<page_title> 1971 Ascot state by-election </page_title> <section_title> Results </section_title> <table> <cell> Mal Bryce <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 53.4 <col_header> % </col_header> </cell> <cell> Liberal <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Fred Chaney <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 41.6 <col_header> % </col_header> </cell> </table>
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.