1927 Warringah by-election

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Warringah on 21 May 1927. This was triggered by the resignation of Nationalist MP Sir Granville Ryrie to become Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.

The by-election was won by Nationalist candidate Archdale Parkhill.

Results

Warringah by-election, 1927[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Archdale Parkhill	22,583	55.8	-24.3
	Ind. Nationalist	William Fell	7,477	18.5	+18.5
	Labor	Ambrose O'Gorman	4,285	10.6	-1.5
	Labor	Thomas Conway	3,159	7.8	+7.8
	Constitutionalist	Thomas Roberts	2,990	7.4	+7.4
Total formal votes			40,494	97.8
Informal votes			928	2.2
Turnout			41,422	88.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Nationalist	Archdale Parkhill		69.6	-10.5
	Labor	Ambrose O'Gorman		30.4	+10.5
	Nationalist hold		Swing	-10.5

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