Division of Balaclava

Balaclava
Australian House of Representatives Division
Created 1901
Abolished 1984
Namesake Balaclava

The Division of Balaclava was an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was created in 1900 and was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. It was named for the suburb of Balaclava, which in turn was named for a battlefield of the Crimean War. It was based in the wealthy inner southern suburbs of Melbourne, including Brighton and Sandringham. It was always a safe seat for the conservative parties, being held successively by Protectionist Party, Nationalist Party, United Australia Party and Liberal Party members. It was abolished and replaced by the Division of Goldstein in 1984.[1]

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  Sir George Turner Protectionist 1901–1904
  Free Trade 1904–1906
  Agar Wynne Independent Protectionist 1906–1909
  Commonwealth Liberal 1909–1914
  William Watt Commonwealth Liberal 1914–1917
  Nationalist 1917–1922
  Liberal Union 1922–1925
  Nationalist 1925–1929
  Thomas White Nationalist 1929–1931
  United Australia 1931–1944
  Liberal 1944–1951
  Percy Joske Liberal 1951–1960
  Ray Whittorn Liberal 1960–1974
  Ian Macphee Liberal 1974–1984

Election results

References

  1. Raue, Ben (2015). "Goldstein – Australia 2013". tallyroom.com.au. Retrieved 7 April 2015.

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