Division of Wilmot

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Wilmot
Australian House of Representatives Division
Created1903
Abolished1984
Namesake Sir John Eardley-Wilmot

The Division of Wilmot was an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Tasmania. It was located in central Tasmania, and was named after Sir John Eardley-Wilmot, the sixth Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania. At various times it included the towns of Deloraine, Beaconsfield, Devonport, Latrobe, and New Norfolk.

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The Division was proclaimed on 2 October 1903, when Tasmania was first divided into Divisions, and was first contested at the 1903 Federal election. At the electoral redistribution of 12 September 1984, it was abolished and replaced by the Division of Lyons, to jointly honour Joseph Lyons, the tenth Prime Minister of Australia, who held Wilmot at the federal level from 1929–1939 and at the state level from 1909 to 1929, and his wife Dame Enid Lyons, the first woman elected to the Australian House of Representatives in 1943 and subsequently the first female member of Cabinet (1949–51).

Members

ImageMemberPartyTermNotes
  Edward Braddon 1903.jpg Sir Edward Braddon
(1829–1904)
Free Trade 16 December 1903
2 February 1904
Previously held the Division of Tasmania. Died in office
  Portrait of Donald Norman Cameron - Swiss Studios (cropped).jpg Norman Cameron
(1851–1931)
Free Trade 26 February 1904
1906
Previously held the Division of Tasmania. Lost seat. Later elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly seat of Wilmot in 1912
  Anti-Socialist 1906 –
1906
  Independent Anti-Socialist 1906 –
12 December 1906
  Llewellyn Atkinson.jpg Llewellyn Atkinson
(1867–1945)
Anti-Socialist 12 December 1906
26 May 1909
Served as minister under Bruce. Lost seat. Later elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council in 1931
  Commonwealth Liberal 26 May 1909 –
17 February 1917
  Nationalist 17 February 1917 –
1922
  Country 1922 –
1928
  Nationalist 1928 –
12 October 1929
  Joseph Lyons.jpg Joseph Lyons
(1879–1939)
Labor 12 October 1929
March 1931
Previously held the Tasmanian House of Assembly seat of Wilmot. Served as minister under Scullin. Served as Opposition Leader from 1931 to 1932. Served as Prime Minister from 1932 to 1939. Died in office
  Independent March 1931
7 May 1931
  United Australia 7 May 1931 –
7 April 1939
  Lancelot Spurr.png Lancelot Spurr
(1897–1965)
Labor 27 May 1939
21 September 1940
Lost seat. Later elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly seat of Wilmot in 1941
  Allan Guy.jpg Allan Guy
(1890–1979)
United Australia 21 September 1940
21 February 1945
Previously held the Division of Bass. Served as Chief Government Whip in the House under Menzies and Fadden. Lost seat. Later elected to the Senate in 1949
  Liberal 21 February 1945 –
28 September 1946
  GilDuthie1962.jpg Gil Duthie
(1912–1998)
Labor 28 September 1946
13 December 1975
Lost seat
  No image.svg Max Burr
(1939–)
Liberal 13 December 1975
1 December 1984
Transferred to the Division of Lyons after Wilmot was abolished in 1984

