1965 Riverina by-election

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Riverina on 27 February 1965. This was triggered by the resignation of Country Party MP Hugh Roberton.

The by-election was won by Country Party candidate Bill Armstrong.

Results[]

Riverina by-election, 1965^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Bill Armstrong	21,371	56.3	+4.6
	Labor	Jack Ward	16,561	43.7	+2.1
Total formal votes			37,932	98.8
Informal votes			455	1.2
Turnout			38,387	87.5
	Country hold		Swing	-1.0

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

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