- lic ense " ▁campaign , ▁which ▁had ▁attempted ▁to ▁prohib it ▁alco hol ▁sales ▁in ▁Victoria . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Australian ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁as ▁the ▁United ▁Australia ▁Party ▁member ▁for ▁East ▁Sydney , ▁defe ating ▁the ▁sitting ▁MP , ▁Edd ie ▁Ward ▁of ▁the ▁Lang ▁Labor ▁party . ▁Although ▁the ▁seat ▁had ▁histor ically ▁been ▁a ▁comfort ably ▁safe ▁Labor ▁seat , ▁vote - spl itting ▁between ▁Ward ▁and ▁the ▁official ▁Labor ▁candidate ▁allowed ▁Cl as by ▁to ▁win ▁when ▁just ▁over ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁official ▁Labor ▁candidate ' s ▁prefer ences ▁flow ed ▁to ▁him . ▁Having ▁never ▁fully ▁recovered ▁from ▁his ▁war ▁inj uries , ▁Cl as by ' s ▁health ▁suffered ▁from ▁the ▁str enu ous ▁election ▁campaign , ▁and ▁he ▁died ▁just ▁a ▁month ▁later , ▁at ▁age ▁ 4 0 , ▁before ▁he ▁had ▁taken ▁his ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁House . ▁A ▁by - e lection ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁which ▁Ward ▁won . ▁Cl as by ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁South ▁Head ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Un ited ▁Australia ▁Party ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Australia ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁for ▁East ▁Sydney ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁Category : 1 8 9 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 3 2 ▁death s ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁Australian ▁polit icians ▁Category