1945 Prahran state by-election

none January 2025 January 2025 1945 Prahran state by-election Victoria parliamentary Primary no 1943 Victorian state election 1943 18 August 1945 1945 Victorian state election Nov. 1945 32,442FOUR FOR PRAHRAN BY-ELECTION https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/249171903 The Herald 17 January 2025 3 3 August 1945FOUR NOMINATE FOR PRAHRAN BY-ELECTION https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/47722530 Army News 17 January 2025 2 7 August 1945 74.6% ( 8.7) Electoral district of Prahran in the Victorian Legislative Assembly BillQuirk.png 130 130 170 4 0 center Bill Quirk Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch) 11,143 47.3% 9.2 Liberal Party of Australia placeholder portrait.svg 120 120 160 0 0 Frank Collins Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division) 9,078 38.5% 10.6"uaplibswing" Communist Placeholder.png 120 120 160 0 0 Leslie Sampson Communist Party of Australia 1,896 8.0% 4.6 After preferences 50.1% 41.3% 8.7% MP John Ellis Liberal Bill Quirk Labor The 1945 Prahran state by-election was held on 18 August 1945 to elect the member for Prahran in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, following the death of Liberal Party MP John Ellis.Both Sides Hopeful In Prahran Poll https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/249172775 The Herald 17 January 2025 7 17 August 1945 It was held on the same day as a New South Wales state by-election in Blacktown and a federal by-election in Fremantle.Labor Wins By-Election in Three States https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/69086662 Advocate 17 January 2025 5 20 August 1945Labour's By-Election Victories https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/194311792 The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser 17 January 2025 11 24 August 1945 Labor candidate Bill Quirk gained the seat after a swing of more than 10% away from the Liberals."uaplibswing" Quirk retained the seat three months later at the state election in November 1945 and held it again in 1947, serving until his death in 1948.DEATH OF MR QUIRK, MLA https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/22703676 The Argus 16 January 2025 7 17 November 1948 This was the first of three by-elections in Prahran held in a timeframe of six years, with by-elections also held in 1949 (to replace Quirk) and 1951.LABOR VICTORY IS CERTAIN IN PRAHRAN https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/59509568 Sunday Times 16 January 2025 1 23 January 1949LABOR WINS PRAHRAN BY-ELECTION https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/267923452 Border Morning Mail 16 January 2025 3 18 June 1951 Key events 2 July 1945 – John Ellis diesMR ELLIS, MLA, DIES https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/979838 The Argus 17 January 2025 3 3 July 1945 3 August 1945 – Candidate nominations closePrahran By-Election https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/278973093 The Sun News-Pictorial 17 January 2025 6 19 July 1945 18 August 1945 – Polling day (8am to 8pm)PRAHRAN BY-ELECTION TODAY https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/979175 The Argus 17 January 2025 10 18 August 1945 Candidates Candidates are listed in the order they appeared on the ballot. Party Candidate Background   liberal vic Frank Collins Dairyman   independent William Harris ButcherHOUSING HITCH-HIKER TO CONTEST PRAHRAN https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/966880 The Argus 17 January 2025 13 2 August 1945   labor vic Bill Quirk Postal technician   communist Leslie Sampson Organiser Results [[1945 Prahran state by-election|1945 Prahran state by-election]]THE THIRTY-FIFTH PARLIAMENT ELECTED 12 JUNE 1943 http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/1943assembly.txt Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive 16 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20230325132135/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/1943assembly.txt 25 March 2023Labour Candidate's Win https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/51764772 The West Australian 17 January 2025 7 23 August 1945 Labor VIC Bill Quirk 11,143 47.3 +9.2 Liberal VIC Frank Collins 9,078 38.5 -10.6"uaplibswing" In March 1945, all parliamentary members of the Victorian branch of the United Australia Party (UAP) joined the newly-formed Liberal Party, and swings are compared with the UAP at the 1943 state election.STATE UAP AND LIBERAL PARTY https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1093543 The Argus 6 January 2025 4 5 March 1945STATE UAP NOW LIBERAL PARTY https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1101648 The Argus 6 January 2025 5 6 March 1945 Communist Leslie Sampson 1,896 8.0 -4.6 Independent William Harris 1,457 6.2 +6.2 23,574 97.4 +0.6 639 2.6 -0.6 24,213 74.6 -8.7 Labor VIC Bill Quirk 11,803 50.1 Liberal VIC Frank Collins 9,731 41.3 Communist Leslie Sampson 2,040 8.7 Labor VIC Liberal VIC N/A See also Electoral results for the district of Prahran List of Victorian state by-elections Notes References Category:1945 elections in Australia 1945Prahran