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1952 Werriwa by-election

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1952 Werriwa by-election

← 1951 29 November 1952 1954 →

The Werriwa seat in the House of Representatives
Turnout49,093 (88.5%)
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Gough Whitlam Ian Griffith
Party Labor Liberal
Popular vote 32,561 15,706
Percentage 67.5% 32.5%
Swing Increase12.4 Decrease12.4

MP before election

Bert Lazzarini
Labor

Elected MP

Gough Whitlam
Labor

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Werriwa on 29 November 1952. This was triggered by the death of Labor Party MP Bert Lazzarini.

The by-election was won by Labor Party candidate and future Prime Minister Gough Whitlam.

Results

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1952 Werriwa by-election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gough Whitlam 32,561 67.5 +12.4
Liberal Ian Griffith 15,706 32.5 −12.4
Total formal votes 48,267 98.3 +0.6
Informal votes 826 1.7 −0.6
Turnout 49,093 88.5 −7.1
Labor hold Swing +12.4

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "By-Elections 1951-1954". Psephos. Archived from the original on 16 March 2011.