1963 Grey by-election

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Grey on 1 June 1963. This was triggered by the death of Labor MP Edgar Russell.

The by-election was won by Labor candidate Jack Mortimer.

Results[]

Grey by-election, 1963^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Mortimer	21,463	51.3	-6.9
	Liberal	Vern Dyason	17,494	41.8	+3.6
	Independent	Leonard Kent	1,265	3.0	+3.0
	Democratic Labor	Richard Mills	935	2.2	-1.4
	Independent Labor	Desmond Clark	705	1.7	+1.7
Total formal votes			41,862	98.3
Informal votes			718	1.7
Turnout			42,580	91.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Mortimer		53.5	-5.3
	Liberal	Vern Dyason		46.5	+5.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.3

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

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