COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA FOURTEENTH PARLIAMENT ==================================================================== BY-ELECTIONS ==================================================================== KENNEDY, Qld ==================================================================== North Queensland: Atherton, Cairns, Charters Towers, Gordonvale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 December 1936, following the death of David Riordan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 13.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 51,351 -03.7 Votes cast: 41,939 81.8 -06.7 Informal votes: 1,581 03.8 +00.7 Formal votes: 40,358 96.2 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Boyd 13,223 32.8 James Killoran 3,565 08.8 William Riordan + ALP 19,111 47.4 -12.3 James Slater CPA 4,459 11.1 +06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,358 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Boyd was an independent Labor candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Killoran's 3,565 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Boyd 2,245 63.0 15,468 38.3 Riordan + 852 23.9 19,963 49.5 Slater 468 13.1 4,927 12.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,565 40,358 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Slater's 4,927 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Boyd 1,702 34.5 17,170 42.5 RIORDAN + 3,225 65.5 23,188 57.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,927 40,358 07.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William James Frederick Riordan (1908-73): Elected 1936 By Born: 8 February 1908, Chillagoe, Queensland. Career: Educated Brisbane Boys Grammar School. Studied law. Public servant. Nephew of Darby Riordan MP. --------------------------------------------------------------------