Results of the 1925 Tasmanian state election
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Tasmanian state election, 3 June 1925[1] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enrolled voters | 114,901 | |||||
| Votes cast | 77,281 | Turnout | 67.26% | +4.16% | ||
| Informal votes | 1,714 | Informal | 2.22% | -0.41% | ||
| Summary of votes by party | ||||||
| Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
| Labor | 36,631 | 48.47% | +11.73% | 16 | + 4 | |
| Nationalist | 21,932 | 29.02% | –11.93% | 7 | – 5 | |
| Liberal (Lee) | 7,815 | 10.34% | +10.34% | 4 | + 4 | |
| Independent Labor TAS | 2,604 | 3.45% | +2.14% | 0 | ± 0 | |
| Independent | 6,585 | 8.71% | +1.70% | 3 | + 2 | |
| Others | –13.98% | 0 | – 5 | |||
| Total | 75,567 | 30 | ||||
This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1925 Tasmanian election.
Results by division
[edit]Bass
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quota | 2,133 | ||||
| Labor | Allan Guy (elected 1) | 3,206 | 21.5 | +7.7 | |
| Labor | George Becker (elected 2) | 1,665 | 11.2 | −1.8 | |
| Labor | Victor Shaw (elected 5) | 1,269 | 8.5 | +3.2 | |
| Labor | Harold Holmes | 428 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
| Liberal | Claude James (elected 3) | 2,008 | 13.4 | +13.4 | |
| Liberal | James Newton (elected 4) | 1,286 | 8.6 | −3.0 | |
| Liberal | Leslie Procter | 633 | 4.2 | +4.2 | |
| Liberal | Robert Coplestone | 202 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
| Liberal | William Rose | 159 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
| Liberal | Luke Bryant | 42 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
| Nationalist | Henry Thomson (elected 6) | 1,032 | 6.9 | −1.2 | |
| Nationalist | Robert Murphy | 597 | 4.0 | −2.1 | |
| Nationalist | George Pullen | 289 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
| Nationalist | George Shields | 286 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
| Nationalist | James Sullivan | 61 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
| Independent Labor | Jens Jensen | 1,319 | 8.8 | +0.5 | |
| Independent | Alexander Marshall | 448 | 3.0 | −5.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 14,930 | 98.2 | +0.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 277 | 1.8 | −0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 15,207 | 68.0 | +6.7 | ||
| Party total votes | |||||
| Labor | 6,568 | 44.0 | +4.5 | ||
| Liberal | 4,330 | 29.0 | +29.0 | ||
| Nationalist | 2,265 | 15.2 | −30.9 | ||
| Independent Labor | Jens Jensen | 1,319 | 8.8 | +0.5 | |
| Independent | Alexander Marshall | 448 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
Darwin
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quota | 2,261 | ||||
| Labor | James Belton (elected 1) | 2,790 | 17.6 | +6.9 | |
| Labor | Philip Kelly (elected 2) | 2,585 | 16.3 | +9.4 | |
| Labor | James Hurst (elected 4) | 1,354 | 8.6 | +1.3 | |
| Labor | Henry Lane | 780 | 4.9 | +4.9 | |
| Labor | Eliza Burnell | 348 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
| Labor | William Treanor | 291 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
| Nationalist | Frank Marriott (elected 3) | 1,856 | 11.7 | +2.7 | |
| Nationalist | Henry McFie (elected 6) | 1,367 | 8.6 | +8.6 | |
| Nationalist | Hubert Nichols | 1,059 | 6.7 | +6.7 | |
| Nationalist | Herbert Vertigan | 565 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
| Nationalist | Harold Ireland | 396 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
| Nationalist | David Jones | 383 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
| Liberal | Edward Hobbs (elected 5) | 1,366 | 8.6 | 0.0 | |
| Liberal | James Charleston | 684 | 4.3 | +4.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 15,824 | 97.5 | +0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 408 | 2.5 | −0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 16,232 | 70.5 | +7.5 | ||
| Party total votes | |||||
| Labor | 8,148 | 51.5 | +8.0 | ||
| Nationalist | 5,626 | 35.6 | +7.0 | ||
| Liberal | 2,050 | 13.0 | +13.0 | ||
Denison
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quota | 2,381 | ||||
| Labor | Charles Culley (elected 2) | 1,835 | 11.0 | +2.0 | |
| Labor | Robert Cosgrove (elected 3) | 1,612 | 9.7 | +2.1 | |
| Labor | Walter Woods (elected 4) | 1,490 | 8.9 | +8.9 | |
