1962 Batman by-election

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A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Batman in Victoria (Australia) on 1 September 1962. It was triggered by the death of Labor MP Alan Bird.

The by-election was won by Labor candidate Sam Benson. The governing Liberal Party did not nominate a candidate, leaving the candidate of the so-called Liberal Forum, an ally of Douglas Darby, an Independent New South Wales state parliamentarian, to take second place.

Results

Batman by-election, 1962 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Sam Benson 21,77660.1+5.2
Liberal Forum Donald McLeod7,02619.4+19.4
Democratic Labor Jack Little 6,81118.8+4.4
Republican John Phillips3040.8+0.8
Independent Stirling Davis3020.8+0.8
Total formal votes36,21997.5
Informal votes9392.5
Turnout 37,15885.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Sam Benson 62.8+7.4
Liberal Forum Donald McLeod37.2+37.2
Labor hold Swing +7.4

References

  1. "By-Elections 1961-1963". Psephos. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.