1981_Curtin_by-election

1981 Curtin by-election

1981 Curtin by-election

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A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Curtin on 21 February 1981. This was triggered by the resignation of Liberal MP Victor Garland in order to be appointed High Commissioner of Australia to the United Kingdom. It was held on the same day as by-elections for Boothby and McPherson.

The by-election was won by Liberal Allan Rocher, who had resigned from the Senate to contest it.

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    Hon Billy Snedden, Speaker (24 February 1981). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Commonwealth of Australia: House of Representatives. p. 1.
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    "The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia: House of Representatives". Australian Government Gazette. No. S 13. 27 January 1981. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
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    Australian Electoral Office (1983). Commonwealth By-Elections 1901–82. Australian Government Publishing Service. pp. 166–167, 187. ISBN 0-644-02369-4.
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    Hon Billy Snedden, Speaker (4 March 1981). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Commonwealth of Australia: House of Representatives. p. 403.
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    Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) (2010). The High Commissioners: Australia's Representatives in the United Kingdom, 1910–2010 (PDF). Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. p. 239. ISBN 978-1-92161-211-4.
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    "By-Elections 1980-1983". Psephos. Archived from the original on 17 March 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
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