1935 Newcastle by-election

New South Wales parliamentary no 1 June 1935 Popular David Oliver Watkins.jpg David Watkins Australian Labor Party 25,374 49.0% 8.2pp Lang Labor LAB James Smith Labor (NSW) 22,135 42.7% 8.2pp MP David Watkins Australian Labor Party David Watkins Australian Labor Party 1935 Newcastle by-election 46.2% TPP swing 4.3pp 4.3pp 53.8% TPPApril 2024 April 2022 A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Newcastle on 1 June 1935. This was triggered by the death of long-serving Labor MP David Watkins. Following Watkins' death, only Billy Hughes and Senator George Pearce remained of those elected at the first federal election in 1901. The by-election was won by Watkins' son, David Oliver Watkins. As Newcastle was the only remaining New South Wales seat held by the federal Labor Party, the by-election was closely fought with the breakaway New South Wales Labor Party, supporters of the controversial former premier Jack Lang. Results [[1935 Newcastle by-election]]By-Elections 1934-1937 http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1934/1934repsby.txt Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive 2022-06-15 David Watkins Labor 25,374 49.0 -8.2 James Smith Labor (NSW) 22,135 42.7 +8.2 Hilton Sykes Social Credit 4,302 8.3 +8.3 51,811 98.3 908 1.7 52,719 93.7 Labor David Watkins 27,867 53.8 -4.3 Labor (NSW) James Smith 23,944 46.2 +4.3 Labor -4.3 David Watkins Sr. (Labor) died. The by-election was won by Watkins' son, David Oliver Watkins. References Category:1935 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales federal by-elections Category:June 1935 in Australia Category:June 1935 in Oceania