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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.
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 |
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