United Australia Party challenger Frederick Lee appeared to have won the seat on the second count after most of independent Guildford Clarke's preferences flowed to him, and it was not until the final counting of preferential votes that Curtin knew he had won the seat.
Amerika Australia Party penantang Frederick Lee tampaknya telah memenangkan kursi pada hitungan kedua setelah sebagian besar preferensi Guildford Clarke independen mengalir kepadanya, dan itu tidak sampai penghitungan akhir suara preferensial yang Curtin tahu dia telah memenangkan kursi .