1964 Denison by-election

A by-election for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Denison was held on 15 February 1964. This was triggered by the death of Liberal MP and former Defence Minister Athol Townley.

The by-election was won by Liberal candidate Adrian Gibson.

Results[]

Denison by-election, 1964^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Adrian Gibson	16,953	51.1	-0.2
	Labor	Donald Finlay	14,367	43.3	+4.1
	Democratic Labor	Harold Senior	1,563	4.7	-1.7
	Independent	Bernard Symmons	277	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			33,160	98.5
Informal votes			491	1.5
Turnout			33,651	91.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Adrian Gibson		55.3	-2.1
	Labor	Donald Finlay		44.7	+2.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	-2.1

^ "By-Elections 1963-1966". Psephos. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2012-05-19.

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