1956 Barker by-election

April 2024 April 2022 A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Barker on 13 October 1956. This was triggered by the death of Liberal MP and Speaker Archie Cameron. The by-election was won by Liberal candidate Jim Forbes. William McAnaney, a future state Liberal MP, who had been chairman of the District Council of Strathalbyn, unsuccessfully contested the by-election as an independent.Australian Political Chronicle, July-December 1956 Australian Journal of Politics and History 1957 2 2 242 Results Barker by-election, 1956http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1955/bark1955.txt 1956 Barker by-election Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive 2022-12-03 Jim Forbes Liberal 18,471 48.7 -19.0 Ralph Dettman Labor 14,454 38.1 +5.8 William McAnaney Independent Liberal 2,819 7.4 +7.4 Brian Crowe Labor (Anti-Communist) 2,207 5.8 +5.8 37,951 98.0 771 2.0 38,722 92.6 Liberal Jim Forbes 21,935 57.8 -9.9 Labor Ralph Dettman 16,016 42.2 +9.9 Liberal -9.9 References Category:1956 elections in Australia Category:South Australian federal by-elections