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was held for the

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seat of

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on 12 December 1936. This was triggered by the death of

Labor Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ...

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. The by-election was won by the Labor candidate, Riordan's nephew

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Results

References

{{Aus by-elections 14th parl 1936 elections in Australia Queensland federal by-elections 1930s in Queensland