1938 Wakefield by-election

South Australia parliamentary no 10 December 1938 Popular Sydney McHugh.jpg Sydney McHugh Australian Labor Party 18,870 37.9% 1.3pp Richard Layton Butler.jpg Richard L. Butler United Australia Party 19,591 39.3% 24.1pp MP Charles Hawker United Australia Party Sydney McHugh Australian Labor Party 1938 Wakefield by-election 43.3% TPP swing 20.1pp 20.1pp 56.7% TPP Percy Quirke Independent 11,343 22.8% 22.8pp 888888 Independent politicians in Australia INDApril 2024 April 2022 A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Wakefield on 10 December 1938. This was triggered by the death of United Australia MP Charles Hawker. The election was won by Labor candidate Sydney McHugh from a massive 20 percent two-party swing. Results Wakefield by-election, 1938By-Elections 1937-1940 Psephos http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1937/1937repsby.txt https://web.archive.org/web/20080803210557/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1937/1937repsby.txt dead 3 August 2008 Richard Layton Butler UAP 19,591 39.3 -24.1 Sydney McHugh Labor 18,870 37.9 +1.3 Percy Quirke Independent 11,343 22.8 +22.8 49,804 97.8 +1.7 1,114 2.2 -1.7 50,918 93.6 -2.9 Labor Sydney McHugh 28,255 56.7 +20.1 UAP Richard Layton Butler 21,549 43.3 -20.1 Labor UAP +20.1 See also List of Australian federal by-elections References Category:1938 elections in Australia Category:South Australian federal by-elections Category:December 1938 in Australia