Election results

Referendum and plebiscite results

1977 Australian referendum (Retirement of Judges) [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes33,38167.59
No16,00632.41
Valid votes49,38797.95
Invalid or blank votes1,0332.05
Total votes50,420100.00
Registered voters/turnout52,82595.45
1977 Australian referendum (Referendums) [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes28,16457.00
No21,24743.00
Valid votes49,41198.00
Invalid or blank votes1,0092.00
Total votes50,420100.00
Registered voters/turnout52,82595.45
1977 Australian referendum (Senate Casual Vacancies) [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No25,12750.5
Yes24,28649.15
Valid votes49,41398.00
Invalid or blank votes1,0072.00
Total votes50,420100.00
Registered voters/turnout52,82595.45
1977 Australian referendum (Simultaneous Elections) [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No34,21469.21
Yes15,22030.79
Valid votes49,43498.04
Invalid or blank votes9861.96
Total votes50,420100.00
Registered voters/turnout52,82595.45
1974 Australian referendum (Local Government Bodies) [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No24,15961.30
Yes17,78038.70
Valid votes45,93997.89
Invalid or blank votes9902.11
Total votes46,929100.00
Registered voters/turnout48,38496.99
1974 Australian referendum (Democratic Elections) [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No27,85860.56
Yes18,14139.44
Valid votes45,99998.02
Invalid or blank votes9301.98
Total votes46,929100.00
Registered voters/turnout48,38496.99
1974 Australian referendum (Mode of Altering the Constitution) [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No28,04960.95
Yes17,97239.05
Valid votes46,02198.07
Invalid or blank votes9081.93
Total votes46,929100.00
Registered voters/turnout48,38496.99
1974 Australian referendum (Simultaneous Elections) [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No27,52059.79
Yes18,50640.21
Valid votes46,02698.08
Invalid or blank votes9031.92
Total votes46,929100.00
Registered voters/turnout48,38496.99
1973 Australian referendum (Incomes) [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No31,96173.23
Yes11,68326.77
Valid votes43,64496.86
Invalid or blank votes1,4143.14
Total votes45,058100.00
Registered voters/turnout47,21895.43
1973 Australian referendum (Prices) [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No28,37064.67
Yes15,49935.33
Valid votes43,86997.36
Invalid or blank votes1,1892.64
Total votes45,058100.00
Registered voters/turnout47,21895.43
1967 Australian referendum (Aboriginals) [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes29,72886.76
No4,53513.24
Valid votes34,26397.55
Invalid or blank votes8622.45
Total votes35,125100.00
Registered voters/turnout36,60795.95
1967 Australian referendum (Parliament) [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No26,61777.75
Yes7,61922.25
Valid votes34,23697.47
Invalid or blank votes892.53
Total votes35,125100.00
Registered voters/turnout36,60795.95
1951 Australian Communist Party ban referendum [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No16,70051.91
Yes15,47248.09
Valid votes32,17298.30
Invalid or blank votes5581.70
Total votes32,730100.00
Registered voters/turnout34,20595.69
1948 Australian rents and prices referendum [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No16,73265.38
Yes8,86034.62
Valid votes25,59298.28
Invalid or blank votes4491.72
Total votes26,041100.00
Registered voters/turnout28,15792.48
1946 Australian referendum (Industrial Employment) [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No13,71860.35
Yes9,01239.65
Valid votes22,73087.83
Invalid or blank votes3,15012.17
Total votes25,880100.00
Registered voters/turnout27,36894.56
1946 Australian referendum (Marketing) [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No13,42457.36
Yes9,8042.64
Valid votes23,40490.43
Invalid or blank votes2,4769.57
Total votes25,880100.00
Registered voters/turnout27,36894.56
1946 Australian referendum (Social Services) [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No12,75753.26
Yes11,19646.74
Valid votes23,95392.55
Invalid or blank votes1,9277.45
Total votes25,880100.00
Registered voters/turnout27,36894.56
1944 Australian Post-War Reconstruction and Democratic Rights referendum [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No15,70064.37
Yes8,69235.63
Valid votes24,39298.43
Invalid or blank votes3901.57
Total votes24,782100.00
Registered voters/turnout25,74396.27
1937 Australian referendum (Marketing) [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No16,72378.53
Yes4,57221.47
Valid votes21,29590.04
Invalid or blank votes2,3559.96
Total votes23,650100.00
Registered voters/turnout25,33196.36
1937 Australian referendum (Aviation) [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No13,82662.47
