by-election A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, a bye-election in Ireland, a bypoll in India, or a Zimni election (Urdu: ضمنی انتخاب, supplementary election) in Pakistan, is an election used to f ...

for the seat of York in the Legislative Assembly of

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

was held on 21 November 1942. It was triggered by the resignation of

Charles Latham Sir Charles George Latham (26 January 1882 – 26 August 1968), often shortened to simply C. G. Latham, was an Australian politician, former leader of the opposition in Western Australia and the 10th President of the Western Australian Legislat ...

(the Country Party leader and

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) on 7 October 1942, to take up an appointment to the

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. The Country Party retained the seat, with Charles Perkins winning by just 40 votes on the

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count.

Background

had held York for the Country Party since the 1921 state election. He was elected party leader in 1930, and after the 1933 state election became leader of the opposition (due to the Country Party winning more seats than its coalition partner, the Nationalist Party). Latham resigned from parliament on 7 October 1942, to be appointed to the Senate.Charles George Latham
Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 23 February 2017. The writ for the by-election was issued on 10 October, with the close of nominations on 29 October. Polling day was on 21 November, with the writ returned on 4 December.

Results

Aftermath

Perkins held York until it was abolished at the 1950 state election, and then held

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until his death in office in 1961. He served as a minister in the government of David Brand.Charles Collier Perkins
Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 23 February 2017. One of his opponents at the by-election, Labor's Alfred Reynolds, won the seat of Forrest at the 1947 state election, although he served only a single term.Alfred George Reynolds
Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 23 February 2017. Latham, the retiring member in York, served in the Senate for less than a year, losing his seat at the 1943 federal election. He returned to state parliament in 1946, as a member of the Legislative Council.

References

{{Reflist Western Australian state by-elections 1942 elections in Australia November 1942 events 1940s in Western Australia

Background

Results

Aftermath

See also

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