1939 Wilmot by-election

April 2024 April 2022 Tasmania parliamentary no 27 May 1939 First preference Lancelot Spurr.png Lancelot Spurr Australian Labor Party 6,568 29.3% 3.6pp Allan Guy.jpg Allan Guy United Australia Party 6,673 29.7% Australian Labor Party ALP Maurice Weston Australian Labor Party 3,925 17.5% 17.5pp United Australia Party UAP Donald Cameron United Australia Party 2,657 11.8% 11.8pp TCP TCP swing 50.1% 5.3pp 49.8% 5.3pp MP Joseph Lyons United Australia Party Kevin Newman Australian Labor Party A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Wilmot on 27 May 1939. This was triggered by the death of Prime Minister Joseph Lyons, a member of the United Australia Party. The by-election was won by Labor candidate Lancelot Spurr. Results [[1939 Wilmot by-election]]http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1937/wilm1937.txt By-election Wilmot, Tas: 27 May 1939 Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive 2022-05-25 Allan Guy UAP 6,673 29.7 -3.6 Lancelot Spurr Labor 6,568 29.3 +0.0 Maurice Weston Labor 3,925 17.5 +17.5 Donald Cameron UAP 2,657 11.8 +11.8 Cecil Parsons UAP 1,823 8.1 +8.1 John Watson Independent 799 3.6 +3.6 22,445 96.1 915 3.9 23,360 92.4 Labor Lancelot Spurr 11,257 50.2 +5.3 UAP Allan Guy 11,188 49.8 -5.3 Labor UAP +5.3 Prime Minister Joseph Lyons (UAP) died. References Category:1939 elections in Australia Category:Tasmanian federal by-elections Category:1930s in Tasmania Category:May 1939 in Australia