| Labor | John Cleary (elected 6) | 1,208 | 7.3 | −6.4 | |
| Labor | Enid Lyons | 998 | 6.0 | +6.0 | |
| Labor | Eric Ogilvie | 922 | 5.5 | +5.5 | |
| Labor | Charles Metz | 167 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
| Nationalist | John Soundy (elected 1) | 1,989 | 11.9 | +11.9 | |
| Nationalist | Charles Grant | 1,524 | 9.1 | +0.3 | |
| Nationalist | John McPhee (elected 5) | 1,436 | 8.6 | −5.4 | |
| Nationalist | Leslie Payne | 994 | 6.0 | +3.3 | |
| Nationalist | Frederick Wilson | 276 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
| Nationalist | William Jarvis | 258 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
| Nationalist | William Hammond | 205 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
| Independent Labor | Gerald Mahoney | 1,285 | 7.7 | +7.7 | |
| Independent | Edith Waterworth | 462 | 2.8 | −3.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 16,661 | 97.9 | +0.5 | ||
| Informal votes | 360 | 2.1 | −0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 17,021 | 69.0 | +2.8 | ||
| Party total votes | |||||
| Labor | 8,232 | 49.4 | +9.7 | ||
| Nationalist | 6,682 | 40.1 | −12.3 | ||
| Independent Labor | Gerald Mahoney | 1,285 | 7.7 | +7.7 | |
| Independent | Edith Waterworth | 462 | 2.8 | −3.7 | |
Franklin
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quota | 2,096 | ||||
| Labor | Albert Ogilvie (elected 1) | 4,130 | 28.2 | +14.6 | |
| Labor | William Sheridan (elected 3) | 992 | 6.8 | +6.8 | |
| Labor | Benjamin Watkins (elected 4) | 760 | 5.2 | +1.1 | |
| Labor | Samuel Lyden | 574 | 3.9 | +3.9 | |
| Labor | John Lewis | 514 | 3.5 | +3.5 | |
| Labor | Douglas Thompson | 247 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
| Labor | Winston Triffitt | 244 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
| Nationalist | John Evans (elected 2) | 2,187 | 14.9 | +3.3 | |
| Nationalist | George Cummins | 1,270 | 8.7 | +0.6 | |
| Nationalist | Richard Johnson | 297 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
| Independent | Peter Murdoch (elected 5) | 1,277 | 8.7 | +1.6 | |
| Independent | John Piggott (elected 6) | 1,100 | 7.5 | −1.4 | |
| Independent | Benjamin Pearsall | 1,076 | 7.3 | +1.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 14,668 | 97.7 | +0.6 | ||
| Informal votes | 338 | 2.3 | −0.6 | ||
| Turnout | 15,006 | 63.9 | +3.0 | ||
| Party total votes | |||||
| Labor | 7,461 | 50.9 | +18.7 | ||
| Nationalist | 3,754 | 25.6 | −12.5 | ||
| Independent | Peter Murdoch | 1,277 | 8.7 | +8.7 | |
| Independent | John Piggott | 1,100 | 7.5 | +7.5 | |
| Independent | Benjamin Pearsall | 1,076 | 7.3 | +7.3 | |
Wilmot
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quota | 1,927 | ||||
| Labor | Joseph Lyons (elected 1) | 4,125 | 30.6 | +12.9 | |
| Labor | Michael O'Keefe (elected 2) | 1,037 | 7.7 | −0.1 | |
| Labor | Herbert Osborne | 328 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
| Labor | William Shoobridge (elected 5) | 283 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
| Labor | Will Reece | 252 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
| Labor | John Palamountain | 197 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
| Nationalist | Neil Campbell (elected 3) | 1,499 | 11.1 | +3.4 | |
| Nationalist | Percy Best | 828 | 6.1 | +6.1 | |
| Nationalist | Albert Bendall | 700 | 5.2 | +5.2 | |
| Nationalist | Ernest Blyth | 578 | 4.3 | +4.3 | |
| Independent | Norman Cameron (elected 4) | 1,511 | 11.2 | +2.8 | |
| Liberal | Walter Lee (elected 6) | 1,325 | 9.8 | −2.6 | |
| Liberal | John Peters | 110 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
| Independent | John Newman | 711 | 5.3 | +5.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 13,484 | 97.6 | +0.8 | ||
| Informal votes | 331 | 2.4 | −0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 13,815 | 64.6 | +1.1 | ||
| Party total votes | |||||
| Labor | 6,222 | 46.1 | +18.7 | ||
| Nationalist | 3,605 | 26.7 | −11.6 | ||
| Independent | Norman Cameron | 1,511 | 11.2 | +2.8 | |
| Liberal | 1,435 | 10.6 | +10.6 | ||
| Independent | John Newman | 711 | 5.3 | +5.3 | |
See also
[edit]- 1925 Tasmanian state election
- Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1925–1928
- Candidates of the 1925 Tasmanian state election
References
[edit]- ^ "Assembly Elections, 1925". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 27 September 2015.