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| 2 | 1971 Ascot state by-election - Results |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
| 4 | - | Labor | Mal Bryce | 6,463 | 53.4 | –22.4 |
| 5 | - | Liberal | Fred Chaney | 5,037 | 41.6 | +41.6 |
| 6 | - | Democratic Labor | Brian Burns | 308 | 2.5 | –21.7 |
| 7 | - | Def. of Govt Schools | James Kane | 187 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| 8 | - | Westralia | Graham Turner | 101 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| 9 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,096 | 97.4 | +4.2 |
| 10 | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 325 | 2.6 | –4.2 |
| 11 | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,421 | 86.1 | –5.3 |
| 12 | - | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | n/a | - |

Question: What was the outcome of the 1971 Ascot state by-election?
Answer: 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.