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Electoral results for the Division of Tasmania

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Australian division election results

The Division of Tasmania in Australia was created in 1901 and abolished in 1903.

Members

Member Party Term
  Sir Edward Braddon Free Trade 1901–1903
  Norman Cameron Free Trade 1901–1903
  Sir Philip Fysh Protectionist 1901–1903
  King O'Malley Independent Labour 1901–1903
  Labour
  Frederick Piesse Free Trade 1901–1902
  William Hartnoll Free Trade 1902–1903

Election results

For multi-member elections, elected candidates are listed in bold. Each Tasmanian elector at the 1901 election cast one vote.

Elections in the 1900s

1902 Tasmania by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade William Hartnoll 6,956 57.90 N/A
Labour James Whitelaw 2,525 21.02 N/A
Protectionist John McCall 2,051 17.07 N/A
Independent Charles Hall 482 4.01 N/A
Total formal votes 12,014 99.17 +2.04
Informal votes 101 0.83 −2.04
Turnout 12,115 30.47 −16.52
Free Trade hold Swing N/A

1901

1901 Australian federal election: Tasmania
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Sir Edward Braddon 4,720 26.2 +26.2
Independent Labour King O'Malley 3,940 21.9 +21.9
Free Trade Norman Cameron 2,092 11.6 +11.6
Free Trade Frederick Piesse 1,816 9.9 +9.9
Protectionist Sir Philip Fysh 1,794 9.9 +9.9
Free Trade William Hartnoll 1,430 7.9 +7.9
Protectionist James Whitelaw 1,167 6.5 +6.5
Protectionist Charles Fenton 942 5.2 +5.2
Independent David Blanshard 140 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 18,041 97.1
Informal votes 533 2.9
Turnout 18,575 47.0

References

  1. Commonwealth By-elections 1901–82. Canberra: Australian Electoral Commission. 1983.
  2. "1901 House of Representatives: Tasmania". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
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