COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Government publications THE SENATE ==================================================================== NEW SOUTH WALES (One senator to be elected) ==================================================================== Election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Hon William Spooner -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 2,308,775 +03.7 Votes cast: 2,186,816 94.7 +01.0 Informal votes: 92,949 04.3 -01.9 Formal votes: 2,093,867 95.7 +01.9 Quota for election: 1,046,934 50.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert COTTON * Lib 1,056,968 50.5 ELECTED 1 > Q:1.010 Hon Clive Evatt ALP 908,763 43.4 Q:0.868 Gwynydd Meredith DLP 128,136 06.1 Q:0.122 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,093,867 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Evatt was NSW MLA for Hurstville 1939-59. He was the brother of Rt Hon Dr Herbert Evatt MP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cotton's term began 22 November 1966. Cotton elected for a term ending 30 June 1967 (remainder of Spooner's term). -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Robert Carrington Cotton (1915-2006): Appointed 1965. Elected 1966 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cotton was the first candidate at any Australian election to poll 1 million votes. --------------------------------------------------------------------