by-election A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, a bye-election in Ireland, a bypoll in India, or a Zimni election (Urdu: ضمنی انتخاب, supplementary election) in Pakistan, is an election used to f ...

was held for the

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seat of

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on 5 November 1960. This was triggered by the resignation of

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John Howse John Brooke Howse (10 October 1913 – 11 July 2002) was an Australian politician. He was born in Orange, New South Wales, the son of Sir Neville Howse, a minister in the Nationalist government of Stanley Bruce. He attended Geelong Grammar ...

. The by-election was won by Country Party candidate John England.

Results

References

{{Aus by-elections 23rd parl 1960 elections in Australia New South Wales federal by-elections November 1960 events in Australia