Bass was resoundingly lost to the Liberals at the ensuing by-election, a shock result that was seen by many as the beginning of the end for the Whitlam government, which was dismissed five months later.
Bass was resoundingly lost to the Liberals at the ensuing by-election. Election was a shock result. This shock result was seen by many as the beginning of the end for the Whitlam government. Many as the beginning of the end for the Whitlam government was dismissed five months later.