1952 Werriwa by-election

1952 Werriwa by-election

29 November 1952
The Werriwa seat in the House of Representatives
Turnout	49,093 (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 12.4 12.4
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

1952 Werriwa by-election

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

• List of Australian federal by-elections