The Division of Tasmania in Australia was created in 1901 and abolished in 1903.
Members
edit| 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
editFor multi-member elections, elected candidates are listed in bold. Each Tasmanian elector at the 1901 election cast one vote.
Elections in the 1900s
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ Commonwealth By-elections 1901–82. Canberra: Australian Electoral Commission. 1983.
- ^ "1901 House of Representatives: Tasmania". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.