1971 Ascot state by-election
Results
No distribution of preferences was carried out, as the Labor candidate recorded an absolute majority on the first count.

1971 Ascot state by-election

Section Title: Results
Table Section Text: No distribution of preferences was carried out, as the Labor candidate recorded an absolute majority on the first count.

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±

Labor	Mal Bryce	6,463	53.4	–22.4

Liberal	Fred Chaney	5,037	41.6	+41.6

Democratic Labor	Brian Burns	308	2.5	–21.7

Def. of Govt Schools	James Kane	187	1.5	+1.5

Westralia	Graham Turner	101	0.8	+0.8

Total formal votes	12,096	97.4	+4.2

Informal votes	325	2.6	–4.2

Turnout	12,421	86.1	–5.3

Labor hold	Swing	n/a

Sentence(s)

The winning candidate, Mal Bryce, received 53.4 percent of the vote, while the Liberal candidate, Fred Chaney, received 41.6 percent of the vote in the 1971 state election.

final_sentence: The winning candidate, Mal Bryce, received 53.4 percent of the vote, while the Liberal candidate, Fred Chaney, received 41.6 percent of the vote in the 1971 state election.