1951 Prahran state by-election
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Electoral district of Prahran in the Victorian Legislative Assembly | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 24,715 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 84.7% ( 9.5) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1951 Prahran state by-election was held on 16 June 1951 to elect the member for Prahran in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, following the resignation of Labor Party MP Frank Crean. Crean resigned to contest the federal election on 28 April 1951, where he was elected as the member for Melbourne Ports.
Robert Pettiona retained the seat for Labor despite a swing of 2.9% towards the Liberal and Country Party (LCP). He retained the seat at the 1952 state election but narrowly lost it to the LCP in 1955.
This was the final of three by-elections in Prahran held in a timeframe of six years, with by-elections also held in 1945 and 1949 (where Crean was elected).