COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
SIXTEENTH PARLIAMENT
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BY-ELECTIONS
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BOOTHBY, SA
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Suburban Adelaide: Burnside, Edwardstown, Mitcham, Unley
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24 May 1941, following the death of John Price
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1940 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 15.2 e
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Enrolled voters:                         72,882        +03.1
Votes cast:                              66,043  90.6  -04.4
Informal votes:                           1,378  02.1  -01.3
Formal votes:                            64,665  97.9  +01.3
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Candidate                       Party   Votes    %     Swing
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Thomas Lawton                   ALP      28,041  43.4  +15.4
Dr Grenfell PRICE +             UAP      36,624  56.6  -00.8
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Total                                    64,665  06.6   08.6 to ALP
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Archibald Grenfell Price (1892-1977): Elected 1941 By
Born: 28 January 1892, Adelaide.
Career: Educated St Peters College and Oxford University (Dlitt). 
House master, St Peters College. Master, St Marks College, 
University of Adelaide 1925-57. Chairman SA Emergency Committee 
1931-32. Not related to the previous member.
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Price joined the "National Service" group under the leadership of 
Menzies on 1 April 1943.
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