1952 Flinders by-election

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Flinders on 18 October 1952. This was triggered by the death of Liberal MP Rupert Ryan.

The by-election was won by Labor candidate Keith Ewert.

Results[]

Flinders by-election, 1952^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Keith Ewert	22,674	53.8	+10.8
	Liberal	John Rossiter	18,384	43.7	-11.1
	Independent	Grace Stratton	602	1.4	+1.4
	Independent	Ron Hipwell	453	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			42,113	98.8
Informal votes			493	1.2
Turnout			42,606	91.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Keith Ewert		55.1	+11.0
	Liberal	John Rossiter		44.9	-11.0
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+11.0

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