1966 Kooyong by-election

April 2024 April 2022 1966 Kooyong by-election Australia Parliamentary no 1963 Australian federal election 1963 2 April 1966 1966 Australian federal election 1966 44,948 (89.98%) The Kooyong seat in the House of Representatives Andrew Peacock x150px Liberal Party of Australia 25,012 56.78% 7.14 William Cooper 100px Australian Labor Party 12,181 27.65% 3.28 MP Sir Robert Menzies Liberal Party of Australia Andrew Peacock Liberal Party of Australia A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Kooyong on 2 April 1966, following the resignation of Liberal Party MP and former Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies on 16 February 1966. The by-election was won by Liberal candidate Andrew Peacock, although with a reduced majority. Results Kooyong by-election, 1966By-elections 1963-1966 Psephos http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1963/1963repsby.txt 2009-09-23 2012-10-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20121010144507/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1963/1963repsby.txt dead Andrew Peacock Liberal 25,012 56.78 -7.14 William Cooper Labor 12,181 27.65 +3.28 Bernie Gaynor dlp 5,854 13.29 +3.12 Peter Brereton Independent 781 1.77 +1.77 Charles Cook Republican 220 0.50 +0.50 44,048 97.98 -0.95 900 2.02 +0.95 44,948 89.98 -5.94 Liberal Andrew Peacock 30,569 69.4 -4.7 Labor William Cooper 13,478 30.6 +4.7 Liberal -4.7 See also List of Australian federal by-elections References Category:1966 elections in Australia Category:Victorian federal by-elections Category:1960s in Victoria (state) Category:April 1966 in Australia