1962 Batman by-election

Australian federal by-election April 2024 April 2022 the 1962 Batman by-election other uses Batman by-election (disambiguation)Batman by-election A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Batman in Victoria (Australia) on 1 September 1962. It was triggered by the death of Labor MP Alan Bird. The by-election was won by Labor candidate Sam Benson. The governing Liberal Party did not nominate a candidate, leaving the candidate of the so-called Liberal Forum, an ally of Douglas Darby, an Independent New South Wales state parliamentarian, to take second place. Results Batman by-election, 1962By-Elections 1961-1963 Psephos http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1961/1961repsby.txt 2012-05-19 2012-05-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20120529205601/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1961/1961repsby.txt dead Sam Benson Labor 21,776 60.1 +5.2 Donald McLeod Liberal Forum 7,026 19.4 +19.4 Jack Little dlp 6,811 18.8 +4.4 John Phillips Republican 304 0.8 +0.8 Stirling Davis Independent 302 0.8 +0.8 36,219 97.5 939 2.5 37,158 85.1 Labor Sam Benson 62.8 +7.4 Liberal Forum Donald McLeod 37.2 +37.2 Labor +7.4 References Batman Category:Victorian federal by-elections Category:1960s in Victoria (state) Category:September 1962 in Australia