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.
Labor candidate Ted Cotter won the seat with a swing of more than 36%, defeating ULP candidate William Wishart. 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.