Barker by-election, 1956

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.^[1]

Results

Barker by-election, 1956^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Jim Forbes	18,471	48.7	-19.0
	Labor	Ralph Dettman	14,454	38.1	+5.8
	Independent Liberal	William McAnaney	2,819	7.4	+7.4
	Labor (A-C)	Brian Crowe	2,207	5.8	+5.8
Total formal votes			37,951	98.0
Informal votes			771	2.0
Turnout			38,722	92.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jim Forbes	21,935	57.8	-9.9
	Labor	Ralph Dettman	16,016	42.2	+9.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	-9.9

References

↑ "Australian Political Chronicle, July-December 1956". Australian Journal of Politics and History. 2 (2): 242. 1957.
↑ "By-Elections 1955-1958". Psephos.

By-elections of the 22nd Australian parliament (1955–1958)

1956	Cunningham Barker Wentworth

1957	Richmond

1958	Parramatta

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