1929 Franklin by-election

April 2022 February 2023 Tasmania parliamentary no 14 December 1929 First preference Charles William Frost.jpg Charles Frost Australian Labor Party 9,615 44.5% 44.5pp Archibald Blacklow.jpg Archibald Blacklow Nationalist Party (Australia) 5,003 23.2% 0.2pp TPP TPP swing 51.9% 51.9pp 48.1% 3.0pp MP William McWilliams Independent politician Charles Frost Australian Labor Party Alfred Seabrook.jpg Alfred Seabrook Nationalist Party (Australia) 4,675 21.7% 21.7pp A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Franklin on 14 December 1929. This was triggered by the death of independent MP William McWilliams. The by-election was won by Labor candidate Charles Frost. Results [[1929 Franklin by-election]]By-Elections 1929-1931 http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1929/1929repsby.txt Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive 2022-05-24 Charles Frost Labor 9,615 44.5 +44.5 Archibald Blacklow Nationalist 5,003 23.2 -0.2 Alfred Seabrook Nationalist 4,675 21.7 +21.7 Peter Murdoch Independent 1,476 6.8 +6.8 Francis O. Foster Independent Nationalist 820 3.8 +3.8 21,589 95.9 931 4.1 22,520 92.0 Labor Charles Frost 11,204 51.9 +51.9 Nationalist Archibald Blacklow 10,385 48.1 +3.0 Labor Independent -3.0 William McWilliams (Independent) died. References Franklin by-election Category:Tasmanian federal by-elections Franklin by-election, 1929 Franklin by-election