Angas by-election, 1964

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Angas on 20 June 1964. This was triggered by the resignation of Liberal MP and former Immigration Minister Alec Downer to become Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. A by-election for the seat of Parramatta was held on the same day.

The by-election was won by Liberal candidate Geoffrey Giles.

Results

Angas by-election, 1964^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Geoffrey Giles	23,468	60.3	-1.6
	Labor	Robert Nielsen	15,452	39.7	+4.2
Total formal votes			38,920	98.4
Informal votes			623	1.6
Turnout			39,543	91.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.9

By-elections of the 25th Australian parliament (1963–1966)

1964	Denison Parramatta Angas Robertson

1965	Riverina

1966	Dawson Kooyong

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