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A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Kooyong on 2 April 1966, following the resignation of Liberal Party MP and former Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies on 16 February 1966.
The by-election was won by Liberal candidate Andrew Peacock, although with a reduced majority.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Andrew Peacock | 25,012 | 56.78 | -7.14 | |
| Labor | William Cooper | 12,181 | 27.65 | +3.28 | |
| Democratic Labor | Bernie Gaynor | 5,854 | 13.29 | +3.12 | |
| Independent | Peter Brereton | 781 | 1.77 | +1.77 | |
| Republican | Charles Cook | 220 | 0.50 | +0.50 | |
| Total formal votes | 44,048 | 97.98 | −0.95 | ||
| Informal votes | 900 | 2.02 | +0.95 | ||
| Turnout | 44,948 | 89.98 | −5.94 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Andrew Peacock | 30,569 | 69.4 | -4.7 | |
| Labor | William Cooper | 13,478 | 30.6 | +4.7 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | -4.7 | |||
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