1958 Parramatta by-election

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Parramatta on 8 March 1958. This was triggered by the resignation of Liberal MP and Supply and Defence Production Minister Howard Beale to become Australian Ambassador to the United States.

The by-election was won by Liberal candidate Sir Garfield Barwick.

Results[]

Parramatta by-election, 1958^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sir Garfield Barwick	22,826	54.8	-7.5
	Labor	Dan Mahoney	17,931	43.0	+5.3
	Independent	Augustus Fenwick	920	2.2	+2.2
Total formal votes			41,677	98.6
Informal votes			610	1.4
Turnout			42,287	86.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Sir Garfield Barwick		55.9	-6.4
	Labor	Dan Mahoney		44.1	+6.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	-6.4

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