1922 Yarra by-election

Victoria parliamentary no 18 February 1922 Popular JamesSc.JPG James Scullin Australian Labor Party 12,553 77.7% 7.4pp Nationalist Party (Australia) NAT Andrew Davidson Nationalist Party (Australia) 3,473 21.5% 8.2pp MP Frank Tudor Australian Labor Party James Scullin Australian Labor Party 1922 Yarra by-election 21.9% TPP swing 7.8pp 7.8pp 78.1% TPPMarch 2024 April 2022 A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Yarra on 18 February 1922. This was triggered by the death of Labor MP Frank Tudor, the Leader of the Opposition. The by-election was won by Labor candidate and future Prime Minister James Scullin. Results Yarra by-election, 1922 By-Elections 1919-1922 Psephos http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1919/1919repsby.txt James Scullin Labor 12,553 77.7 +7.4 Andrew Davidson Nationalist 3,473 21.5 -8.2 Frederick Smyth Independent 129 0.8 +0.8 16,155 96.5 590 3.5 16,745 42.8 Labor James Scullin 78.1 +7.8 Nationalist Andrew Davidson 21.9 -7.8 Labor +7.8 References Category:1922 elections in Australia Category:Victorian federal by-elections Category:1920s in Melbourne Category:February 1922 in Australia