Nominations: Monday, 21 October 1946, Polling: Saturday, 9 November 1946
Not contested by both major parties
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Final
%
Felsch, Edward John
Independent
2,117
10.01
Lang, James Christian (Elected)
Lang Labor
11,064
52.32
Peffer, Frank Edward
Labor Party
7,965
37.67
Formal Votes
21,146
Informal Votes
295
1.38
Total Votes / Turnout
21,441
87.61
Cause Category: Resignation - Federal contest
Notes: Caused by the resignation of John Thomas Lang, who won election as MHR for Reid at the 1946 federal election. He was succeeded at the by-election by his son James Christian Lang.