1969 Curtin by-election
A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Curtin on 19 April 1969. This was triggered by the resignation of Liberal MP Sir Paul Hasluck to become Governor-General.
The by-election was won by Liberal candidate Victor Garland.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Victor Garland | 17,983 | 50.5 | -9.4 | |
Labor | Hayden Jones | 11,047 | 31.0 | +0.7 | |
Independent | Robert Scoggins | 6,586 | 18.5 | +18.5 | |
Total formal votes | 35,616 | 98.3 | |||
Informal votes | 608 | 1.7 | |||
Turnout | 36,224 | 80.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Victor Garland | 59.8 | -7.9 | ||
Labor | Hayden Jones | 40.2 | +7.9 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | -7.9 | |||
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