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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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
References
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External links
- [http://john.curtin.edu.au/fremantle/stats/1945.html Election figures] (John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library, including polling places breakdown)
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Category:1945 elections in Australia
Category:Western Australian federal by-elections