1936 Kennedy by-election

Queensland parliamentary no 12 December 1936 Popular Bill Riordan, 1936.JPG Bill Riordan Australian Labor Party 19,111 47.4% 12.3pp Independent Labor (Australia) LAB Jim Boyd Independent Labor (Australia) 13,223 32.8% 32.8pp MP Darby Riordan Australian Labor Party Bill Riordan Australian Labor Party 1936 Kennedy by-election 42.5% TPP swing 6.4pp 42.5pp 57.5% TPP Communist Party of Australia CPA Jim Slater Communist Party of Australia 4,459 11.1% 8.8ppApril 2024 August 2019 A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Kennedy on 12 December 1936. This was triggered by the death of Labor MP Darby Riordan. The by-election was won by the Labor candidate, Riordan's nephew Bill. Results Kennedy by-election, 1936 By-Elections 1934-1937 Psephos http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1934/1934repsby.txt Bill Riordan Labor 19,111 47.4 -12.3 Jim Boyd Independent Labor 13,223 32.8 +32.8 Jim Slater Communist 4,459 11.1 +6.4 James Killoran Social Credit 3,565 8.8 +8.8 40,358 96.2 1,581 3.8 41,939 81.8 Labor Bill Riordan 23,188 57.5 -6.4 Independent Labor Jim Boyd 17,170 42.5 +42.5 Labor -6.4 References Category:1936 elections in Australia Category:Queensland federal by-elections Category:1930s in Queensland Category:December 1936 in Australia