Electoral results for the Division of Balaclava

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This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Balaclava in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until its abolition in 1984.

Contents

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  Sir George Turner Protectionist 1901–1906
  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 1931–1945
  Liberal 1945–1951
  Percy Joske Liberal 1951–1960
  Ray Whittorn Liberal 1960–1974
  Ian Macphee Liberal 1974–1984

Election results

Elections in the 1980s

1983

1983 Australian federal election: Balaclava
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ian Macphee 31,64250.1−1.5
Labor Chris Kennedy25,86741.0+4.8
Democrats Zelma Furey5,0047.9−4.3
Conservative Nat. Timothy Warner6001.0+1.0
Total formal votes63,11398.1
Informal votes1,2181.9
Turnout 64,33195.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Macphee 53.4−2.7
Labor Chris Kennedy46.6+2.7
Liberal hold Swing −2.7

1980

1980 Australian federal election: Balaclava
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ian Macphee 32,72951.6+1.0
Labor Chris Kennedy22,93336.2+7.2
Democrats Zelma Furey7,74312.2−3.2
Total formal votes63,40597.8
Informal votes1,4442.2
Turnout 64,84993.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Macphee 56.1−7.2
Labor Chris Kennedy43.9+7.2
Liberal hold Swing −7.2

Elections in the 1970s

1977

1977 Australian federal election: Balaclava
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ian Macphee 33,30450.6−7.0
Labor Robert Steele19,06529.0−5.1
Democrats Zelma Furey10,12915.4+15.4
Democratic Labor Peter Lawlor3,3215.0+1.0
Total formal votes65,81997.4
Informal votes1,7742.6
Turnout 67,59394.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Macphee 63.3+0.8
Labor Robert Steele36.7−0.8
Liberal hold Swing +0.8

1975

1975 Australian federal election: Balaclava
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ian Macphee 32,58158.8+7.4
Labor Martin Ryan18,20332.9−8.4
Australia John Howe2,3754.3+1.6
Democratic Labor Peter Lawlor2,2144.0−0.7
Total formal votes55,37398.0
Informal votes1,1222.0
Turnout 56,49595.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Macphee 63.7+7.0
Labor Martin Ryan36.3−7.0
Liberal hold Swing +7.0

1974

1974 Australian federal election: Balaclava
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ian Macphee 28,31351.4+4.8
Labor Irene Dunsmuir22,75541.3−3.2
Democratic Labor Peter Lawlor2,5694.7−2.6
Australia Michael Muschamp1,4652.7+2.7
Total formal votes55,10297.9
Informal votes1,1862.1
Turnout 56,28895.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Macphee 56.7+2.9
Labor Irene Dunsmuir43.3−2.9
Liberal hold Swing +2.9

1972

1972 Australian federal election: Balaclava
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ray Whittorn 24,45546.6−5.1
Labor Irene Dunsmuir23,36544.5+8.0
Democratic Labor Ralph James3,8097.3−1.8
Independent Leslie Rubinstein8571.6+1.6
Total formal votes52,48697.7
Informal votes1,2342.3
Turnout 53,72095.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ray Whittorn 28,21853.8−7.1
Labor Irene Dunsmuir24,26846.2+7.1
Liberal hold Swing −7.1

Elections in the 1960s

1969

1969 Australian federal election: Balaclava
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ray Whittorn 26,85251.7−3.8
Labor Irene Dunsmuir18,94936.5+13.3
Democratic Labor Ralph James4,7519.1−5.1
Australia Steven Soos1,3982.7+2.7
Total formal votes51,95097.1
Informal votes1,5712.9
Turnout 53,52194.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ray Whittorn 60.9−8.3
Labor Irene Dunsmuir39.1+8.3
Liberal hold Swing −8.3

1966

1966 Australian federal election: Balaclava
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ray Whittorn 21,13154.0−4.8
Labor Leo Richards9,66824.7−4.9
Democratic Labor Ralph James5,55214.2+3.8
Liberal Reform Group Brian McLure2,7627.1+7.1
Total formal votes39,11396.9
Informal votes1,2583.1
Turnout 40,37194.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ray Whittorn 67.7−1.1
Labor Leo Richards32.3+1.1
Liberal hold Swing −1.1

1963

1963 Australian federal election: Balaclava
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ray Whittorn 23,48758.8+6.9
Labor Ephraim Briskman11,80229.6−0.5
Democratic Labor John Ryan4,13510.4−3.1
Independent Edith Jewell4911.2+1.2
Total formal votes39,91598.8
Informal votes4851.2
Turnout 43,38197.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ray Whittorn 68.8+3.0
Labor Ephraim Briskman31.2−3.0
Liberal hold Swing +3.0

