The previous member, John Latham, had given up the seat in order to prepare for appointment as Chief Justice of Australia. Kooyong was a safely conservative seat based on Kew, and Menzies won easily. He was immediately appointed Attorney-General of Australia and Minister for Industry in the Lyons government. In 1937 he was appointed a Privy Counsellor. In late 1934 and early 1935 Menzies, then attorney-general, unsuccessfully prosecuted the government's highly controversial case for the attempted exclusion from Australia of Egon Kisch, a Czech Jewish communist.Peter Monteath, "The Kisch visit revisited." Journal of Australian Studies 16#34 (1992) pp: 69–81. The initial prohibition on Kisch's entry to Australia, however, had not been imposed by Menzies but by the Country Party minister for the interior, Thomas Paterson.
the previous member john latham had given up the seat in order to prepare for appointment as chief justice of australia kooyong was a safely conservative seat based on kew and menzies won easily he was immediately appointed attorney-general of australia and minister for industry in the lyons government in 1937 he was appointed a privy counsellor in late 1934 and early 1935 menzies then attorney-general unsuccessfully prosecuted the government's highly controversial case for the attempted exclusion from australia of egon kisch a czech jewish communistpeter monteath "the kisch visit revisited" journal of australian studies 16#34 (1992) pp 69–81 the initial prohibition on kisch's entry to australia however had not been imposed by menzies but by the country party minister for the interior thomas paterson