1963 East Sydney by-election

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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.

Results

East Sydney by-election, 1963 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Len Devine 19,70480.7+12.9
Independent Liberal Vernon Luckman2,2339.1+9.1
Independent Leslie Bond1,2245.0+5.0
Property OwnersHazen Cook6992.9+2.9
Republican John Phillips5462.2+2.2
Total formal votes24,40694.9
Informal votes1,3055.1
Turnout 25,71171.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Len Devine 85.1+13.2
Independent Liberal Vernon Luckman14.9+14.9
Labor hold Swing +13.2

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References

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