1971 Kew state by-election

1971 Kew state by-election
17 April 1971
Electoral district of Kew in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Turnout82.8% ( 10.2)
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Rupert Hamer Rosslyn Ives
Party Liberal Labor
Primary vote 13,422 6,325
Percentage 64.8% 30.5%
Swing 23.1 4.7
Location of the electoral district of Kew in Melbourne
MP before election

Arthur Rylah
Liberal

Elected MP

Rupert Hamer
Liberal

A by-election for the seat of Kew was held on 17 April 1971 following the resignation of then Deputy Premier, Arthur Rylah. The by-election was won by Liberal candidate, Rupert Hamer, he won with a 64.8% primary vote and a swing of 23.1% in his primary vote.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.