By-elections, appointments and defections
By-elections and appointments
*On 1 June 1935,Defections
*In 1936, the Lang Labor, Australian Labor Party (NSW) was reabsorbed into the Australian Labor Party. NSW Labor members rejoined the federal party: Jack Beasley (Division of West Sydney, West Sydney), Joe Clark (Australian politician), Joe Clark (Division of Darling, Darling), Joe Gander (Division of Reid, Reid), Jock Garden (Division of Cook (1906–1955), Cook), Rowley James (Division of Hunter, Hunter), Bert Lazzarini (Division of Werriwa, Werriwa), Dan Mulcahy (Division of Lang, Lang), Sol Rosevear (Division of Dalley, Dalley) and Eddie Ward (Division of East Sydney, East Sydney).Redistributions and seat changes
*Redistributions of electoral boundaries occurred in Victoria and Western Australia. **In Victoria, the Country-held seat of Division of Echuca, Echuca was abolished. A new seat, Division of Deakin, Deakin (notionally UAP), was created. ***The member for Division of Echuca, Echuca, John McEwen ( Country), contested Division of Indi, Indi. ***The member for Division of Indi, Indi, William Hutchinson (Australian politician), William Hutchinson ( UAP), contested Division of Deakin, Deakin. **There were minimal changes in Western Australia. *The member for Division of Lilley, Lilley (Qld), Donald Charles Cameron (politician), Sir Donald Cameron ( UAP), contested the Senate. *South Australian Senator Oliver Badman ( Country) resigned from the Senate to contest Division of Grey, Grey, as part of a Coalition (Australia), Coalition deal that saw Philip McBride ( UAP), the member for Grey, appointed to Badman's vacancy in the Senate.Retiring Members and Senators
Labor
* Jock Garden MP (Division of Cook (1906–1955), Cook, NSW)United Australia
* Archibald Fisken MP (Division of Ballarat, Ballaarat, Vic) * Eric Fairweather Harrison, Eric Harrison MP (Division of Bendigo, Bendigo, Vic) *Senator Charles Frederick Cox, Charles Cox (NSW) *Senator Jack Duncan-Hughes (SA) *Senator Walter Massy-Greene, Sir Walter Massy-Greene (NSW)House of Representatives
Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
Senate
Sitting Senators are shown in bold text.New South Wales
Four seats were up for election. One of these was a short-term vacancy caused by United Australia Party Senator Lionel Courtenay's death; this had been filled in the interim by Guy Arkins. The United Australia Party-National Party of Australia, Country Party Coalition (Australia), Coalition was defending four seats. United Australia Party Senator Dick Dein and Country Party Senator Mac Abbott were not up for re-election.Queensland
Three seats were up for election. The Australian Labor Party, Labor Party was defending three seats. United Australia Party Senators Thomas Crawford (Australian politician), Thomas Crawford and Harry Foll and National Party of Australia, Country Party Senator Walter Cooper (Queensland politician), Walter Cooper were not up for re-election.South Australia
Three seats were up for election. The United Australia Party was defending three seats. United Australia Party Senators James McLachlan (Australian politician), James McLachlan, George McLeay and Oliver Uppill were not up for re-election.Tasmania
Three seats were up for election. The United Australia Party was defending three seats. United Australia Party Senators Charles Grant (Australian politician), Charles Grant, John Hayes (Tasmanian politician), John Hayes and Herbert Hays were not up for re-election.Victoria
Three seats were up for election. The United Australia Party was defending three seats. United Australia Party Senators Charles Brand (general), Charles Brand and John Leckie (Australian politician), John Leckie and National Party of Australia, Country Party Senator William Gibson (Australian politician), William Gibson were not up for re-election.Western Australia
Three seats were up for election. The United Australia Party-National Party of Australia, Country Party Coalition (Australia), Coalition was defending three seats. United Australia Party Senators Herbert Collett and Allan MacDonald (Western Australian politician), Allan MacDonald and Country Party Senator Bertie Johnston were not up for re-election. {, class="wikitable" ! Labor candidates !Coalition (Australia), Coalition candidates !Other candidates , - bgcolor="#cccccc" , , , , , , , bgcolor="#999999", , - , {{Australian party shading/Labor, Robert Clothier (politician), Robert Clothier*See also
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