1960 Balaclava by-election
A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Balaclava on 16 July 1960. This was triggered by the resignation of Liberal MP Percy Joske. A by-election for the seat of Bendigo was held on the same day.
The by-election was won by Liberal candidate Ray Whittorn.
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Ray Whittorn | 17,859 | 54.3 | −6.8 | |
| Labor | George Smith | 9,519 | 28.9 | +3.6 | |
| Democratic Labor | John Ryan | 4,672 | 14.2 | +2.2 | |
| Republican | John Murray | 865 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 32,915 | 97.9 | |||
| Informal votes | 694 | 2.1 | |||
| Turnout | 33,609 | 79.5 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Ray Whittorn | 66.5 | −5.0 | ||
| Labor | George Smith | 33.5 | +5.0 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -5.0 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "By-Elections 1958-1961". Psephos. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008.
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