Electoral results for the Division of Tasmania

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Tasmania in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until its abolition in 1903.

Members
MemberPartyTerm
  Sir Edward Braddon Free Trade 1901–1903
  Norman Cameron Free Trade 1901–1903
  Sir Philip Fysh Protectionist 1901–1903
  King O'Malley Protectionist 1901–1901
  Labour 1901–1903
  Frederick Piesse Free Trade 1901–1902
  William Hartnoll Free Trade 1902–1903

Election results

For multi-member elections, elected candidates are in bold. Each Tasmanian elector at the 1901 election cast one vote.

Elections in the 1900s
1902 Tasmania by-election[1]
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
Protectionist 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 SwingN/A

1901
1901 Australian federal election: Tasmania
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Sir Edward Braddon 4,720 26.2 +26.2
Protectionist 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
  1. Commonwealth By-elections 1901–82. Canberra: Australian Electoral Commission. 1983.
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