1935 Fawkner by-election
A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Fawkner on 17 August 1935. This was triggered by the death of United Australia Party (UAP) MP George Maxwell.
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| Turnout | 41,973 (87.4%) | ||||||||||||||||||
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The by-election was won by UAP candidate and future Prime Minister Harold Holt.
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