Division of Balaclava

The Division of Balaclava was an Australian electoral division in the state of Victoria. The division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 65 divisions to be contested at the first federal election. It was named for the suburb of Balaclava, which in turn was named for a battlefield of the Crimean War. It was based in the wealthy inner southern suburbs of Melbourne, including Brighton and Sandringham. It was always a safe seat for the conservative parties, being held successively by Protectionist Party, Nationalist Party, United Australia Party and Liberal Party members. It was abolished and replaced by the Division of Goldstein in 1984.[1]

Balaclava
Australian House of Representatives Division
Created1901
Abolished1984
NamesakeBalaclava

Members
Image Member Party Term Notes
  Sir George Turner
(1851–1916)		 Protectionist 30 March 1901 –
8 November 1906		 Previously held the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of St Kilda. Served as minister under Barton, Deakin and Reid. Retired
  Agar Wynne
(1850–1934)		 Independent Protectionist 12 December 1906 –
26 May 1909		 Previously a member of the Victorian Legislative Council. Served as minister under Cook. Retired. Later elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of St Kilda in 1917
  Commonwealth Liberal 26 May 1909 –
30 July 1914
  William Watt
(1871–1946)		 Commonwealth Liberal 5 September 1914 –
17 February 1917		 Previously held the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Essendon. Served as minister under Hughes. Served as Speaker during the Bruce Government. Resigned due to ill health
  Nationalist 17 February 1917 –
1922
  Liberal Union 1922 –
1925
  Nationalist 1925 –
5 July 1929
  Thomas White
(1888–1957)		 Nationalist 3 August 1929 –
7 May 1931		 Served as minister under Lyons and Menzies. Resigned in order to become the High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
  United Australia 7 May 1931 –
21 February 1945
  Liberal 21 February 1945 –
21 June 1951
  Percy Joske
(1895–1981)		 Liberal 28 July 1951 –
2 June 1960		 Resigned in order to become a Judge of the Commonwealth Industrial Court
  Ray Whittorn
(1911–1995)		 Liberal 16 July 1960 –
11 April 1974		 Retired
  Ian Macphee
(1938–)		 Liberal 18 May 1974 –
1 December 1984		 Served as minister under Fraser. Transferred to the Division of Goldstein after Balaclava was abolished in 1984

Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Balaclava

References
  1. Raue, Ben (2015). "Goldstein – Australia 2013". tallyroom.com.au. Retrieved 7 April 2015.

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