1969 Curtin by-election

1969 Curtin by-election
19 April 1969 (1969-04-19)
The Division of Curtin (WA) in the House of Representatives
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Victor Garland Hayden Jones
Party Liberal Labor
Popular vote 17,983 11,047
Percentage 50.5% 31.0%
2PP 59.8% 40.2%
2PP change 0.1 0.1
MP before election

Paul Hasluck
Liberal

Elected MP

Victor Garland
Liberal

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Curtin on 19 April 1969. This was triggered by the resignation of Liberal MP Sir Paul Hasluck to become Governor-General. It was the first federal by-election to be held in Western Australia since the 1945 Fremantle by-election, and only the seventh since Federation.

The by-election was won by Liberal candidate Victor Garland.

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