ELECTIONS TO THE TASMANIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ==================================================================== ELECTIONS IN 1902 ==================================================================== LAUNCESTON ==================================================================== Following the vacation of the seat through non-attendance -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 26 November 1902 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- William HART Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Hart (1825-1904): Elected 1877, 1882. Resigned 1885. Elected 1885, 1894, 1900. Seat vacant 1902. Elected 1902 by Died 7 February 1904: See by-election -------------------------------------------------------------------- MERSEY ==================================================================== Following the resignation of John Henry -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 8 July, polling 18 July 1902 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 1,299 Total votes cast: 582 44.8 Informal votes: - Formal votes: 582 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles J Hall 197 33.8 William Innes 134 23.0 Hubert A NICHOLS 251 43.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 582 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hubert Allan Nichols (1864-1940): Elected 1902 by Born: 26 July 1864, Macquarie Plains Career: Farmer, journalist, estate agent. --------------------------------------------------------------------