Batman by-election, 1962

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Batman on 1 September 1962. It was triggered by the death of Labor MP Alan Bird.

The by-election was won by Labor candidate Sam Benson. The governing Liberal Party did not nominate a candidate, leaving the Liberal Forum, formed in opposition to Australian involvement in the Vietnam War and one of the earliest precursors to the Australia Party (itself a predecessor of the Australian Democrats), to take second place.

Results

Batman by-election, 1962[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Sam Benson 21,776 60.1 +5.2
Liberal Forum Donald McLeod 7,026 19.4 +19.4
Democratic Labor Jack Little 6,811 18.8 +4.4
Republican John Phillips 304 0.8 +0.8
Independent Stirling Davis 302 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 36,219 97.5
Informal votes 939 2.5
Turnout 37,158 85.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Sam Benson 62.8 +7.4
Liberal Forum Donald McLeod 37.2 +37.2
Labor hold Swing +7.4

References

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