1961

1961 Australian federal election: Balaclava
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ray Whittorn 20,51751.9−9.2
Labor Ernst Platz11,89230.1+4.8
Democratic Labor John Ryan5,33313.5+1.5
Republican John Murray1,7804.5+4.5
Total formal votes39,52297.8
Informal votes8882.2
Turnout 40,41095.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ray Whittorn 65.8−6.9
Labor Ernst Platz34.2+6.9
Liberal hold Swing −6.9
1960 Balaclava by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ray Whittorn 17,85954.3−6.8
Labor George Smith9,51928.9+3.6
Democratic Labor John Ryan4,67214.2+2.2
Republican John Murray8652.6+2.6
Total formal votes32,91597.9
Informal votes6942.1
Turnout 33,60979.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ray Whittorn 66.5−5.0
Labor George Smith33.5+5.0
Liberal hold Swing −5.0

Elections in the 1950s

1958

1958 Australian federal election: Balaclava
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Percy Joske 24,72261.1−3.0
Labor Norman Rothfield 10,23225.3+1.3
Democratic Labor Rex Keane4,85212.0+0.2
Independent Grace Stratton6261.5+1.5
Total formal votes40,43297.7
Informal votes9652.3
Turnout 41,39795.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Percy Joske 72.7−0.8
Labor Norman Rothfield 27.3+0.8
Liberal hold Swing −0.8

1955

1955 Australian federal election: Balaclava
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Percy Joske 26,08764.1+0.7
Labor George Smith9,78024.0−12.6
Labor (A-C) Rex Keane4,81611.8+11.8
Total formal votes40,68397.8
Informal votes8962.2
Turnout 41,57994.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Percy Joske 73.5+10.1
Labor George Smith26.5−10.1
Liberal hold Swing +10.1

1954

1954 Australian federal election: Balaclava
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Percy Joske 25,06265.2+1.9
Labor Leonard Prior13,36534.8−1.9
Total formal votes38,42799.1
Informal votes3640.9
Turnout 38,79196.2
Liberal hold Swing +1.9
1951 Balaclava by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Percy Joske 20,33757.0−6.3
Labor Arthur Lewis 13,27937.2+0.5
Independent Grace Stratton2,0355.7+5.7
Total formal votes35,65199.2
Informal votes2740.8
Turnout 35,92583.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Percy Joske 59.9−3.4
Labor Arthur Lewis 40.1+3.4
Liberal hold Swing −3.4

1951

1951 Australian federal election: Balaclava
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas White 25,57863.3−0.6
Labor Arthur Lewis 14,84536.7+0.6
Total formal votes40,42398.7
Informal votes5251.3
Turnout 40,94896.1
Liberal hold Swing −0.6

Elections in the 1940s

1949

1949 Australian federal election: Balaclava
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas White 26,15763.9+4.8
Labor Martin Dunne14,79636.1−4.8
Total formal votes40,95398.8
Informal votes5121.2
Turnout 41,46596.3
Liberal hold Swing +4.8

1946

1946 Australian federal election: Balaclava
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas White 45,13758.4+6.8
Labor Maurice Ashkanasy 32,08741.6+5.3
Total formal votes77,22498.3
Informal votes1,3481.7
Turnout 78,57293.4
Liberal hold Swing +1.8

1943

1943 Australian federal election: Balaclava
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Thomas White 38,69851.6−12.4
Labor John Barry 27,28136.3+11.3
Independent Frank Barnes4,0875.4+5.4
Independent Constance Duncan 2,9003.9+3.9
Progressive Helen Maxwell1,6802.2+2.2
Independent George Morris4090.5+0.5
Total formal votes75,05596.2
Informal votes3,9643.8
Turnout 78,01998.4
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Thomas White 56.6−12.0
Labor John Barry 43.4+12.0
United Australia hold Swing −12.0

1940

1940 Australian federal election: Balaclava
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Thomas White 43,87664.0+5.9
Labor Charles Sandford 17,13525.0+3.2
Independent Harry Moffat7,58611.1+11.1
Total formal votes68,59798.5
Informal votes1,0471.5
Turnout 69,64495.0
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Thomas White 68.6+1.5
Labor Charles Sandford 31.4−1.5
United Australia hold Swing +1.5

