1904 Wilmot by-election explained

Election Name:1904 Wilmot by-election
Country:Australia
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1903 Australian federal election
Previous Year:1903
Election Date:2 February 1904
Next Election:1906 Australian federal election
Next Year:1906
Turnout:4,704 (29.93%)
Registered:15,718
Seats For Election:The Wilmot seat in the House of Representatives
Candidate1:Norman Cameron
Image1:Portrait of Donald Norman Cameron - Swiss Studios (cropped).jpg
Party1:Free Trade Party
Popular Vote1:2,368
Percentage1:52.03%
Swing1:2.85
Candidate2:John Cheek
Party2:Protectionist Party
Popular Vote2:2,183
Percentage2:47.97%
Swing2:2.85
MP
Before Election:Edward Braddon
Before Party:Free Trade Party
After Election:Norman Cameron
After Party:Free Trade Party

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Wilmot in Tasmania on 26 February 1904. This was triggered by the death of former Premier of Tasmania and federal Free Trade Party MP Sir Edward Braddon on 2 February 1904.

The by-election was won by Free Trade candidate Norman Cameron (a former member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, and who had represented Tasmania in the Australian House of Representatives until he was voted out in the 1903 federal election), against John Cheek for the Protectionist Party. Voting was not compulsory in 1904.[1]

Results

Sir Edward Braddon died.

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10600681 Mr. Norman Cameron Returned