1956 Barker by-election

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Barker on 13 October 1956. This was triggered by the death of Liberal MP and Speaker Archie Cameron.

The by-election was won by Liberal candidate Jim Forbes. William McAnaney, a future state Liberal MP, who had been chairman of the District Council of Strathalbyn, unsuccessfully contested the by-election as an independent.[1]

Results

Barker by-election, 1956[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Forbes 18,471 48.7 −19.0
Labor Ralph Dettman 14,454 38.1 +5.8
Independent Liberal William McAnaney 2,819 7.4 +7.4
Labor (A-C) Brian Crowe 2,207 5.8 +5.8
Total formal votes 37,951 98.0
Informal votes 771 2.0
Turnout 38,722 92.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Forbes 21,935 57.8 −9.9
Labor Ralph Dettman 16,016 42.2 +9.9
Liberal hold Swing −9.9

References

  1. ^ "Australian Political Chronicle, July-December 1956". Australian Journal of Politics and History. 2 (2): 242. 1957.
  2. ^ "1956 Barker by-election". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 3 December 2022.