1951 Balaclava by-election

Victoria parliamentary no 28 July 1951 Popular PercyJoske1958.jpg Percy Joske Liberal Party of Australia 20,337 57.0% 6.3pp Arthur Lewis.jpg Arthur Lewis Australian Labor Party 13,279 37.2% 0.5pp MP Thomas White Liberal Party of Australia Percy Joske Liberal Party of Australia 1951 Balaclava by-election 40.1% TPP Swing 3.4pp 3.4pp 59.9% TPPMarch 2024 April 2022 A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Balaclava on 28 July 1951. This was triggered by the resignation of Liberal MP Thomas White, the Air and Civil Aviation Minister, to become Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. A by-election for the seat of Macquarie was held on the same day. The by-election was won by Liberal candidate Percy Joske. Results Balaclava by-election, 1951By-Elections 1951-1954 Psephos http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1951/1951repsby.txt https://web.archive.org/web/20110316054150/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1951/1951repsby.txt dead 16 March 2011 Percy Joske Liberal 20,337 57.0 -6.3 Arthur Lewis Labor 13,279 37.2 +0.5 Grace Stratton Independent 2,035 5.7 +5.7 35,651 99.2 274 0.8 35,925 83.9 Liberal Percy Joske 59.9 -3.4 Labor Arthur Lewis 40.1 +3.4 Liberal -3.4 References Category:1951 elections in Australia Category:Victorian federal by-elections Category:1950s in Melbourne