1921 Parramatta by-election

New South Wales parliamentary no 10 December 1921 Popular Herbert Pratten - May Moore (cropped).jpg Herbert Pratten Nationalist Party (Australia) 20,768 66.0% 6.6pp Australian Labor Party ALP William Hutchison Australian Labor Party 5,625 17.9% 9.5pp MP Joseph Cook Nationalist Party (Australia) Herbert Pratten Nationalist Party (Australia) 1921 Parramatta by-election 26.0% TPP swing 3.4pp 3.4pp 76.0% TPPApril 2024 April 2022 A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Parramatta on 10 December 1921. This was triggered by the resignation of Nationalist MP, Treasurer and former Prime Minister Sir Joseph Cook to become Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. The by-election was won by Nationalist candidate Herbert Pratten, who resigned from the Senate to run. Results Parramatta by-election, 1921 By-Elections 1919-1922 Psephos http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1919/1919repsby.txt Herbert Pratten Nationalist 20,768 66.0 -6.6 William Hutchison Labor 5,625 17.9 -9.5 Albert Piddington Independent 2,787 8.9 +8.9 Barton Addison Country 2,268 7.2 +7.2 31,448 98.8 859 1.2 32,307 Nationalist Herbert Pratten 76.0 +3.4 Labor William Hutchison 26.0 -3.4 Nationalist +3.4 References Category:1921 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales federal by-elections Category:1920s in New South Wales Category:December 1921 in Australia