By-Election To Govt.
(N.Z. Press Assn.—Copyright) HOBART, February 17. The governing Liberal Party has retained the Denison (Tasmania) seat in the first by-election it has faced since the General Election last November. The by-elec-tion was caused by the death of the Minister for Defence, Mr Athol Townley. With nearly all votes counted in Saturday’s byelection, the Liberal candidate, Mr Adrian Gibson, a solicitor, has a majority of more than 2500 over his Australian Labour Party opponent. Mr Townley had a majority of more than 4000.
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Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30368, 18 February 1964, Page 13
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