Wilmot by-election, 1904

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

Wilmot by-election, 1904[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Free Trade Norman Cameron 2,368 52.03 −2.85
Protectionist John Cheek 2,183 47.97 +2.85
Total formal votes 4,551 96.75 −1.49
Informal votes 153 3.25 +1.49
Turnout 4,704 29.93 −9.16
Free Trade hold Swing −2.85

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