What was the Division of Balaclava?
Q: What was the Division of Balaclava?
A: The Division of Balaclava was an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria.
Q: When was it set up?
A: It was set up for the first federal election in 1901.
Q: What is the origin of its name?
A: It was named for the suburb of Balaclava, which in turn was named for a battlefield of the Crimean War.
Q: What areas did it include?
A: It included the wealthy inner southern suburbs of Melbourne, including Brighton and Sandringham.
Q: When did it cease to exist?
A: It was abolished and replaced by the Division of Goldstein in 1984.
