Division of Balaclava

Balaclava Australian House of Representatives Division
Created:	1901
Abolished:	1984
Namesake:	Balaclava

The Division of Balaclava was an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was created in 1900 and was one of the original 75 divisions 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.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	George Turner	Protectionist	1901–1904
		Free Trade	1904–1906
	Agar Wynne	Independent Protectionist	1906–1909
		Commonwealth Liberal	1909–1914
	William Watt	Commonwealth Liberal	1914–1916
		Nationalist	1916–1922
		Liberal Union	1922–1925
		Nationalist	1925–1929
	Thomas White	Nationalist	1929–1931
		United Australia	1931–1944
		Liberal	1944–1951
	Percy Joske	Liberal	1951–1960
	Ray Whittorn	Liberal	1960–1974
	Ian Macphee	Liberal	1974–1984

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Balaclava