1963 East Sydney by-election

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of East Sydney on 28 September 1963. This was triggered by the death of long-serving Labor MP and Curtin and Chifley government minister Eddie Ward.

The by-election was won by Labor candidate Len Devine. The governing Liberal Party's decision not to nominate a candidate saw Devine receive over 80% of the first preference vote.

Results[]

East Sydney by-election, 1963^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Len Devine	19,704	80.7	+12.9
	Independent Liberal	Vernon Luckman	2,233	9.1	+9.1
	Independent	Leslie Bond	1,224	5.0	+5.0
	Property Owners	Hazen Cook	699	2.9	+2.9
	Republican	John Phillips	546	2.2	+2.2
Total formal votes			24,406	94.9
Informal votes			1,305	5.1
Turnout			25,711	71.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Len Devine		85.1	+13.2
	Independent Liberal	Vernon Luckman		14.9	+14.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+13.2

References[]

^ "By-Elections 1961-1963". Psephos. Archived from the original on 2012-05-29. Retrieved 2012-05-19.

[Psephos-1] "By-Elections 1961-1963". Psephos. Archived from the original on 2012-05-29. Retrieved 2012-05-19.

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