COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966
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Source: Australian Government publications

THE SENATE
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WESTERN AUSTRALIA (Two senators to be elected)
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Election to fill the vacancies caused by the deaths of Senator Hon 
Sir Shane Paltridge and Senator Victor Vincent
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Enrolled voters:                          433,097         +06.0
Votes cast:                               409,570   94.6  +00.6
Informal votes:                            43,987   10.7  +04.7
Formal votes:                             365,583   89.3  -04.7
Quota for election:                       121,862   33.3
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Candidate                      Party        Votes   %
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Mark Briffa                    DLP         37,577   10.3  Group A   
Lydia Obbes                    DLP          2,695   00.7  Q:0.333

Lawrence WILKINSON             ALP        146,157   40.0  ELECTED 2
John Henshaw                   ALP          6,652   01.8  Group B
>                                                         Q:1.254

John SIM *                     Lib        151,621   41.5  ELECTED 1
Reginald Withers *             Lib          5,417   01.5  Group C
Victor Garland                 Lib          4,587   01.3  Q:1.326

Frederick Simpson                           6,913   01.9  Q:0.057 
John Huelin                                 3,964   01.1  Q:0.033
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Total                                     365,583
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1. The combined Liberal vote was 44.2%
2. The combined ALP vote was 41.8%
3. The combined DLP vote was 11.0%
4. For Garland, see House of Representatives, Curtin by-election 
1969.
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Sim and Wilkinson's terms began 22 November 1966. Sim and Wilkinson 
elected for a term ending 30 June 1967 (remainder of Paltridge and 
Vincent's terms).
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> John Peter Sim (1917-2015): Appointed 1964. Elected 1966
> Lawrence Degenhardt Wilkinson (1903-91): Elected 1966
Born: 12 November 1903, Perth
Career: Educated Perth Modern School, South Australian School of 
Mines, Adelaide, University of Adelaide. Electrical engineer. Dairy 
farmer. Telecommunications engineer. 
> Reginald Grieve Withers (1924-2015): Appointed 1966. Defeated 1966
Later career: See Senate Western Australian 1967
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