Yarra by-election, 1922

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^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	James Scullin	12,553	77.7	+7.4
	Nationalist	Andrew Davidson	3,473	21.5	-8.2
	Independent	Frederick Smyth	129	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			16,155	96.5
Informal votes			590	3.5
Turnout			16,745	42.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	James Scullin		78.1	+7.8
	Nationalist	Andrew Davidson		21.9	-7.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.8

By-elections of the 8th Australian parliament (1919–1922)

1920	Ballaarat Kalgoorlie

1921	Maranoa West Sydney Parramatta

1922	Yarra

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