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1960 La Trobe by-election

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A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of La Trobe on 9 April 1960. This was triggered by the resignation of Liberal MP Richard Casey to take up a life peerage in the British House of Lords. A by-election for the seat of Hunter was held on the same day.

The by-election was won by Liberal candidate John Jess.

Results

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La Trobe by-election, 1960[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Don Pritchard 23,387 43.7 +6.8
Liberal John Jess 22,880 42.8 −10.9
Democratic Labor John Martyr 6,834 12.8 +3.5
Republican John Murray 406 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 53,507 98.4
Informal votes 872 1.6
Turnout 54,379 91.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Jess 28,999 54.2 −6.9
Labor Don Pritchard 24,508 45.8 +6.9
Liberal hold Swing −6.9

References

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  1. ^ "By-Elections 1958-1961". Psephos. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008.