1931 Parkes by-election

Australian federal by-election New South Wales parliamentary no 31 January 1931 Popular Sir Charles Marr (cropped).jpg Charles Marr Nationalist Party (Australia) 31,227 56.8% 14.6pp Australian Labor Party ALP Joseph Martin Australian Labor Party 22,394 40.7% 17.1pp MP Edward McTiernan Australian Labor Party Charles Marr Nationalist Party (Australia) 1931 Parkes by-election 42.2% TPP swing 15.6pp 42.2pp 57.8% TPPApril 2024 April 2022 A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Parkes on 31 January 1931. This was triggered by the resignation of Labor MP Edward McTiernan to take a seat on the High Court. The by-election was won by Nationalist candidate Charles Marr, who had represented the seat from 1919 until his defeat by McTiernan in 1929. This was the first time the Communist Party endorsed a candidate at federal level. Results Parkes by-election, 1931 By-Elections 1929-1931 Psephos http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1929/1929repsby.txt Charles Marr Nationalist 31,227 56.8 +14.6 Joseph Martin Labor 22,394 40.7 -17.1 Richard Blake Economic Reform 986 1.8 +1.8 Ted Tripp Communist 382 0.7 +0.7 54,989 97.5 1,431 2.5 56,420 88.8 Nationalist Charles Marr 57.8 +15.6 Labor Joseph Martin 42.2 -15.6 Nationalist Labor +15.6 References Category:1931 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales federal by-elections