COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA TWENTY-SECOND PARLIAMENT ==================================================================== Source: Australian Government publications BY-ELECTIONS ==================================================================== BARKER, SA ==================================================================== South-East South Australia: Millicent, Mt Gambier, Naracoorte, Victor Harbour -------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 October 1956, following the death of Hon Archie Cameron. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 17.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,810 +01.6 Votes cast: 38,722 92.6 -03.7 Informal votes: 771 02.0 -01.1 Formal votes: 37,951 98.0 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Crowe ALPAC 2,207 05.8 Ralph Dettman ALP 14,454 38.1 +05.8 Dr James Forbes + Lib 18,471 48.7 -19.0 William McAnaney 2,819 07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- McAnaney was SA MHA for Stirling 1965-70, Heysen 1970-75. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Crowe's 2,207 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dettman 979 44.4 15,433 40.7 Forbes + 411 18.6 18,882 49.8 McAnaney 817 37.0 3,636 09.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,207 37,951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: McAnaney's 3,636 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dettman 583 16.0 16,016 42.2 FORBES + 3,053 84.0 21,935 57.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,636 37,951 07.8 09.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander James de Burgh Forbes (1923-2019): Elected 1956 By Born: 16 December 1923, Hobart. Career: Educated Knox Grammar School, Sydney, St Peters College, Adelaide, University of Adelaide, Oxford University DPhil). Military Service 1942-46. Lecturer in politics, University of Adelaide. --------------------------------------------------------------------