1941 Boothby by-election

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Boothby on 24 May 1941. This was triggered by the death of United Australia Party (UAP) MP John Price.

The by-election was won by UAP candidate Grenfell Price, who was not related to his predecessor.

Results[]

Boothby by-election, 1941^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Grenfell Price	36,624	56.6	-0.8
	Labor	Tom Lawton	28,041	43.4	+15.4
Total formal votes			64,665	97.9
Informal votes			1,378	2.1
Turnout			66,043	90.6
	United Australia hold		Swing	-8.6

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