1966 Dawson by-election

← 1963

26 February 1966

1966 →

Turnout

37,377 (91.0%)

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

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

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

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