1966 Kooyong by-election (original) (raw)

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1966 Kooyong by-election

← 1963 2 April 1966 1966 →
The Kooyong seat in the House of Representatives
Turnout	44,948 (89.98%)
First party Second party Candidate Andrew Peacock William Cooper Party Liberal Labor Popular vote 25,012 12,181 Percentage 56.78% 27.65% Swing 7.14 3.28
MP before election Sir Robert Menzies Liberal Elected MP Andrew Peacock Liberal

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Kooyong on 2 April 1966, following the resignation of Liberal Party MP and former Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies on 16 February 1966.

The by-election was won by Liberal candidate Andrew Peacock, although with a reduced majority.

• List of Australian federal by-elections

1. ^ "By-elections 1963-1966". Psephos. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2009.