Philip: not a JP, added senate election results

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not a JP, added senate election results

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	=== Council activities ===		=== Council activities ===
			Renwick was instrumental in introducing an unimproved rating system for the city, a matter that was the subject of much discussion and debate both before and after its introduction.<ref name="WHRenwickObituaryArgus" />

	=== 1913 Victorian Senate election ===		=== 1913 Victorian Senate election ===
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	Renwick repeatedly quoted British prime minister [[wikipedia:William Ewart Gladstone\|William Ewart Gladstone]] as having said that "protectionism is a fraud" at many of his speeches.<ref>Riverine Herald. ''Senate Election - Mr W. H. Renwick's Address - 'Protecionism is a Fraud'''. 10 April 1913. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/115191763, accessed: 18 November 2016</ref> He also expressed support for the [[wikipedia:White Australia Policy\|White Australia Policy]] and [[wikipedia:Preferential voting\|preferential voting]].<ref>The Age. ''The Senate - Mr Renwick's candidature''. 5 May 1913. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/199439444, accessed: 18 November 2016</ref>		Renwick repeatedly quoted British prime minister [[wikipedia:William Ewart Gladstone\|William Ewart Gladstone]] as having said that "protectionism is a fraud" at many of his speeches.<ref>Riverine Herald. ''Senate Election - Mr W. H. Renwick's Address - 'Protecionism is a Fraud'''. 10 April 1913. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/115191763, accessed: 18 November 2016</ref> He also expressed support for the [[wikipedia:White Australia Policy\|White Australia Policy]] and [[wikipedia:Preferential voting\|preferential voting]].<ref>The Age. ''The Senate - Mr Renwick's candidature''. 5 May 1913. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/199439444, accessed: 18 November 2016</ref>

			He received only 1.4 percent of the total vote, polling 25,528 out of 1,796,895 votes cast in what proved to be one of the [[wikipedia:Australian federal election, 1913\|closest elections in Australian history]], heralding many years of turmoil in federal politics.<ref>The Age. ''The Senate Poll - Declaration Speeches''. 28 June 1913. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/199445301, accessed: 18 November 2016</ref>

	=== Retirement ===		=== Retirement ===

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-Councillor for Centre Ward at [[City of Camberwell]]. Renwick Street in Glen Iris is named for him.
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Councillor for Centre Ward at [[City of Camberwell]]. Renwick Street in Glen Iris is named for him.

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William Henry Renwick - Revision history

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