1960 La Trobe by-election

March 2024 April 2022 A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of La Trobe on 9 April 1960. This was triggered by the resignation of Liberal MP Richard Casey to take up a life peerage in the British House of Lords. A by-election for the seat of Hunter was held on the same day. The by-election was won by Liberal candidate John Jess. Results La Trobe by-election, 1960By-Elections 1958-1961 Psephos http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1958/1958repsby.txt https://web.archive.org/web/20080803054135/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1958/1958repsby.txt dead 3 August 2008 Don Pritchard Labor 23,387 43.7 +6.8 John Jess Liberal 22,880 42.8 −10.9 John Martyr dlp 6,834 12.8 +3.5 John Murray Republican 406 0.8 +0.8 53,507 98.4 872 1.6 54,379 91.2 Liberal John Jess 28,999 54.2 −6.9 Labor Don Pritchard 24,508 45.8 +6.9 Liberal −6.9 References Category:1960 elections in Australia Category:Victorian federal by-elections Category:1960s in Melbourne Category:April 1960 in Australia