1966 Australian Senate election

Australian federal election 1966 Australian federal election March 2023 January 2023 Australia parliamentary no 26 November 1966 1964 Australian Senate election 1964 1967 Australian Senate election 1967 6 of the 60 seats in the Senate 31 DenhamHenty1967.jpg Denham Henty Coalition (Australia) Tasmania 30 4 29 1 2,406,768 50.04% 4.30pp Senator Donald Robert Willesee (cropped).jpg Don Willesee Australian Labor Party Western Australia 27 2 28 1 1,897,049 39.45% 5.21pp Queensland State Archives 4750 Hon VC Gair Premier of Queensland c 1953.png Vince Gair DLP Queensland 2 0 2 421,959 8.77% 0.38pp Special Senate elections were held on 26 November 1966 to elect members to fill casual vacancies in the Australian Senate for the states of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia. Prior to 29 July 1977, the filing of casual vacancies was complex. While senators were elected for a six-year term, people appointed to a casual vacancy only held office until the earlier of the next election for the House of Representatives or the Senate, at which the vacancy would be filled by the electors of the relevant state.Evans H Harry Evans (Australian Senate clerk) Filling Casual Vacancies before 1977, Volume 3 wp-content/docs/filling_casual_vacancies_before_1977.pdf 24 February 2017 This was one of the few occasions in which there was a special election for the Senate, as the House of Representatives and Senate elections had got out of synchronisation as a result of Robert Menzies calling an early House-only election in 1963. Because of the loss of a seat in Western Australia, the Coalition held less than half of the seats in the chamber; the Democratic Labor Party and independent senator Reg Turnbull held the balance of power. Australia +Senate (STV) — 1966—Turnout 95.05% (CV) — Informal 5.34%PartyVotes %SwingSeats wonSeats heldChange  Liberal1,645,31934.21322 1 Country761,44915.8317Coalition total2,406,76850.040 429 1 Labor1,897,04939.452281 DLP421,9598.77−2 Liberal Reform Group43,7160.91 Independent39,7990.831 Total4,809,291  654 New South Wales 1966 Australian federal election: Senate special, New South WalesCarr Adam 1966 Senate special election: New South Wales http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1966/1966senatensw.txt 2023-01-16 Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive 1,046,934 Bob Cotton (re-elected 1) Liberal 1,056,968 50.48 Clive Evatt Labor 908,763 43.40 Gwynydd Meredith DLP 128,136 6.12 2,093,867 95.75 92,949 4.25 2,186,816 94.72 Queensland 1966 Australian federal election: Senate special, QueenslandCarr Adam 1966 Senate special election: Queensland http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1966/1966senateqld.txt 2023-01-16 Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive 417,438 Bill Heatley (re-elected) Liberal 426,726 51.11 Bertie Milliner Labor 328,289 39.32 Rogers Judge DLP 62,870 7.53 Ian Kent Independent 16,989 2.03 834,874 97.32 22,956 2.68 857,830 95.26 Victoria 1966 Australian federal election: Senate special, VictoriaCarr Adam 1966 Senate special election: Victoria http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1966/1966senatevic.txt 2023-01-16 Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive 593,218 1. James Webster (re-elected 1) 2. Lloyd Atkin Country 761,449 50.26 1. George Poyser (re-elected 2) 2. Giuseppe Di Salvo Labor 507,188 33.48 1. Jack Little 2. Frank Dowling DLP 190,681 12.59 1. Edwin Ryan Liberal Reform Group 43,716 2.89 1. Kenneth Nolan 2. Laurence Hoult Independent 11,933 0.79 4,152,524 95.83 180,743 4.17 4,333,267 93.98 Western Australia 1966 Australian federal election: Senate special, Western AustraliaCarr Adam 1966 Senate special election: Western Australia http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1966/1966senatewa.txt 2023-01-16 Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive 121,862 1. Peter Sim (re-elected 1) 2. Reg Withers (defeated) 3. Victor Garland Liberal 161,625 44.21 1. Laurie Wilkinson (elected 2) 2. John Henshaw Labor 152,809 41.80 1. Mark Briffa 2. Lydia Obbes DLP 40,272 11.02 1. Frederick Simpson 2. John Huelin Independent 10,877 2.98 365,583 89.26 43,987 10.74 409,570 94.57 Changing seats State1963 electionAppointment1966 ElectionParty Member TermParty Member Date MemberParty New South Wales  Liberal Bill Spooner 1963-1968  Liberal Bob Cotton 4 August 1965 Bob Cotton Liberal Victoria  Labor Charles Sandford 1963-1968  Labor George Poyser 26 October 1966 George Poyser Labor   Country Harrie Wade 1963-1968  Country James Webster 9 December 1964 James Webster Country  Queensland  Liberal Bob Sherrington 1963-1968  Liberal Bill Heatley 14 April 1966 Bill Heatley Liberal Western Australia  Liberal Sir Shane Paltridge 1963-1968  Liberal Reg Withers 17 February 1966 Laurie Wilkinson Labor   Liberal Seddon Vincent 1963-1968  Liberal Peter Sim 26 November 1964 Peter Sim Liberal  See also Candidates of the 1966 Australian federal election Members of the Australian Senate, 1965–1968 References 1966 Category:1964 elections in Australia Category:December 1964 in Australia