title: 1960 La Trobe by-election
text: # 1960 La Trobe by-election
  
  A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of La Trobe on 9 April 1960. This was triggered by the resignation of Liberal MP Richard Casey to take up a life peerage in the British House of Lords. A by-election for the seat of Hunter was held on the same day.
  
  The by-election was won by Liberal candidate John Jess.
  
  ## Results
  
  La Trobe by-election, 1960 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Don Pritchard | 23,387 | 43.7 | +6.8 |
  | | Liberal | John Jess | 22,880 | 42.8 | −10.9 |
  | | Democratic Labor | John Martyr | 6,834 | 12.8 | +3.5 |
  | | Republican | John Murray | 406 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 53,507 | 98.4 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 872 | 1.6 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,379 | 91.2 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | John Jess | 28,999 | 54.2 | −6.9 |
  | | Labor | Don Pritchard | 24,508 | 45.8 | +6.9 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −6.9 | |
  