title: 1969 Bendigo by-election
text: # 1969 Bendigo by-election
  
  A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Bendigo on 7 June 1969. This was triggered by the resignation of Labor MP Noel Beaton. A by-election for the seat of Gwydir was held on the same day.
  
  The by-election was won by Labor candidate David Kennedy.
  
  ## Key dates
  
  | Date | Event |
  | - | - |
  | 9 April 1969 | Noel Beaton resigned from Parliament. |
  | 30 April 1969 | The writ for the by-election was issued. |
  | 16 May 1969 | Close of nominations. |
  | 7 June 1969 | Polling day. |
  | 4 July 1969 | Return of the writ. |
  | 12 August 1969 | David Kennedy was sworn in as the member for Bendigo. |
  
  ## Results
  
  Bendigo by-election, 1969 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | David Kennedy | 20,011 | 45.3 | −6.4 |
  | | Liberal | Rodney Cambridge | 15,106 | 34.2 | −1.6 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Paul Brennan | 5,710 | 12.9 | +0.3 |
  | | Independent | Lance Hutchinson | 2,750 | 6.2 | +6.2 |
  | | Independent | Chris Candler | 595 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 44,172 | 98.5 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 693 | 1.5 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,865 | 93.6 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | David Kennedy | 22,421 | 50.8 | −2.2 |
  | | Liberal | Rodney Cambridge | 21,751 | 49.2 | +2.2 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −2.2 | |
  