A
by-election was held for the
Australian House of Representatives seat of
Corio on 2 March 1940. This was triggered by the resignation of
United Australia Party MP
Richard Casey to become
Australian Ambassador to the United States
The Ambassador of Australia to the United States is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the director of the Embassy of the Commonwealth of Australia to the United States of America. The embassy is located ...
.
The by-election was won by
Labor candidate
John Dedman.
Results
References
{{Aus by-elections 15th parl
1940 elections in Australia
Victorian federal by-elections
1940s in Victoria (Australia)