1952 Werriwa by-election

1952 Werriwa by-election

←  1951 29 November 1952 1954  →
Division of Werriwa (NSW) in the House of Representatives
Turnout	88.5% ( 7.1)
First party Second party   Candidate Gough Whitlam Ian Griffith Party Labor Liberal Primary  vote 32,561 15,706 Percentage 67.5% 32.5% Swing 12.4 12.4
MP before election Bert Lazzarini Labor Elected MP Gough Whitlam Labor

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Werriwa on 29 November 1952. This was triggered by the death of Labor Party MP Bert Lazzarini. ^[1]

The by-election was won by Labor candidate and future prime minister Gough Whitlam. ^[2]

Results

1952 Werriwa by-election ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gough Whitlam	32,561	67.5	+12.4
	Liberal	Ian Griffith	15,706	32.5	−12.4
Total formal votes			48,267	98.3	+0.6
Informal votes			826	1.7	−0.6
Turnout			49,093	88.5	−7.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+12.4

See also

• List of Australian federal by-elections

References

1. "BY-ELECTION OPPONENTS". Daily Mirror. 31 October 1952. p. 5. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
2. "Werriwa Result A 'Censure'". The Sunday Herald. 30 November 1952. p. 3. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
3. "By-Elections 1951-1954". Psephos. Archived from the original on 16 March 2011.