Yes8,30537.53
Valid votes22,13193.58
Invalid or blank votes1,5196.42
Total votes23,650100.00
Registered voters/turnout25,33193.36
1928 Australian referendum (State Debts) [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes11,78067.16
No5,76032.84
Valid votes17,54088.49
Invalid or blank votes2,28211.51
Total votes19,822100.00
Registered voters/turnout21,35292.83
1926 Australian referendum (Essential Services) [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No8,83051.02
Yes8,47848.98
Valid votes17,30891.86
Invalid or blank votes1,5338.14
Total votes18,841100.00
Registered voters/turnout21,30088.46
1926 Australian referendum (Industry and Commerce) [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No10,02855.88
Yes7,91644.12
Valid votes17,94495.24
Invalid or blank votes8974.76
Total votes18,841100.00
Registered voters/turnout21,30088.46
1919 Australian referendum (Monopolies) [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No4,39463.51
Yes2,52536.49
Valid votes6,91973.37
Invalid or blank votes2,38525.63
Total votes9,304100.00
Registered voters/turnout17,90651.96
1919 Australian referendum (Legislative Powers) [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No5,10164.06
Yes2,86235.94
Valid votes7,96385.59
Invalid or blank votes1,34114.41
Total votes9,304100.00
Registered voters/turnout17,90651.96
1917 Australian conscription referendum [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes6,33353.82
No5,43546.18
Valid votes11,76897.73
Invalid or blank votes2732.27
Total votes12,041100.00
Registered voters/turnout18,25365.97
1916 Australian conscription referendum [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes9,16661.29
No5,79038.71
Valid votes14,95697.90
Invalid or blank votes3212.10
Total votes15,277100.00
Registered voters/turnout18,70181.69
1913 Australian referendum (Monopolies) [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No8,13166.83
Yes4,03533.17
Valid votes12,16689.18
Invalid or blank votes1,47610.82
Total votes13,642100.00
Registered voters/turnout18,71073.05
1913 Australian referendum (Trusts) [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No8,60466.72
Yes4,29133.28
Valid votes12,89594.52
Invalid or blank votes7475.48
Total votes13,642100.00
Registered voters/turnout18,71073.05
1913 Australian referendum (Railway Disputes) [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No8,65566.99
Yes4,26433.01
Valid votes12,91994.70
Invalid or blank votes7235.30
Total votes13,642100.00
Registered voters/turnout18,71073.05
1913 Australian referendum (Industrial Matters) [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No8,66766.89
Yes4,29133.11
Valid votes12,95894.99
Invalid or blank votes645.01
Total votes13,642100.00
Registered voters/turnout18,71073.05
1913 Australian referendum (Corporations) [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No8,67266.97
Yes4,27833.03
Valid votes12,95094.93
Invalid or blank votes6925.07
Total votes13,642100.00
Registered voters/turnout18,71073.05
1913 Australian referendum (Trade and Commerce) [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No8,60566.80
Yes4,27633.20
Valid votes12,88194.42
Invalid or blank votes7615.58
Total votes13,642100.00
Registered voters/turnout18,71073.05
1911 Australian referendum (Monopolies) [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No7,12469.04
Yes3,19530.96
Valid votes10,31998.66
Invalid or blank votes1401.34
Total votes10,459100.00
Registered voters/turnout18,30257.17
1911 Australian referendum (Trade and Commerce) [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No7,15469.23
Yes3,18030.77
Valid votes10,33498.80
Invalid or blank votes1261.20
Total votes10,460100.00
Registered voters/turnout18,30257.17
1910 Australian referendum (State Debts) [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes7,76583.49
No1,53616.51
Valid votes9,30193.51
Invalid or blank votes6466.49
Total votes9,947100.00
Registered voters/turnout17,82255.92
1910 Australian referendum (Surplus Revenue) [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes6,55070.29
No2,76829.71
Valid votes9,31893.53
Invalid or blank votes6456.47
Total votes9,963100.00
Registered voters/turnout17,82255.92
1906 Australian referendum (Senate elections) [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes6,19078.55
No1,69021.45
Valid votes7,88088.79
Invalid or blank votes99511.21
Total votes8,875100.00
Registered voters/turnout16,94453.62

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 "Data repository". Tally Room. Australian Electoral Commission . Retrieved 3 September 2023 via Ben Raue. To access divisional results, access the 'Australian Referendums 1906-2017' google drive link and then refer to 'Aus-Referendums-Division'

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