Barker by-election, 1956
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A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Barker on 13 October 1956. This was triggered by the death of Liberal MP and Speaker Archie Cameron.
The by-election was won by Liberal candidate Jim Forbes.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jim Forbes | 18,471 | 48.7 | -19.0 | |
Labor | Ralph Dettman | 14,454 | 38.1 | +5.8 | |
Independent Liberal | William McAnaney | 2,819 | 7.4 | +7.4 | |
Labor (A-C) | Brian Crowe | 2,207 | 5.8 | +5.8 | |
Total formal votes | 37,951 | 98.0 | |||
Informal votes | 771 | 2.0 | |||
Turnout | 38,722 | 92.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Jim Forbes | 21,935 | 57.8 | -9.9 | |
Labor | Ralph Dettman | 16,016 | 42.2 | +9.9 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -9.9 |
References
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