Adam Carr's Election Archive
Commonwealth of Australia
Electoral Divisions of the House of Representatives
Division of Wilmot, Tasmania
The Division of Wilmot was created in 1903 and abolished in 1984, when it was renamed Lyons. It was named for Sir John Eardley-Wilmot (1783-1847), Lt-Governor of Van Diemens Land 1843-46.
REDISTRIBUTIONS
1903: Deloraine, Devonport, Kentish, Longford
1922: Deloraine, Evandale, Latrobe, Longford
1949: Beaconsfield, Deloraine, Latrobe, New Norfolk
1955: Beaconsfield, Deloraine, Latrobe, New Norfolk
1969: Beaconsfield, Kentish, Latrobe, New Norfolk
1977: Beaconsfield, Devonport, Latrobe, New Norfolk
TWO-PARTY MAJORITIES
1903: Free Trade 04.9 *
1904b: Free Trade 02.0 *
1906: Anti-Socialist 04.2
1910: Liberal 06.6
1913: Liberal 12.6
1914: Liberal 10.9
1917: Nationalist 14.2
1919: Nationalist 10.2
1922: Country Party 11.2
1925: Country Party 07.0
1928: Nationalist 04.6 **
1929: Labor 02.9
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1931: United Australia 22.1
1934: United Australia 09.4 ***
1937: United Australia 05.1
1939b: Labor 00.2
1940: United Australia 05.0
1943: United Australia 01.7
1946: Labor 01.7
1949: Labor 02.6
1951: Labor 03.1
1954: Labor 06.2
1955: Labor 06.1
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1958: Labor 10.7
1961: Labor 16.1
1963: Labor 11.1
1966: Labor 07.0
1969: Labor 07.1
1972: Labor 12.6
1974: Labor 02.7
1975: Liberal 05.3
1977: Liberal 05.8
1980: Liberal 00.1
1983: Liberal 05.1
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* Majority over Protectionist
** Majority over independent
*** Majority over Social Credit
ENROLMENTS
ELECTION RESULTS 1903-83
Click here to see full results for Wilmot at every election from 1903 to 1983.
MEMBERS FOR WILMOT
Rt Hon Sir Edward Braddon (FT) 1903-04
Hon Donald Cameron (FT, AS) 1904-06
Hon Llewellyn Atkinson (AS, Lib, Nat, CP,
Nat) 1906-29
Rt Hon Joseph Lyons (ALP, UAP) 1929-39
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Lancelot Spurr (ALP) 1939-40
Hon Allan Guy (UAP, Lib) 1940-46
Gil Duthie (ALP) 1946-75
Max Burr (Lib) 1975-84
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| Rt Hon Sir Edward Braddon (FT) 1903-04 |
Hon Donald Cameron (FT, AS) 1904-06 |
Hon Llewellyn Atkinson (AS, Lib, Nat, CP, Nat) 1906-29 |
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| Rt Hon Joseph Lyons (ALP, UAP) 1929-39 |
Lancelot Spurr (ALP) 1939-40 |
Hon Allan Guy (UAP, Lib) 1940-46 |
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| Gil Duthie (ALP) 1946-75 |
Max Burr (Lib) 1975-84 |
BOUNDARIES
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