1927 Dalley by-election

New South Wales parliamentary no 26 February 1927 Popular Ted Theodore 1931.jpg Ted Theodore Australian Labor Party 21,186 62.6% 1.5pp Nationalist Party (Australia) NAT Walter Gee Nationalist Party (Australia) 12,667 37.4% 1.5pp MP William Mahony Australian Labor Party Ted Theodore Australian Labor Party 1927 Dalley by-election December 2021 December 2021 A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Dalley on 26 February 1927. This was triggered by the resignation of Labor MP William Mahony. The by-election was won by former Queensland Premier Ted Theodore, the Labor candidate. After the by-election there was some suggestion that Theodore had bribed Mahony to resign so that he might enter Parliament.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16472711 Bribe offer The Sydney Morning Herald 16 June 1928 11 December 2021 15 Trovehttps://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article246791080 "Pictorial's" bribery charges upheld by judge The Daily Telegraph 17 July 1928 11 December 2021 3 Trove Results [[1927 Dalley by-election]]By-Elections 1925-1928 Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1925/1925repsby.txt 2021-12-11 Ted Theodore Labor 21,186 62.6 -1.5 Walter Gee Nationalist 12,667 37.4 +1.5 33,853 93.1 2,517 6.9 36,370 89.3 Labor -1.5 See also Electoral results for the Division of Dalley List of Australian federal by-elections References Dalley by-election Category:New South Wales federal by-elections Dalley by-election, 1927