1952 Port Melbourne state by-election

March 2024 April 2022 A by-election for the seat of Port Melbourne in the Victorian Legislative Assembly was held on Saturday 15 March 1952. The by-election was triggered by the death of Labor member Tom Corrigan on 19 January 1952. The candidates were Stan Corrigan (Tom Corrigan's son) for the Labor Party, William Bird (secretary of the Melbourne branch of the Seamen's Union) for the Communist Party, and Kenneth Cole for the Liberal and Country Party.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23164166 L.C.P. man in by-election. The Argus Melbourne 21 February 1952 18 April 2012 9 National Library of Australia Labor retained the seat with Corrigan winning by a large majority. Results Port Melbourne state by-election, 1952https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23168967 LABOR HOLDS PORT EASILY. The Argus Melbourne 17 March 1952 18 April 2012 5 National Library of Australia Labor VIC Stan Corrigan 16,353 78.93 +2.78 Liberal and Country Kenneth Cole 2,730 13.18 −5.60 Communist William Bird 1,636 7.90 +2.82 20,719 97.95 −0.03 433 2.05 +0.03 21,152 84.0 −9.0 Labor VIC +2.78 References Category:1952 elections in Australia Category:Victorian state by-elections Category:1950s in Melbourne