ELECTIONS TO THE TASMANIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ==================================================================== ELECTIONS IN 1903 ==================================================================== BUCKINGHAM ==================================================================== Nominations 28 April 1903 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tetley GANT * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tetley Gant (1854-1928): Elected 1901 by, 1903 -------------------------------------------------------------------- President of the Legislative Council from 9 July 1907 -------------------------------------------------------------------- CAMBRIDGE ==================================================================== Nominations 28 April 1903 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles E DAVIES * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Ellis Davies (1847-1921): Elected 1897, 1903 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hobart Mercury, 29 April 1903 HOBART ==================================================================== Nominations 28 April, polling 5 May 1903 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 1,453 Total votes cast: 1,008 69.4 Informal votes: 5 00.5 Formal votes: 1,003 99.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- William CROSBY * 719 71.7 George Smith 284 28.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,003 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Crosby (1832-1910): Elected 1885 by, 1891, 1897, 1903 Crosby retired at the 1909 election. Died 23 February 1910 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MACQUARIE ==================================================================== Nominations 28 April 1903 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alfred PAGE * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alfred Page (1843-1911): Elected 1887 by, 1890, 1896, 1903 Page retired at the 1909 election. Died 3 November 1911 -------------------------------------------------------------------- PEMBROKE ==================================================================== Following the death of William W Perkins -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 7 February 1903 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- James MURDOCH Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Murdoch (1851-1925): Elected 1903 by Born: 4 July 1851, Hobart Career: Miller, farmer, fruit-grower, magistrate. Father of James Murdoch (junior) MLC, John Murdoch MLC, half-brother of Thomas Murdoch MLC. -------------------------------------------------------------------- RUSSELL ==================================================================== Nominations 28 April 1903 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon William MOORE Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Moore (1823-1914): Elected 1871, 1872, 1877, 1879, 1891, 1894, 1903 Moore retired at the 1909 election. Died 9 August 1914 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chief Secretary 12 July 1904 to 1 May 1906 Minister without office 1 May 1906 to 26 June 1907 -------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH ESK ==================================================================== Nominations April, polling 5 May 1903 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Dr John H McCall 241 46.9 Robert S SCOTT * 273 53.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 514 -------------------------------------------------------------------- McCall was MHA for Devon West 1888-93, 1901-09. He was Chief Secretary and Minister for Agriculture in the Propsting government at the time of this election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Steele Scott (1839-1924): Elected 1899 by, 1903 --------------------------------------------------------------------