Second ballot required, Second Ballot changed primary result
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
2nd Ball
%
Murray, James
Nat Prog
420
4.18
Parkes, Varney (Defeated)
Liberal Party
4,962
49.43
5,448
48.37
Toombs, Samuel (Elected)
Labor Party
4,656
46.38
5,816
51.63
Formal Votes
10,038
11,264
Informal Votes
231
2.25
76
0.67
Total Votes / Turnout
10,269
72.32
11,340
79.86
Notes: Varney Parkes moved to contest this new seat which covered southern parts of his former electorate of Canterbury. He was defeated largely by the higher turnout for the second ballot.