COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA TWENTIETH PARLIAMENT ==================================================================== Source: Australian Government publications BY-ELECTIONS ==================================================================== CORANGAMITE, Vic ==================================================================== South-West Victoria: Ararat, Beaufort, Camperdown, Colac -------------------------------------------------------------------- 29 August 1953, following the death of Hon Allan McDonald -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 08.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,559 +03.6 Votes cast: 37,427 92.3 -04.7 Informal votes: 196 00.5 -00.4 Formal votes: 37,231 99.5 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel MACKINNON + Lib 19,449 52.2 -06.5 Angus McLean ALP 17,782 47.8 +06.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,231 02.2 06.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mackinnon was member for Wannon 1949-51. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ewen Daniel Mackinnon (1903-83): Elected 1949. Defeated 1951. Elected 1953 by --------------------------------------------------------------------