1968 Millicent state by-election

The Millicent state by-election, 1968 was a by-election held on 22 June 1968 for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Millicent.

Results

The by-election was triggered by the Court of Disputed Returns calling a new election. Labor had won the seat by a single vote at the 1968 election. Labor retained the seat with an increased margin. Notably turnout increased at the by-election.[1]

Millicent state by-election, 22 June 1968[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Des Corcoran 3,994 52.5 +2.5
Liberal and Country Martin Cameron 3,564 46.8 -3.2
Democratic Labor Douglas Barnes 51 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 7,609 99.6 +0.6
Informal votes 34 0.4 -0.6
Turnout 7,643 97.4 +1.4
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See also
  • List of South Australian state by-elections

References
  1. "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006 Volume 1: ECSA". Archived from the original on 2014-03-02. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
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