William Dunstan Australian Labor Party 10,329 46.8% 5.9pp MP Jim Page Australian Labor Party James Hunter National 1921 Maranoa by-election April 2024 August 2019 A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Maranoa on 30 July 1921. This was triggered by the death of Labor MP Jim Page. The by-election was won by Country Party candidate James Hunter, giving the Country Party their first seat in Queensland. Former Queensland Premier and Labor MP T. J. Ryan contracted pneumonia while campaigning for the Labor candidate William Dunstan, leading to Ryan's own death.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-03-03/carr-to-canberra---the-record-of-premiers-who-have-gone-federal/9389964 Carr to Canberra - the Record of Premiers Who Have Gone Federal ABC News 2 March 2012 Results Maranoa by-election, 1921 By-Elections 1919-1922 Psephos http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1919/1919repsby.txt James Hunter Country 11,751 53.2 +5.9 William Dunstan Labor 10,329 46.8 -5.9 22,080 99.6 89 0.4 22,169 73.8 Country Labor +5.9 References Category:1921 elections in Australia Category:Queensland federal by-elections Category:1920s in Queensland Category:July 1921 in Australia