1971 Murray by-election

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Murray on 20 March 1971. This was triggered by the resignation of former Country Party leader and interim Prime Minister John McEwen.

The by-election was won by Country Party candidate Bruce Lloyd.

Results

Murray by-election, 1971

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Bruce Lloyd	19,710	43.0	−10.3
	Labor	John Riordan	11,670	25.5	+2.3
	Liberal	Bill Hunter	9,622	21.0	+21.0
	Democratic Labor	Brian Lacey	4,316	9.4	−0.2
	Independent	Matthew Flynn	535	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			45,853	97.6
Informal votes			1,116	2.4
Turnout			46,969	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Bruce Lloyd		71.5	−3.0
	Labor	John Riordan		28.5	+3.0
	Country hold		Swing	−3.0