COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975
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Source: Australian Government publications

THE SENATE
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AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY (Two senators to be elected)
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Enrolled voters:                          115,916
Votes cast:                               109,026   94.1
Informal votes:                             4,034   03.7
Formal votes:                             104,992   96.3
Quota for election:                        34,998   33.3
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Candidate                      Party        Votes   %
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John KNIGHT                    Lib         45,149   43.0  ELECTED 1
Trevor Crouch                  Lib            594   00.6  Group A
>                                                         Q:1.307

Susan RYAN                     ALP         37,238   35.5  ELECTED 2
Peter Ellyard                  ALP          1,629   01.6  Group B
>                                                         Q:1.111

Rt Hon John Gorton                         11,588   11.0  Group C
Harold Hird                                   985   00.9  Q:0.359

Leslie Shaw                                   525   00.5  Group D
Gerald O'Shaughnessy                           57   00.1  Q:0.017

Ian Black                                   6,692   06.4  Q:0.191
Tony Spagnolo                                  73   00.1  Q:0.002
Roderick Quinn                                198   00.2  Q:0.006
Michael Cavanough                             264   00.3  Q:0.008
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Total                                     104,992
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Gorton was a Senator for Victoria 1950-68 and MHR for Higgins,
Victoria, 1968-75. He was Prime Minister of Australia 1968-71.
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Senators' terms began 13 December 1975. Knight and Ryan elected for
a term ending upon the dissolution of the House of Representatives.
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> John William Knight (1943-1981): Elected 1975
Born: 20 November 1943, Armidale, NSW
Career: Educated University of New England. Diplomat. Private
Secretary to Rt Hon Billy Snedden MP.
> Susan Maree Ryan (1942-2020): Elected 1975
Born: 10 October 1942, Sydney
Career: Educated University of Sydney, Australian National
University, Canberra. Teacher and tutor. National Executive Officer,
Australian Council of State School Organisations.
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