A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of East Sydney on 28 September 1963. This was triggered by the death of long-serving Labor MP and Curtin and Chifley government minister Eddie Ward.
The by-election was won by Labor candidate Len Devine. The governing Liberal Party's decision not to nominate a candidate saw Devine receive over 80% of the first preference vote.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Len Devine | 19,704 | 80.7 | +12.9 | |
Independent Liberal | Vernon Luckman | 2,233 | 9.1 | +9.1 | |
Independent | Leslie Bond | 1,224 | 5.0 | +5.0 | |
Property Owners | Hazen Cook | 699 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
Republican | John Phillips | 546 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
Total formal votes | 24,406 | 94.9 | |||
Informal votes | 1,305 | 5.1 | |||
Turnout | 25,711 | 71.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Len Devine | 85.1 | +13.2 | ||
Independent Liberal | Vernon Luckman | 14.9 | +14.9 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +13.2 |
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