1937 Gwydir by-election

Australian federal by-election New South Wales parliamentary no 8 May 1937 Popular William Scully.jpg William Scully Australian Labor Party 25,551 52.3% 44.2pp National Party of Australia CPA Ernest Batchelor Country 13,168 27.0% 4.8pp MP Aubrey Abbott Country William Scully Australian Labor Party 1937 Gwydir by-election 45.7% TPP swing 54.3pp 8.8pp 54.3% TPP National Party of Australia CPA Oliver Milling Country 8,155 16.7% 16.7ppApril 2024 April 2022 A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Gwydir on 8 May 1937. This was triggered by the resignation of Country Party MP Aubrey Abbott to become Administrator of the Northern Territory. The by-election was won by Labor candidate William Scully. Results Gwydir by-election, 1937 By-Elections 1934-1937 Psephos http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1934/1934repsby.txt William Scully Labor 25,551 52.3 +44.2 Ernest Batchelor Country 13,168 27.0 -4.8 Oliver Milling Country 8,155 16.7 +16.7 Geoffrey Moore Country 1,963 4.0 +4.0 48,837 98.7 639 1.3 49,476 90.3 Labor William Scully 54.3 +54.3 Country Ernest Batchelor 45.7 -8.8 Labor Country +8.8 References Category:1937 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales federal by-elections Category:May 1937 in Australia