1918 Swan by-election
Results

Party
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
-
Labor
Edwin Corboy
6,540
34.4
N/A
-
Country
Basil Murray
5,975
31.4
N/A
-
Nationalist
William Hedges
5,635
29.6
N/A
-
Independent
William Watson
884
4.6
N/A
Turnout
Turnout
Turnout
19,213
64.3%
-
-
Labor gain from Nationalist
Labor gain from Nationalist
Swing
N/A
-

Question: Labor candidate Corboy won with how may percent vote ?
Answer: The Nationalist and Country candidates Hedges achieved 29.6% and Murray gathered 31.4% of the total; however, both were beaten by the Labor candidate Corboy, who received 34.4% of the total vote.