1925 Victorian Legislative Council election

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

Victorian Legislative Council election, 4 June 1925[1]
Legislative Council
<< 1922–1928 >>

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

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
 
BendigoNationalistHerbert Keck
East YarraNationalistWilliam EdgarWilbur Anderson (Prog Lib)
GippslandNationalistGeorge Davis
MelbourneNationalistHenry Cohen
Melbourne EastLaborDaniel McNamara
Melbourne NorthLaborWilliam Beckett
Melbourne SouthNationalistRichard KeaneMurray Jones
Frank Clarke*
Melbourne WestLaborArthur Disney
NelsonNationalistEdwin BathWilliam Hedge
NorthernNationalistWilliam Day
George Tuckett*
Alfred Wallis
North EasternCountryAlbert Zwar
North WesternCountryGeorge Goudie
SouthernNationalistRussell ClarkeRandall Green
South EasternNationalistAlfred Chandler
South WesternNationalistHoward HitchcockJohn Hancock
WellingtonNationalistAlexander BellRobert Cooke (Ind)
WesternNationalistEdward WhiteWilliam LairdWilliam Williamson (Ind)

See also

References
  1. Carr, Adam. "Victorian Legislative Council election of 4 June 1925". Psephos.
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