1973 Parramatta by-election

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Parramatta on 22 September 1973. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of former Liberal Party long serving Attorney General and Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Honourable (and later Sir) Nigel Bowen who accepted an appointment to the NSW Court of Appeal.

The seat was retained by the Liberal Party, with Philip Ruddock defeating Michael Whelan, who contested the seat for the Labor Party.[1] Ten other candidates from minor parties contested the seat.

This was the first federal election in which eighteen-year-olds were eligible to vote, the voting age having been lowered from twenty-one earlier in the year.[2]

Results
Parramatta by-election, 1973[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Philip Ruddock 33,506 52.6 +6.6
Labor Michael Whelan 24,623 38.7 -7.3
Australia John Butterworth 3,522 5.5 +2.0
Independent Marilyn Pye 575 0.9 n/a
Def. of Govt Schools Michael Hourihan 528 0.8 n/a
Independent Marcus Aussie-Stone 363 0.6 n/a
Independent Sidney McGarrity 325 0.6 n/a
Independent Gwenda Lister 65 0.1 n/a
Independent Charles Bellchambers 53 0.1 n/a
National Socialist Ross May 37 0.1 n/a
Independent Leonard Kiernan 30 0.0 n/a
Independent Kevin Meares 25 0.0 n/a
Total formal votes 63,652 97.7 -0.1
Informal votes 1,493 2.3 +0.1
Turnout 65,145 88.4 -7.3
Liberal hold Swing+2.3

See also

References
  1. "ALP in by-election".
  2. House of Representatives Practice, 6th Edition, Ch. 3. Elections and the electoral system. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  3. "By-Elections 1972-1974". Psephos.
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