A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Dalley on 26 February 1927. This was triggered by the resignation of Labor MP William Mahony.

The by-election was won by former Queensland Premier Ted Theodore, the Labor candidate. After the by-election there was some suggestion that Theodore had bribed Mahony to resign so that he might enter Parliament.[1][2]

Results

1927 Dalley by-election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ted Theodore 21,186 62.6 -1.5
Nationalist Walter Gee 12,667 37.4 +1.5
Total formal votes 33,853 93.1
Informal votes 2,517 6.9
Turnout 36,370 89.3
Labor hold Swing-1.5

See also

References

  1. "Bribe offer". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 June 1928. p. 15. Retrieved 11 December 2021 via Trove.
  2. ""Pictorial's" bribery charges upheld by judge". The Daily Telegraph. 17 July 1928. p. 3. Retrieved 11 December 2021 via Trove.
  3. "By-Elections 1925-1928". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
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