1925 Fitzroy state by-election
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A by-election for the seat of Fitzroy in the Victorian Legislative Assembly was held on Wednesday 4 February 1925. The by-election was triggered by the death of Labor member John Billson on 23 December 1924.
The candidates were Maurice Blackburn for the Labor Party, and independent Joseph Alfred Boell, a councillor in the Fitzroy Council and three-time mayor of Fitzroy.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2029552 |title=FITZROY BY-ELECTION. |newspaper=The Argus |location=Melbourne |date=22 January 1925 |accessdate=3 July 2011 |page=13 |via=National Library of Australia}} Blackburn had held the seat of Essendon in the assembly from 1914 to 1917, having won the by-election triggered by the resignation of the Nationalist Premier William Watt. Labor retained the seat with Blackburn winning by a large majority.
Results
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{{Election box candidate AU party|
|party = Labor VIC
|candidate = Maurice Blackburn
|votes = 4,339
|percentage = 60.7
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{{Election box candidate AU party|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Joseph Boell
|votes = 2,809
|percentage = 39.3
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{{Election box formal
|votes = 7,148
|percentage = 98.7
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{{Election box informal
|votes = 92
|percentage = 1.3
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 7,240
|percentage = 57.4
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{{Election box hold AU party
|winner = Labor VIC
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