Ray Whittorn

Ray Whittorn CBE
Member of the Australian Parliament for Balaclava
In office 16 July 1960 – 11 April 1974
Preceded by	Percy Joske
Succeeded by	Ian Macphee
Personal details
Born	4 October 1911(1911-10-04) Sydney, New South Wales
Died	10 August 1995(1995-08-10) (aged 83)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia
Occupation	Engineer

Raymond Harold "Ray" Whittorn, CBE (4 October 1911 – 10 August 1995) was an Australian politician. Born in Sydney, he attended Sydney Technical College before becoming an electrical engineer. He was the general manager of Olympic Cables and other companies. In 1960, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives in a by-election for the Melbourne seat of Balaclava caused by the resignation of Percy Joske; Whittorn represented the Liberal Party. He held the seat until his retirement in 1974. Whittorn died in 1995.^[1]

References

^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia. Retrieved 2008-06-20.

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Percy Joske	Member for Balaclava 1960 – 1974	Succeeded by Ian Macphee

Persondata
Name	Whittorn, Raymond Harold
Alternative names	Whittorn, Ray
Short description	Australian politician
Date of birth	4 October 1911
Place of birth	Sydney, New South Wales
Date of death	10 August 1995
Place of death