title: 1952 Port Melbourne state by-election
text: # 1952 Port Melbourne state by-election
  
  A by-election for the seat of Port Melbourne in the Victorian Legislative Assembly was held on Saturday 15 March 1952. The by-election was triggered by the death of Labor member Tom Corrigan on 19 January 1952.
  
  The candidates were Stan Corrigan (Tom Corrigan's son) for the Labor Party, William Bird (secretary of the Melbourne branch of the Seamen's Union) for the Communist Party, and Kenneth Cole for the Liberal and Country Party. Labor retained the seat with Corrigan winning by a large majority.
  
  ## Results
  
  Port Melbourne state by-election, 1952 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Stan Corrigan | 16,353 | 78.93 | +2.78 |
  | | Liberal and Country | Kenneth Cole | 2,730 | 13.18 | −5.60 |
  | | Communist | William Bird | 1,636 | 7.90 | +2.82 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,719 | 97.95 | −0.03 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 433 | 2.05 | +0.03 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,152 | 84.0 | −9.0 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.78 | |
  