1970 Australian Capital Territory by-election

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Australian Capital Territory on 30 May 1970. This was triggered by the death of Labor MP Jim Fraser.

The by-election was won by Labor candidate Kep Enderby. It was also notable for recording the highest vote ever received in a federal electorate by an Australia Party candidate.

Results[]

Australian Capital Territory by-election, 1970^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kep Enderby	20,132	35.6	-32.1
	Liberal	Clarrie Hermes	15,900	28.1	+1.2
	Australia	Alan Fitzgerald	9,914	17.5	+12.9
	Independent	Jim Pead	8,151	14.4	+14.4
	Democratic Labor	Terence Christie	1,857	3.3	+3.3
	Independent	Charles Bellchambers	438	0.8	+0.8
	National Socialist	Ted Cawthron	173	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			56,565	96.9
Informal votes			1,813	3.1
Turnout			58,378	90.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kep Enderby	32,690	57.8	-13.4
	Liberal	Clarrie Hermes	23,875	42.2	+13.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-13.4

References[]

^ "By-Elections 1960-1972". Psephos. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.

[Psephos-1] "By-Elections 1960-1972". Psephos. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.

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