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1945 Prahran state by-election
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Electoral district of Prahran in the Victorian Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 32,442[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 74.6% ( 8.7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1945 Prahran state by-election was held on 18 August 1945 to elect the member for Prahran in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, following the death of Liberal Party MP John Ellis.[3] It was held on the same day as a New South Wales state by-election in Blacktown and a federal by-election in Fremantle.[4][5]
Labor candidate Bill Quirk gained the seat after a swing of more than 10% away from the Liberals.[a] Quirk retained the seat three months later at the state election in November 1945 and held it again in 1947, serving until his death in 1948.[6]
This was the first of three by-elections in Prahran held in a timeframe of six years, with by-elections also held in 1949 (to replace Quirk) and 1951.[7][8]
- ^ "FOUR FOR PRAHRAN BY-ELECTION". The Herald. 3 August 1945. p. 3. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ "FOUR NOMINATE FOR PRAHRAN BY-ELECTION". Army News. 7 August 1945. p. 2. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ "Both Sides Hopeful In Prahran Poll". The Herald. 17 August 1945. p. 7. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ "Labor Wins By-Election in Three States". Advocate. 20 August 1945. p. 5. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ "Labour's By-Election Victories". The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser. 24 August 1945. p. 11. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ "DEATH OF MR QUIRK, MLA". The Argus. 17 November 1948. p. 7. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ "LABOR VICTORY IS CERTAIN IN PRAHRAN". Sunday Times. 23 January 1949. p. 1. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ "LABOR WINS PRAHRAN BY-ELECTION". Border Morning Mail. 18 June 1951. p. 3. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
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