Division of Balaclava

The Division of Balaclava was an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. It was set up for the first federal election in 1901. It was named for the suburb of Balaclava, which in turn was named for a battlefield of the Crimean War. It included the wealthy inner southern suburbs of Melbourne, including Brighton and Sandringham. It was abolished and replaced by the Division of Goldstein in 1984.

Members
MemberPartyTerm Sir George Turner Protectionist 1901–1904  Free Trade 1904–1906 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 1931–1944  Liberal 1944–1951  Percy Joske Liberal 1951–1960  Ray Whittorn Liberal 1960–1974  Ian Macphee Liberal 1974–1984
Thomas White, the Air and Civil Aviation Minister, resigned to become Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. This caused a by-election. Percy Joske resigned in 1960 to become Judge of the Commonwealth Industrial Court, which also caused a by-election.

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Category:Electoral divisions of Victoria, Australia
Balaclava
Category:1901 establishments in Australia
Category:1984 disestablishments in Australia