A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Chisholm on 19 September 1970. This was triggered by the death of Liberal Party MP Wilfrid Kent Hughes.

The by-election was won by Liberal candidate Tony Staley.

Results

Chisholm by-election, 1970[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tony Staley 24,767 54.1 +1.2
Labor Frank Costigan 15,335 33.5 -0.6
Def. of Govt Schools Ray Nilsen 4,138 9.0 +9.0
Australia Andrew Morrow 1,501 3.3 -0.6
Total formal votes 45,741 98.4
Informal votes 756 1.6
Turnout 46,497 82.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tony Staley 59.0 -3.6
Labor Frank Costigan 41.0 +3.6
Liberal hold Swing-3.6

References

  1. ↑ "By-Elections 1969-1972". Psephos. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
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