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.

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

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
			Liberal	26 May 1909 – 30 July 1914
		William Watt (1871–1946)		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)		3 August 1929 – 7 May 1931	Served as minister under Lyons and Menzies. Resigned 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)		28 July 1951 – 2 June 1960	Resigned to become a Judge of the Commonwealth Industrial Court
		Ray Whittorn (1911–1995)		16 July 1960 – 11 April 1974	Retired
		Ian Macphee (1938–)		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