1962 Mildura state by-election

1962 Mildura state by-election
Electoral district of Mildura in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Registered	20,870
Turnout	93.6% ( 1.8)
MP before election; Nathaniel Barclay; Country	Elected MP ; Milton Whiting; Country

Registered20,870

Turnout93.6% (

1.8)

The 1962 Mildura state by-election was held on 27 October 1962 to elect the member for Mildura in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, following the death of Country Party MP Nathaniel Barclay.^[1]

Milton Whiting retained the seat for the Country Party, despite a two-candidate-preferred swing of 11.1% towards Labor candidate Arthur Lawton.^[2]^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Milton Whiting	8,723	45.5	−14.0
	Labor	Arthur Lawton	6,030	31.4	+8.1
	Liberal and Country	Geoffrey Harding	2,488	13.0	+4.2
	Democratic Labor	William McInerney	1,489	7.8	−1.6
	Independent	George Eggleton	460	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			19,190	98.2	+0.8
Informal votes			348	1.8	−0.8
Turnout			19,538	93.6	−1.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Milton Whiting	12,174	63.4	−11.1
	Labor	Arthur Lawton	7,016	36.6	+11.1
	Country hold		Swing	−11.1

See also