1921 West Sydney by-election

3 September 1921

MP before election

T. J. Ryan
Labor

Elected MP

William Lambert
Labor

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of West Sydney on 3 September 1921. This was triggered by the death of Labor MP T. J. Ryan.

The by-election was won by Labor candidate William Lambert.

Results

West Sydney by-election, 1921
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Lambert	7,857	57.3	−14.9
	Nationalist	Alfred Henry	5,237	38.2	+10.4
	Independent Labor	William McCristal	430	3.1	+3.1
	Taxpayers' Association	John Powell	186	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			13,710	95.8
Informal votes			606	4.2
Turnout			14,316	45.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	William Lambert		59.6	−12.6
	Nationalist	Alfred Henry		40.4	+12.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−12.6

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