title: 1945 Fremantle by-election
text: # 1945 Fremantle by-election
  
  The 1945 Fremantle by-election was held in the Australian federal electorate of Fremantle in Western Australia on 18 August 1945. The by-election was triggered by the death of the sitting member, Prime Minister John Curtin, on 5 July 1945.
  
  ## Results
  
  Fremantle by-election, 1945 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Kim Beazley | 34,009 | 57.33 | –9.57 |
  | | Liberal | Donald Cleland | 19,880 | 33.51 | +0.41 |
  | | Independent | Thomas Hughes | 2,210 | 3.73 | +3.73 |
  | | Communist | Paddy Troy | 1,807 | 3.05 | +3.05 |
  | | State Liberal | Carlyle Ferguson | 1,273 | 2.15 | +2.15 |
  | | Atokist | Louis Phillips | 143 | 0.24 | +0.24 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 59,322 | 97.10 | –1.12 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,769 | 2.90 | +1.12 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,091 | 84.36 | –14.70 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
  