COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Government publications BY-ELECTIONS ==================================================================== BALACLAVA, Vic ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Brighton, Elsternwick, Hampton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 16 July 1960, following the resignation of Percy Joske -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 22.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,256 -02.2 Votes cast: 33,609 79.5 -16.3 Informal votes: 694 02.1 -00.2 Formal votes: 32,915 97.9 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Murray 865 02.6 John Ryan DLP 4,672 14.2 +02.2 George Smith ALP 9,519 28.9 +03.6 Ray WHITTORN + Lib 17,859 54.3 -06.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 32,915 16.5 e 05.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murray was a Republican candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Raymond Harold Whittorn (1911-95): Elected 1960 By Born: 4 October 1911, Sydney. Career: Educated Sydney Technical College. Electrical engineer. General manager Olympic Cables and other companies. --------------------------------------------------------------------