The 1952 by-election for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Lyne was called on 22 March after the death of the incumbent Country Party of Australia member Jim Eggins who died in office on 28 January.
[1] Their main opponent was Edward Hayes of the Australian Labor Party.
[1][2] Two independents, Edward Spensley and Joe Cordner, also stood for the seat.
The presence of two Country Party candidates split the vote and Hayes took three thousand votes more than either Lucock or Lancaster, but with preferences from Lancaster, Lucock easily won the seat.
[4] At the following Federal election in 1954 Lancaster stood as an independent candidate against his former Country Party colleague.