1925 Victorian Legislative Council election
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{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}}
Elections were held in the Australian state of 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=
{{Australian elections/Title row
| title = Victorian Legislative Council election, 4 June 1925{{cite web|url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/1925council.txt|title=Victorian Legislative Council election of 4 June 1925|work=Psephos|last=Carr|first=Adam}}
| house = Legislative Council
| series = Victorian Legislative Council election
| back = 1922
| forward = 1928
| staggered = yes
| enrolled = 399,510
| total_votes = 56,033
| turnout % = 14.0
| turnout chg = +0.7
| informal = 847
| informal % = 1.5
| informal chg = −0.4
}}
{{Australian elections/Party summary|
|party_id = Nationalist
|votes = 28,708
|votes % = 52.0
|votes chg = −1.8
|seats = 11
|seats held = 22
}}
{{Australian elections/Party summary|
|party_id = Country VIC
|votes = 12,976
|votes % = 23.5
|votes chg = +10.0
|seats = 3
|seats held = 6
}}
{{Australian elections/Party summary|
|party_id = Labor VIC
|votes = 4,133
|votes % = 7.5
|votes chg = −17.5
|seats = 3
|seats held = 6
}}
{{Australian elections/Party summary|
|party_id = Others
|votes = 9,369
|votes % = 17.0
|votes chg = +9.3
|seats = 0
|seats held = 0
}}
{{Australian elections/Total row |
|total_votes = 55,186
|total_seats = 17
|total_held = 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.
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| Province
! Held by ! Labor candidates ! Nationalist candidates ! Country candidates ! Other candidates | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor="#cccccc"
| | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | {{Australian party style|Nationalist}}| | {{Australian party style|Nationals}}| | {{Australian party style|Independent}}| | |
| Bendigo | Nationalist | {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|Herbert Keck | |||
| East Yarra | Nationalist | {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|William Edgar | Wilbur Anderson (Prog Lib) | ||
| Gippsland | Nationalist | {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|George Davis | |||
| Melbourne | Nationalist | {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|Henry Cohen | |||
| Melbourne East | Labor | {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|Daniel McNamara | |||
| Melbourne North | Labor | {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|William Beckett | |||
| Melbourne South | Nationalist | Richard Keane | {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|Murray Jones Frank Clarke* | ||
| Melbourne West | Labor | {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|Arthur Disney | |||
| Nelson | Nationalist | {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|Edwin Bath | William Hedge | ||
| Northern | Nationalist | {{Australian party shading/Nationals}}|William Day George Tuckett* Alfred Wallis | |||
| North Eastern | Country | {{Australian party shading/Nationals}}|Albert Zwar | |||
| North Western | Country | {{Australian party shading/Nationals}}|George Goudie | |||
| Southern | Nationalist | {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|Russell Clarke | Randall Green | ||
| South Eastern | Nationalist | {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|Alfred Chandler | |||
| South Western | Nationalist | {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|Howard Hitchcock | John Hancock | ||
| Wellington | Nationalist | {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|Alexander Bell | Robert Cooke (Ind) | ||
| Western | Nationalist | {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|Edward White | William Laird | William Williamson (Ind) |
See also
References
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{{Victorian elections}}
Category:1925 elections in Australia
Category:Elections in Victoria (state)