A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Newcastle on 1 June 1935. This was triggered by the death of long-serving Labor MP David Watkins. Following Watkins' death, only

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and Senator George Pearce remained of those elected at the first federal election in 1901. The by-election was won by Watkins' son,

David Oliver Watkins David Oliver Watkins (10 July 1896 – 17 December 1971) was an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1935 until 1958, representing the electorate of Newcastle. Watkins w ...

. As Newcastle was the only remaining New South Wales seat held by the federal Labor Party, the by-election was closely fought with the breakaway

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, supporters of the controversial former

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Jack Lang.

Results

David Watkins Sr. () died. The by-election was won by Watkins' son,

References

{{Aus by-elections 14th parl 1935 elections in Australia New South Wales federal by-elections