Nominations: Thursday, 27 June 1974, Polling: Saturday, 20 July 1974
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Final
%
Brewer, Ronald Alfred St Clair (Re-elected)
Country Party
12,600
61.86
McDermott, Dermid Joseph
Labor Party
7,770
38.14
Formal Votes
20,370
Informal Votes
133
0.65
Total Votes / Turnout
20,503
89.93
Cause Category: Resignation - Federal contest
Notes: Country Party MP Rob Brewer resigned to unsuccessfully contest Eden-Monaro at the 1974 federal election. He re-contested his seat and won at the by-election.