Bendigo by-election, 1960

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Bendigo on 16 July 1960. This was triggered by the death of Labor MP Percy Clarey. A by-election for the seat of Balaclava was held on the same day.

The by-election was won by Labor candidate Noel Beaton.

Results

Bendigo by-election, 1960^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Noel Beaton	20,290	48.0	-0.5
	Liberal	Henry Snell	15,773	37.3	-1.1
	Democratic Labor	Bill Drechsler	6,200	14.7	+1.6
Total formal votes			42,263	99.2
Informal votes			345	0.8
Turnout			42,608	94.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Noel Beaton	21,198	50.2	-0.1
	Liberal	Henry Snell	21,065	49.8	+0.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.1

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