1904 Wilmot by-election

Australian federal by-election

1904 Wilmot by-election

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The Wilmot seat in the House of Representatives
Registered| 15,718
Turnout| 4,704 (29.93%)
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Candidate  | Norman Cameron | John Cheek
Party  | Free Trade | Protectionist
Popular vote  | 2,368 | 2,183
Percentage  | 52.03%  | 47.97%
Swing  | 2.85  | 2.85

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| MP before election

Edward Braddon
Free Trade

| Elected MP

Norman Cameron
Free Trade

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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

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1904 Wilmot by-election[2][3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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
Registered electors | 15,718  |  |
Turnout | 4,704  | 29.93  | −9.16
| Free Trade hold | Swing | −2.85 |

## See also

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* List of Australian federal by-elections

## References

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1. ^ Mr. Norman Cameron Returned, The Argus, 29 February 1904.
2. ^ "By-Elections 1903-1906". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
3. ^ Commonwealth By-elections 1901–82. Canberra: Australian Electoral Office. 1983.

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