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Byron - By-election (Roll: 20,415)
Retained by Country Party
Nominations: Friday, 26 January 1973, Polling: Saturday, 17 February 1973
Multiple party endorsement, Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion, Preferences changed primary result
Candidate Party Votes % Final %
Boyd, John Charles (Elected) Country Party 6,397 35.88 9,854 55.27
Constable, James Harold Labor Party 7,535 42.26 7,976 44.73
Vermeulen, Clemens Maria Australia Party 314 1.76
Vincent, Colville Denys Jardine Country Party 3,584 20.10
Formal Votes 17,830
Informal Votes 227 1.26
Total Votes / Turnout 18,057 88.45
Cause Category: Resignation - Other
Corrections: Caused by the resignation of Country Party MP S.T.Stephens.

Distribution of Preferences
Exclusion 1
Vermeulen (AP)
Exclusion 2
Vincent (CP)
PreferencesNew Totals PreferencesNew Totals
Votes%Votes% Votes%Votes%
Boyd (CP) 49 15.61 6446 36.15 3408 93.91 9854 55.27
Constable (ALP) 220 70.06 7755 43.49 221 6.09 7976 44.73
Vermeulen (AP) -314
Vincent (CP) 45 14.33 3629 20.35 -3629