Nominations: Friday, 14 September 1973, Polling: Saturday, 6 October 1973
Three-cornered contest, Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion, Preferences changed primary result
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Final
%
Drew, Douglas Cappie
Labor Party
4,351
26.09
Jeffery, Bruce Leslie
Country Party
6,663
39.96
8,145
48.85
Meillon, Mary (Elected)
Liberal Party
5,661
33.95
8,530
51.15
Formal Votes
16,675
Informal Votes
236
1.40
Total Votes / Turnout
16,911
85.00
Cause Category: Death
Notes: Caused by the death of sitting Independent and former Country Party MP Joe Lawson. His daughter Mary Meillon won the by-election as a Liberal Party candidate.