1963 Grey by-election

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Grey on 1 June 1963. This was triggered by the death of Labor MP Edgar Russell.

The by-election was won by Labor candidate Jack Mortimer.

## Results

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Grey by-election, 1963[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | Jack Mortimer | 21,463  | 51.3  | −6.9
| Liberal | Vern Dyason  | 17,494  | 41.8  | +3.6
| Independent | Leonard Kent  | 1,265  | 3.0  | +3.0
| Democratic Labor | Richard Mills  | 935  | 2.2  | −1.4
| Independent Labor | Desmond Clark  | 705  | 1.7  | +1.7
Total formal votes  | 41,862  | 98.3  |
Informal votes  | 718  | 1.7  |
Turnout | 42,580  | 91.8  |
Two-party-preferred result
| Labor | Jack Mortimer |  | 53.5  | −5.3
| Liberal | Vern Dyason  |  | 46.5  | +5.3
| Labor hold | Swing | −5.3 |

## References

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1. ^ "By-Elections 1961-1963". Psephos. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.

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