1966 Dawson by-election

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.

1966 Dawson by-election

← 1963 26 February 1966 1966 →
The Dawson seat in the House of Representatives
Turnout	37,377 (91.0%)
First party Second party   Candidate Rex Patterson John Fordyce Party Labor National Popular vote 20,372 16,572 Percentage 55.1% 44.9% Swing 13.7 6.9
MP before election George Shaw National Elected MP Rex Patterson Labor

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

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