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1952 Werriwa by-election

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Field	Value
election_name	1952 Werriwa by-election
country	New South Wales
type	Parliamentary
vote_type	Primary
ongoing	no
previous_election	1951 Australian federal election
previous_year	1951
election_date	29 November 1952
next_election	1954 Australian federal election
next_year	1954
turnout	88.5% ( 7.1)
seats_for_election	Division of Werriwa (NSW) in the
House of Representatives
image1
candidate1	Gough Whitlam
party1	Australian Labor Party
popular_vote1	32,561
percentage1	67.5%
swing1	12.4
image2
candidate2	Ian Griffith
party2	Liberal Party of Australia
popular_vote2	15,706
percentage2	32.5%
swing2	12.4
title	MP
before_election	Bert Lazzarini
before_party	Australian Labor Party
after_election	Gough Whitlam
after_party	Australian Labor Party

House of Representatives

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Werriwa on 29 November 1952. This was triggered by the death of Labor Party MP Bert Lazzarini.

The by-election was won by Labor candidate and future prime minister Gough Whitlam.

Results

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References

(31 October 1952). "BY-ELECTION OPPONENTS". Daily Mirror.
(30 November 1952). "Werriwa Result A 'Censure'". The Sunday Herald.

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