1925 Victorian Legislative Council election
Elections were held in the
Victoria on Saturday 4 June 1925 to elect 17 of the 34 members of the state's Legislative Council. MLC were elected using preferential voting
.
Results
Legislative Council
Victorian Legislative Council election, 4 June 1925[1] | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | 399,510 | |||||
Votes cast | 56,033 | Turnout | 14.0 | +0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 847 | Informal | 1.5 | −0.4 | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats won |
Seats held | |
Nationalist | 28,708 | 52.0 | −1.8 | 11 | 22 | |
Country | 12,976 | 23.5 | +10.0 | 3 | 6 | |
Labor | 4,133 | 7.5 | −17.5 | 3 | 6 | |
Other | 9,369 | 17.0 | +9.3 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 55,186 | 17 | 34 |
Retiring Members
Nationalist
- Austin Austin MLC (South Western)
- Sir Arthur Robinson MLC (Melbourne South)
Candidates
Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.
Province | Held by | Labor candidates
|
Nationalist candidates
|
Country candidates
|
Other candidates |
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Bendigo | Nationalist |
Herbert Keck | |||
East Yarra | Nationalist |
William Edgar | Wilbur Anderson (Prog Lib) | ||
Gippsland | Nationalist |
George Davis | |||
Melbourne | Nationalist |
Henry Cohen | |||
Melbourne East | Labor |
Daniel McNamara | |||
Melbourne North | Labor |
William Beckett | |||
Melbourne South | Nationalist |
Richard Keane | Murray Jones Frank Clarke * |
||
Melbourne West | Labor |
Arthur Disney | |||
Nelson | Nationalist |
Edwin Bath | William Hedge | ||
Northern | Nationalist |
William Day George Tuckett* Alfred Wallis |
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North Eastern | Country |
Albert Zwar | |||
North Western | Country |
George Goudie | |||
Southern | Nationalist |
Russell Clarke | Randall Green | ||
South Eastern |
Nationalist |
Alfred Chandler | |||
South Western | Nationalist |
Howard Hitchcock | John Hancock | ||
Wellington | Nationalist |
Alexander Bell | Robert Cooke (Ind) | ||
Western | Nationalist |
Edward White | William Laird | William Williamson (Ind) |
See also
References
- ^ Carr, Adam. "Victorian Legislative Council election of 4 June 1925". Psephos.