1945 Fremantle by-election

1945 Fremantle by-election
18 August 1945
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Kim Beazley Donald Cleland
Party Labor Liberal
Popular vote 34,009 19,880
Percentage 57.33% 33.51%
Swing Decrease9.57pp Increase0.41pp
MP before election

John Curtin
Labor

Elected MP

Kim Beazley
Labor

The 1945 Fremantle by-election was held in the Australian federal electorate of Fremantle in Western Australia on 18 August 1945. The by-election was triggered by the death of the sitting member, Prime Minister John Curtin, on 5 July 1945.

Results

Fremantle by-election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kim Beazley 34,009 57.33 –9.57
Liberal Donald Cleland 19,880 33.51 +0.41
Independent Thomas Hughes 2,210 3.73 +3.73
Communist Paddy Troy 1,807 3.05 +3.05
State Liberal Carlyle Ferguson 1,273 2.15 +2.15
Atokist Louis Phillips 143 0.24 +0.24
Total formal votes 59,322 97.10 –1.12
Informal votes 1,769 2.90 +1.12
Turnout 61,091 84.36 –14.70
Labor hold Swing

See also

References

  • Election figures (John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library, including polling places breakdown)