1936 Bowen state by-election

1936 Bowen state by-election
20 June 1936
Electoral district of Bowen in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
Turnout87.8% ( 6.1)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Candidate Ernest Riordan John Smith Fred Paterson
Party Labor Country Communist
Primary vote 2,623 2,294 1,755
Percentage 36.2% 31.7% 24.3%
Swing 16.4 2.3 8.7
TCP 59.2% 40.8%
MP before election

Charlie Collins
Labor

 Elected MP

Ernest Riordan
Labor

The 1936 Bowen state by-election was held on 20 June 1936 to elect the member for Bowen in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, following the death of Labor Party MP Charlie Collins. Collins had been named as leader of the Queensland Labor Party only several hours before his death.

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