1940 Kalgoorlie by-election

Western Australia parliamentary no 16 November 1940 Popular Herbert Johnson.png Herbert Johnson Australian Labor Party 18,228 51.4% 48.6pp United Australia Party UAP Frederick Lee United Australia Party 14,382 40.5% 40.5pp MP Albert Green Australian Labor Party Hebert Johnson Australian Labor Party 1940 Kalgoorlie by-election 45.4% TPP swing 45.4pp 45.4pp 54.6% TPPApril 2024 April 2022 A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Kalgoorlie on 16 November 1940. This was triggered by the death of Labor MP Albert Green. The by-election was won by Labor candidate Herbert Johnson. Results Kalgoorlie by-election, 1940By-Elections 1940-1943 Psephos http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1940/1940repsby.txt https://web.archive.org/web/20080803202118/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1940/1940repsby.txt dead 3 August 2008 Herbert Johnson Labor 18,228 51.4 -48.6 Frederick Lee UAP 14,382 40.5 +40.5 Benjamin Finlay Independent 1,721 4.9 +4.9 Carlyle Ferguson UAP 1,140 3.2 +3.2 35,471 98.4 567 1.6 36,038 82.0 Labor Herbert Johnson 54.6 -45.4 UAP Frederick Lee 45.4 +45.4 Labor -45.4 References Category:1940 elections in Australia Category:Western Australian federal by-elections Category:1940s in Western Australia Category:November 1940 in Australia