COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Government publications BY-ELECTIONS ==================================================================== LA TROBE, Vic ==================================================================== East of Melbourne: Croydon, Ferntree Gully, Mitcham, Ringwood -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 April 1960, following the resignation of Rt Hon Richard Casey -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 12.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 59,644 +05.4 Votes cast: 54,379 91.2 -04.7 Informal votes: 872 01.6 -00.3 Formal votes: 53,507 98.4 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Jess + Lib 22,880 42.8 -10.9 John Martyr DLP 6,834 12.8 +03.5 John Murray 406 00.8 Donell Pritchard ALP 23,387 43.7 +06.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 53,507 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. For Martyr, see Swan, WA, 1975. 2. Murray was a Republican candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Murray's 406 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jess + 94 23.2 22,974 42.9 Martyr 130 32.0 6,964 13.0 Pritchard 182 44.8 23,569 44.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 406 53,507 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Martyr's 6,964 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- JESS + 6,025 86.5 28,999 54.2 Pritchard 939 13.5 24,508 45.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,964 53,507 04.2 06.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John David Jess (1922-2003): Elected 1960 By Born: 15 April 1922, Melbourne. Career: Educated Melbourne Grammar School. Estate agent. --------------------------------------------------------------------