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1966 Dawson by-election

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1966 Dawson by-election

← 1963 26 February 1966 1966 →

The Dawson seat in the House of Representatives
Turnout37,377 (91.0%)
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Rex Patterson John Fordyce
Party Labor National
Popular vote 20,372 16,572
Percentage 55.1% 44.9%
Swing Increase13.7 Decrease6.9

MP before election

George Shaw
National

Elected MP

Rex Patterson
Labor

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Dawson on 26 February 1966. This was triggered by the death of Country Party MP George Shaw.

The by-election was won by Labor candidate Rex Patterson.

Results

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Dawson by-election, 1966[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Rex Patterson 20,372 55.1 +13.7
Country John Fordyce 16,572 44.9 -6.9
Total formal votes 36,944 98.8
Informal votes 433 1.2
Turnout 37,377 91.0
Labor gain from Country Swing +11.5

References

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  1. ^ "By-Elections 1963-1966". Psephos. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.