1962 Mildura state by-election

1962 Mildura state by-election

←  1961 12 May 1962 1964  →
Electoral district of Mildura in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Registered	20,870
Turnout	93.6% ( 1.8)
First party Second party Third party   ALP L&C Candidate Milton Whiting Arthur Lawton Geoffrey Harding Party Country Labor Liberal and Country Primary  vote 8,723 6,030 2,488 Percentage 45.5% 31.4% 13.0% Swing 14.0 8.1 4.2 TCP 63.4% 36.6% TCP swing 11.1 11.1
MP before election Nathaniel Barclay Country Elected MP Milton Whiting Country

The 1962 Mildura state by-election was held on 27 October 1962 to elect the member for Mildura in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, following the death of Country Party MP Nathaniel Barclay. ^[1]

Milton Whiting retained the seat for the Country Party, despite a two-candidate-preferred swing of 11.1% towards Labor candidate Arthur Lawton. ^{[2] [3]}

Results

1962 Mildura state by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Milton Whiting	8,723	45.5	−14.0
	Labor	Arthur Lawton	6,030	31.4	+8.1
	Liberal and Country	Geoffrey Harding	2,488	13.0	+4.2
	Democratic Labor	William McInerney	1,489	7.8	−1.6
	Independent	George Eggleton	460	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			19,190	98.2	+0.8
Informal votes			348	1.8	−0.8
Turnout			19,538	93.6	−1.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Milton Whiting	12,174	63.4	−11.1
	Labor	Arthur Lawton	7,016	36.6	+11.1
	Country hold		Swing	−11.1

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Mildura
• List of Victorian state by-elections

References

1. "THE FORTY-SECOND PARLIAMENT". Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive. Archived from the original on 8 December 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
2. "Mildura – Victoria 2010". The Tally Room. 23 November 2010. Archived from the original on 14 September 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
3. "Mildura (Key Seat) - VIC Election 2022". ABC News. 26 November 2022. Archived from the original on 15 February 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2025.