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1908 Richmond state by-election

The 1908 Richmond state by-election was held on 2 October 1908 to elect the member for Richmond in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, following the death of United Liberal Party (ULP) MP George Henry Bennett.[1]

1908 Richmond state by-election
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2 October 1908
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Electoral district of Richmond in the
Victorian Legislative Assembly
Registered5,091
Turnout63.8% (Decrease 5.0)
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Ted Cotter William Wishart
Party Labor United Liberal
Popular vote 2,046 1,195
Percentage 63.2% 36.8%
Swing Increase 63.2 Decrease 8.6[a]
MP before election

George Henry Bennett
United Liberal

 Elected MP

Ted Cotter
Labor

Labor candidate Ted Cotter won the seat with a swing of more than 36%, defeating ULP candidate William Wishart.[2] Cotter was re-elected two months later at the state election on 29 December 1908, and continued to be re-elected (including unopposed between 1917 and 1932) until he lost Labor preselection and retired in 1945.[3]

Key events

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Candidates

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Candidates are listed in the order they appeared on the ballot.[9]

Party Candidate Background
  Labor Ted Cotter Secretary of the Coopers' Union[10]
  United Liberal William Wishart Kew councillor, former mayor, and independent candidate for Richmond in 1907[11][12]

Results

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1908 Richmond state by-election[9][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ted Cotter 2,046 63.2 +36.4
United Liberal William Wishart 1,195 36.8 –8.6[a]
Total formal votes 3,241 99.8 +0.6
Informal votes 7 0.2 –0.6
Turnout 3,248 63.8 –5.0
Labor gain from United Liberal Swing

See also

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Notes

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  1. 1 2 At the 1907 election, ULP candidate George Henry Bennett received 45.4% of the vote, while William Wishart had 27.8% of the vote while contesting as an independent, making their combined vote 73.2% in 1907. If compared to Bennett in 1907, Wishart had a negative swing of 8.6%. If compared to his own 1907 result as an independent, Wishart had a positive swing of 9.0%. If compared to the combined ULP/independent total in 1907, Wishart had a negative swing of 36.4%.

References

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  1. ↑ "Richmond Election". Richmond Guardian. 19 September 1908. p. 2. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "Perambulator". Kilmore Free Press. 8 October 1908. p. 3. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "TWO SURPRISES IN PRE-SELECTIONS". Weekly Times. 10 October 1945. p. 7. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "POPULAR MEMBER PASSES". The Herald. 8 September 1908. p. 3. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "DEATH OF MR. BENNETT, M.L.A." The North Eastern Despatch. 10 September 1908. p. 2. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "The Richmond Election". The Herald. 14 September 1908. p. 3. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "THE NOMINATIONS". The Argus. 25 September 1908. p. 5. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "RICHMOND ELECTION". The Age. 18 September 1908. p. 5. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  9. 1 2 "THE TWENTY-FIRST PARLIAMENT ELECTED 15 MARCH 1907". Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive. Archived from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  10. ↑ "Cotter, Edmund (Edmond) John". Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 31 March 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
  11. ↑ "ADDRESS BY COUNCILLOR WISHART". The Argus. 24 September 1908. p. 6. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  12. ↑ "HOW THE ANTI-LABOR CANDIDATE 'ESPOUSES THE CAUSE OF THE TOILERS'". The Worker. 1 October 1908. p. 19. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  13. ↑ "GOVERNMENT CANDIDATE BADLY DEFEATED". The Age. 3 October 1908. p. 13. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
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