Division of Wilmot

The Division of Wilmot was an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Tasmania. It was located in central Tasmania. At various times it included the towns of Deloraine,  Beaconsfield, Devonport, Latrobe and New Norfolk.

The Division was named after Sir John Eardley-Wilmot, the sixth Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania. It was set up for the 1903 election. The division was abolished in 1984, and new boundaries were created. Much of the area is now included in the Division of Lyons.

Members
MemberPartyTerm  Sir Edward Braddon Free Trade 1903–1904 Norman Cameron Free Trade 1904–1906  Independent 1906–1906 Llewellyn Atkinson Anti-Socialist 1906–1909  Commonwealth Liberal 1909–1917  Nationalist 1917–1921  Country 1921–1928  Nationalist 1928–1929 Joseph Lyons Labor 1929–1931  United Australia 1931–1939  Lancelot Spurr Labor 1939–1940  Allan Guy United Australia 1940–1946  Gil Duthie Labor 1946–1975  Max Burr Liberal 1975–1984

The most famous member was Joseph Lyons, a Premier of Tasmania, who later became the 10th Prime Minister of Australia. Lyons died while still in office, and a by-election was held for the Division in 1939.

Wilmot
Category:1903 establishments in Australia
Category:1984 disestablishments in Australia