1960 Balaclava by-election

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Balaclava on 16 July 1960. This was triggered by the resignation of Liberal MP Percy Joske. A by-election for the seat of Bendigo was held on the same day.

The by-election was won by Liberal candidate Ray Whittorn.

Results

Balaclava by-election, 1960^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ray Whittorn	17,859	54.3	-6.8
	Labor	George Smith	9,519	28.9	+3.6
	Democratic Labor	John Ryan	4,672	14.2	+2.2
	Republican	John Murray	865	2.6	+2.6
Total formal votes			32,915	97.9
Informal votes			694	2.1
Turnout			33,609	79.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ray Whittorn		66.5	-5.0
	Labor	George Smith		33.5	+5.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	-5.0

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