1921 West Sydney by-election

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.

1921 West Sydney by-election

3 September 1921

First party Second party   NAT Candidate William Lambert Alfred Henry Party Labor Nationalist Popular vote 7,857 5,237 Percentage 57.3% 38.2% Swing 14.9pp 10.4pp TPP 59.6% 40.4% TPP swing 12.6pp 12.6pp

MP before election T. J. Ryan Labor Elected MP William Lambert Labor

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