Elections in the 1930s

1937

1937 Australian federal election: Balaclava
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Thomas White 36,60258.1−13.7
Labor Phillip Nash13,74621.8−2.0
Independent John Atkinson12,61320.0+20.0
Total formal votes62,96197.9
Informal votes1,3212.1
Turnout 64,28296.5
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Thomas White 67.1−6.9
Labor Phillip Nash32.9+6.9
United Australia hold Swing −6.9

1934

1934 Australian federal election: Balaclava
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Thomas White 41,01772.9−2.7
Labor Michael Nolan15,24827.1+6.5
Total formal votes56,26596.9
Informal votes1,7883.1
Turnout 58,05395.0
United Australia hold Swing −3.6

1931

1931 Australian federal election: Balaclava
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Thomas White 41,70375.5+17.0
Labor Edward Stewart11,40920.6−20.9
Independent James Denyer2,1473.9+3.9
Total formal votes55,25997.9
Informal votes1,1872.1
Turnout 56,44697.1
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Thomas White 76.5+18.0
Labor Edward Stewart23.5−18.0
United Australia hold Swing +18.0

Elections in the 1920s

1929

1929 Australian federal election: Balaclava
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Thomas White 31,75158.5−4.7
Labor Don Cameron 22,48041.5+41.5
Total formal votes54,23195.6
Informal votes2,4044.4
Turnout 56,63597.7
Nationalist hold Swing −4.7
1929 Balaclava by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Thomas White 28,65564.1−0.9
Ind. Nationalist Frederick Francis 16,04835.9+35.9
Total formal votes44,70398.3
Informal votes7691.7
Turnout 45,47282.5
Nationalist hold Swing +0.9

1928

1928 Australian federal election: Balaclava
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist William Watt 31,97763.2−6.5
Ind. Nationalist Edward Price18,65136.8+36.8
Total formal votes50,62894.7
Informal votes2,8505.3
Turnout 53,47895.1
Nationalist hold Swing −6.5

1925

1925 Australian federal election: Balaclava
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist William Watt 35,45869.7−30.3
Labor John McKellar15,37930.3+30.3
Total formal votes50,83798.7
Informal votes6541.3
Turnout 51,49195.3
Nationalist gain from Liberal Swing −30.3

1922

1922 Australian federal election: Balaclava
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Watt unopposed
Liberal gain from Nationalist Swing

Elections in the 1910s

1919

1919 Australian federal election: Balaclava
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist William Watt 19,05158.2−8.4
Labor Percy Smith9,31128.4−5.0
Returned ServicesNorman Worrall4,38813.4+13.4
Total formal votes32,75095.7
Informal votes1,4574.3
Turnout 34,20773.4
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist William Watt 64.9−1.7
Labor Percy Smith35.1+1.7
Nationalist hold Swing −1.7

1917

1917 Australian federal election: Balaclava
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist William Watt 23,30866.6+8.2
Labor Alfred Foster 11,69033.4−8.2
Total formal votes34,99897.6
Informal votes8482.4
Turnout 35,84684.0
Nationalist hold Swing +8.2

1914

1914 Australian federal election: Balaclava
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Watt 17,60758.4−6.6
Labor John Curtin 12,52641.6+6.6
Total formal votes30,13397.7
Informal votes7192.3
Turnout 30,85278.5
Liberal hold Swing −6.6

1913

1913 Australian federal election: Balaclava
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Agar Wynne 18,36965.0+0.4
Labor Louis Holmes9,89535.0−0.4
Total formal votes28,26498.0
Informal votes5712.0
Turnout 28,83572.3
Liberal hold Swing +0.4

1910

1910 Australian federal election: Balaclava
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Agar Wynne 12,43262.0−18.4
Labour George Mead7,61538.0+18.4
Total formal votes20,04798.2
Informal votes3581.8
Turnout 20,40557.7
Liberal hold Swing 18.4

Elections in the 1900s

1906

1906 Australian federal election: Balaclava
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ind. Protectionist Agar Wynne 6,95741.8+41.8
Ind. Anti-Socialist Joseph Hewison5,65133.9+33.9
Labour Alfred Hampson 3,26319.6+19.6
Protectionist Edward Elliott Roberts 7864.7−95.3
Total formal votes16,65797.5
Informal votes4312.5
Turnout 17,08854.0
Ind. Protectionist gain from Protectionist Swing +41.8

1903

1903 Australian federal election: Balaclava
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Sir George Turner unopposed
Protectionist hold Swing

1901

1901 Australian federal election: Balaclava
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Sir George Turner unopposed
Protectionist win(new seat)

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