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