1964 Robertson by-election

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A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Robertson on 5 December 1964. It was triggered by the resignation of Liberal MP Roger Dean.

The by-election was won by Liberal candidate William Bridges-Maxwell.

Results

Robertson by-election, 1964^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Bridges-Maxwell	27,220	50.1	−0.4
	Labor	Arthur Mollett	25,432	46.8	+2.3
	Democratic Labor	Cornelius Woodbury	1,068	2.0	−3.0
	Independent Liberal	Victor Taylor	648	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			54,368	97.0
Informal votes			1,701	3.0
Turnout			56,069	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	William Bridges-Maxwell		52.3	−1.8
	Labor	Arthur Mollett		47.7	+1.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.8

References

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

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

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