Division of Wilmot facts for kids

Wilmot Australian House of Representatives Division
Created	1903
Abolished	1984
Namesake	John Eardley-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

Member		Party	Term
	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.

Preceded by Yarra

Division represented by the Prime Minister 1931–1939 Joseph Lyons

Succeeded by Cowper