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was held for the

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seat of

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on 21 December 1940. This was triggered by the death of Country Party MP Henry Gregory. The by-election was won by Country Party candidate

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, who had been a member of the

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from 1936 to 1937.

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{{Aus by-elections 16th parl 1940 elections in Australia Western Australian federal by-elections 1940s in Western Australia