COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA TWENTIETH PARLIAMENT ==================================================================== Source: Australian Government publications BY-ELECTIONS ==================================================================== FLINDERS, Vic ==================================================================== South of Melbourne: Carrum, Dromana, Frankston, Mentone -------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 October 1952, following the death of Rupert Ryan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 05.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 46,748 +06.7 Votes cast: 42,606 91.1 -05.1 Informal votes: 493 01.2 -00.4 Formal votes: 42,113 98.8 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Keith EWERT + ALP 22,674 53.8 +10.8 Ronald Hipwell 453 01.1 John Rossiter Lib 18,384 43.7 -11.1 Grace Stratton 602 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 42,113 05.1 e 11.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rossiter was Vic MLA for Brighton 1955-76. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Keith Walter Wilson Ewert (1918-89): Elected 1952 by Born: 12 April 1918. Career: Educated Melbourne High School and University of Melbourne. Accountant. --------------------------------------------------------------------