1951 Prahran state by-election

none January 2025 January 2025 1951 Prahran state by-election Victoria parliamentary Primary no 1950 Victorian state election 1950 16 June 1951 1952 Victorian state election 1952 24,715 84.7% ( 9.5) Electoral district of Prahran in theVictorian Legislative Assembly Robert Pettiona.png 130 130 170 0 0 center Robert Pettiona Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch) 10,922 52.7% 2.9 Desmond McGinnes.png 130 130 170 30 0 center Desmond McGinnes Liberal and Country Party 10,829 48.8% 2.9 MP Frank Crean Labor Robert Pettiona Labor The 1951 Prahran state by-election was held on 16 June 1951 to elect the member for Prahran in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, following the resignation of Labor Party MP Frank Crean.Postal Votes for Prahran Election https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/209818527 The Age 17 January 2025 4 9 June 195124,000 TO VOTE IN BY-ELECTION https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/267923304 Border Morning Mail 17 January 2025 18 16 June 1951 Crean resigned to contest the federal election on 28 April 1951, where he was elected as the member for Melbourne Ports.Prahran poll 'held up' https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/23035097 The Argus 17 January 2025 3 20 March 1951Francis Daniel (Frank) Crean (1916–2008) https://labouraustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/crean-francis-daniel-frank-32948 Labour Australia 16 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20241026232549/https://labouraustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/crean-francis-daniel-frank-32948 26 October 2024 Robert Pettiona retained the seat for Labor despite a swing of 2.9% towards the Liberal and Country Party (LCP).LABOR WINS PRAHRAN BY-ELECTION https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/267923452 Border Morning Mail 16 January 2025 3 18 June 1951Lower Majority For Labour In Prahran https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/48976355 The West Australian 17 January 2025 2 18 June 1951 He retained the seat at the 1952 state election but narrowly lost it to the LCP in 1955.L.C.P. comeback is not gigantic task, says M.L.A. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/23214424 The Argus 17 January 2025 5 17 December 1952Last-minute details of Saturday's State election https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/71885385 The Argus 17 January 2025 6 30 May 1955 This was the final of three by-elections in Prahran held in a timeframe of six years, with by-elections also held in 1945 and 1949 (where Crean was elected).PRAHRAN BY-ELECTION TODAY https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/979175 The Argus 16 January 2025 10 18 August 1945LABOR VICTORY IS CERTAIN IN PRAHRAN https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/59509568 Sunday Times 16 January 2025 1 23 January 1949 Key events 17 March 1951 – Frank Crean resignsMR. CREAN IN FIGHT https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/23046102 The Argus 17 January 2025 24 19 March 1951 11 April 1951 – Desmond McGinnes endorsed as LCP candidate 12 May 1951 – Robert Pettiona endorsed as Labor candidateLabor prepares for by-election https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/23043319 The Argus 17 January 2025 7 27 April 1951 28 May 1951 – Candidate nominations closeTwo Contest Prahran Poll https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/209820448 The Age 17 January 2025 4 29 May 1951 16 June 1951 – Polling day Candidates Candidates are listed in the order they appeared on the ballot. Party Candidate Background   liberal and country Desmond McGinnes Candidate for Melbourne at the 1949 federal election   labor vic Robert Pettiona President of the Federated Rubber and Allied Workers' Union of Australia Labor Robert Pettiona, the president of the Federated Rubber and Allied Workers' Union of Australia and the president of the Labor's Windsor branch, won the party's preselection.Pettiona wins Prahran poll pre-selection https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/279682159 The Sun News-Pictorial 17 January 2025 9 14 May 1951 He had unsuccessfully ran for Labor preselection at the 1949 Prahran by-election.Labor Candidate For Prahran https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/279526856 The Sun News-Pictorial 16 January 2025 7 4 December 1948 Pettiona three other candidates – H.E. Clarke (secretary of the Melbourne branch of the Waterside Workers' Federation), N. O'Donnell (public servant and Clerks' Union steward) and L.J. Stewart (Boot Trades Union organiser) – to win preselection.By-Election on June 16 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/209827305 The Age 17 January 2025 3 9 May 1951 Liberal and Country The LCP chose Desmond McGinnes, a returned soldier, as its candidate.IN BY-ELECTION FIGHT https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/246270931 The Herald 17 January 2025 3 15 June 1951 McGinnes had previously sought preselection at the 1949 Prahran by-election while serving as the president of the Prahran branch of the now-defunct Liberal Party.By-Election for Prahran https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/205674451 The Age 16 January 2025 4 20 November 1948 He also contested the 1949 federal election in the seat of Melbourne against Labor's Arthur Calwell.Endorsed for Prahran Seat https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/206383143 The Age 17 January 2025 3 12 April 1951 Results [[1951 Prahran state by-election|1951 Prahran state by-election]]THE THIRTY-EIGHTH PARLIAMENT ELECTED 13 MAY 1950 http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/1950assembly.txt Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive 17 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20230325132143/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/1950assembly.txt 25 March 2023 Labor VIC Robert Pettiona 10,922 52.7 -2.9 Liberal and Country Desmond McGinnes 9,803 47.3 +2.9 20,725 99.0 0.0 207 1.0 0.0 20,932 84.7 -9.5 Labor VIC -2.9 See also Electoral results for the district of Prahran List of Victorian state by-elections References Category:1951 elections in Australia 1951Prahran