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Corowa - By-election (Roll: 13,098)
Independent gain from Country Party
Nominations: Friday, 19 November 1937, Polling: Saturday, 11 December 1937
Not contested by both major parties, Multiple party endorsement
Candidate Party Votes % Final %
Ballantyne, Robert Charles Independent 219 1.88
Creed, Sydney Stewart Country Party 3,112 26.73
Lethbridge, Christopher Baron (Elected) Independent 5,862 50.34
Townsend, Alfred Richard Country Party 2,451 21.05
Formal Votes 11,644
Informal Votes 211 1.78
Total Votes / Turnout 11,855 90.51
Cause Category: Death
Notes: Caused by the death of Country Party MP Richard Thomas Ball.
Source: Nominations from Corowa Free Press, 26 November 1937, p.2 col.4