1960 Bendigo by-election
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A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Bendigo on 16 July 1960. This was triggered by the death of Labor MP Percy Clarey. A by-election for the seat of Balaclava was held on the same day.
The by-election was won by Labor candidate Noel Beaton.
Results
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| title=By-Elections 1958-1961
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| archive-date=3 August 2008
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{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Noel Beaton
|party = Labor
|votes = 20,290
|percentage = 48.0
|change = -0.5
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Henry Snell
|party = Liberal
|votes = 15,773
|percentage = 37.3
|change = -1.1
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Bill Drechsler
|party = dlp
|votes = 6,200
|percentage = 14.7
|change = +1.6
}}
{{Election box formal|
|votes = 42,263
|percentage = 99.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box informal|
|votes = 345
|percentage = 0.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 42,608
|percentage = 94.1
|change =
}}
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{{Election box candidate AU party|
|party = Labor
|candidate = Noel Beaton
|votes = 21,198
|percentage = 50.2
|change = -0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|party = Liberal
|candidate = Henry Snell
|votes = 21,065
|percentage = 49.8
|change = +0.1
}}
{{Election box hold AU party|
|winner = Labor
|swing = -0.1
}}
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References
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Category:1960 elections in Australia
Category:Victorian federal by-elections