1945 Fremantle by-election

{{Short description|Australian federal by-election}}

{{Infobox election

| country = Western Australia

| type = parliamentary

| ongoing = no

| election_date = 18 August 1945

| vote_type = Popular

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| candidate1 = Kim Beazley

| party1 = Australian Labor Party

| popular_vote1 = 34,009

| percentage1 = 57.33%

| swing1 = {{decrease}}9.57pp

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| candidate2 = Donald Cleland

| party2 = Liberal Party of Australia

| popular_vote2 = 19,880

| percentage2 = 33.51%

| swing2 = {{increase}}0.41pp

| title = MP

| before_election = John Curtin

| before_party = Australian Labor Party

| after_election = Kim Beazley

| after_party = Australian Labor Party

| election_name = 1945 Fremantle by-election

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}}{{Use Australian English|date=April 2024}}

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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

{{Election box begin |

|title=Fremantle by-election, 1945

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{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Kim Beazley

|party = Labor

|votes = 34,009

|percentage = 57.33

|change = –9.57

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Donald Cleland

|party = Liberal

|votes = 19,880

|percentage = 33.51

|change = +0.41

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Thomas Hughes

|party = Independent

|votes = 2,210

|percentage = 3.73

|change = +3.73

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Paddy Troy

|party = Communist

|votes = 1,807

|percentage = 3.05

|change = +3.05

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Carlyle Ferguson

|party = State Liberal

|votes = 1,273

|percentage = 2.15

|change = +2.15

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Louis Phillips

|party = Atokist

|votes = 143

|percentage = 0.24

|change = +0.24

}}

{{Election box formal|

|votes = 59,322

|percentage = 97.10

|change = –1.12

}}

{{Election box informal|

|votes = 1,769

|percentage = 2.90

|change = +1.12

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 61,091

|percentage = 84.36

|change = –14.70

}}

{{Election box hold AU party|

|winner = Labor

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

See also

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