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1962 Batman by-election

Australian federal by-election

Summary

Australian federal 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.

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