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1908 Richmond state by-election
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Electoral district of Richmond in the Victorian Legislative Assembly | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 5,091 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 63.8% ( 5.0) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
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- ^ "Richmond Election". Richmond Guardian. 19 September 1908. p. 2. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- ^ "Perambulator". Kilmore Free Press. 8 October 1908. p. 3. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- ^ "TWO SURPRISES IN PRE-SELECTIONS". Weekly Times. 10 October 1945. p. 7. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
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