1908 Richmond state by-election

none January 2025 January 2025 1908 Richmond state by-election Victoria parliamentary no 1907 Victorian state election 1907 2 October 1908 1908 Victorian state election Dec. 1908 5,091 63.8% ( 5.0) Electoral district of Richmond in theVictorian Legislative Assembly Ted Cotter.png 145 120 160 0 10 Ted Cotter Victorian Labor Party 2,046 63.2% 63.2 William Wishart.png 300 120 160 20 125 William Wishart united liberal united liberal 1,195 36.8% 8.6"wishart" MP George Henry Bennett United Liberal Ted Cotter Victorian Labor Party 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.Richmond Election https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/257209948 Richmond Guardian 18 January 2025 2 19 September 1908 Labor candidate Ted Cotter won the seat with a swing of more than 36%, defeating ULP candidate William Wishart.Perambulator https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/58091186 Kilmore Free Press 18 January 2025 3 8 October 1908 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.TWO SURPRISES IN PRE-SELECTIONS https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/226560017 Weekly Times 17 January 2025 7 10 October 1945 Key events 8 September 1908 – George Henry Bennett diesPOPULAR MEMBER PASSES https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/242912542 The Herald 17 January 2025 3 8 September 1908DEATH OF MR. BENNETT, M.L.A. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/268537589 The North Eastern Despatch 18 January 2025 2 10 September 1908 15 September 1908 – Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative AssemblyThe Richmond Election https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/242910726 The Herald 18 January 2025 3 14 September 1908 24 September 1908 – Candidate nominations closeTHE NOMINATIONS https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10174064 The Argus 18 January 2025 5 25 September 1908 2 October 1908 – Polling day 6 October 1908 – Return of writRICHMOND ELECTION https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/202181138 The Age 18 January 2025 5 18 September 1908 Candidates Candidates are listed in the order they appeared on the ballot. Party Candidate Background   labor vic Ted Cotter Secretary of the Coopers' UnionCotter, Edmund (Edmond) John http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/re-member/bioregfull.cfm?mid=984 Parliament of Victoria https://web.archive.org/web/20110331180135/http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/re-member/bioregfull.cfm?mid=984 31 March 2011 31 March 2011   united liberal William Wishart Kew councillor, former mayor, and independent candidate for Richmond in 1907ADDRESS BY COUNCILLOR WISHART https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10165109 The Argus 18 January 2025 6 24 September 1908HOW THE ANTI-LABOR CANDIDATE 'ESPOUSES THE CAUSE OF THE TOILERS' https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/145756611 The Worker 18 January 2025 19 1 October 1908 Results [[1908 Richmond state by-election|1908 Richmond state by-election]]THE TWENTY-FIRST PARLIAMENT ELECTED 15 MARCH 1907 http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/1907assembly.txt Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive 18 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20231104135544/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/1907assembly.txt 4 November 2023GOVERNMENT CANDIDATE BADLY DEFEATED https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/202179565 The Age 18 January 2025 13 3 October 1908 labor vic Ted Cotter 2,046 63.2 +36.4 united liberal William Wishart 1,195 36.8 –8.6"wishart" 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%. 3,241 99.8 +0.6 7 0.2 –0.6 3,248 63.8 –5.0 labor vic united liberal See also Electoral results for the district of Richmond (Victoria) List of Victorian state by-elections Notes References Richmond Category:Victorian state by-elections Category:October 1908