The
1925 Tasmanian state election
The 1925 Tasmanian state election was held on Wednesday, 3 June 1925 in the Australian state of Tasmania to elect 30 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The election used the Hare-Clark proportional representation system — six members ...
was held on 3 June 1925. Since the last election, the
Nationalist Party had split, with some supporting former leader
Sir Walter Lee
Sir Walter Lee or Walter Attelee (c. 1350–1395), of Albury, Hertfordshire, was an English politician.
Life
Lee was born in either 1348 or 1353. He was the son and heir of Sir John Lee of Albury, who died in 1370, and was the stewart of the hous ...
's "Liberal" grouping. The
Tasmanian branch of the
Country Party had also ceased to exist, with its members scattering to the Nationalists, Liberals or independents.
Retiring Members
Nationalist
These members were elected in 1922 as members of the Nationalist or Country parties; their designation for 1925 (Nationalist, Liberal or Independent) is not clear.
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Richard Franks MHA (
Darwin)
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Alexander Hean MHA (
Franklin
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* Franklin, Tasmania, a township
* Division of Franklin, federal electoral d ...
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House of Assembly
Sitting members are shown in bold text. Tickets that elected at least one MHA are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are indicated by an asterisk (*).
Bass
Six seats were up for election. The
Labor Party was defending three seats. The
Nationalist Party was defending three seats, although one sitting member ran as a Liberal and another as an independent. Independent Labor MHA
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was defending one seat.
Darwin
Six seats were up for election. The
Labor Party was defending three seats. The
Nationalist Party was defending three seats, two of which had been won by the
Country Party at the last election.
Denison
Six seats were up for election. The
Labor Party was defending three seats. The
Nationalist Party was defending three seats.
Franklin
Franklin may refer to:
People
* Franklin (given name)
* Franklin (surname)
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* Franklin, Tasmania, a township
* Division of Franklin, federal electoral d ...
Six seats were up for election. The
Labor Party was defending two seats. The
Nationalist Party was defending three seats, although Nationalist MHA
Peter Murdoch was running as an independent.
Country Party MHA
John Piggott was also running as an independent.
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Six seats were up for election. The
Labor Party was defending two seats. The
Nationalist Party was defending four seats, two of which had been held by the
Country Party.
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Labor
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Nationalist
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Liberal
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Independent
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Joseph Lyons
Joseph Aloysius Lyons (15 September 1879 – 7 April 1939) was an Australian politician who served as the List of prime ministers of Australia by time in office, 10th Prime Minister of Australia, in office from 1932 until his death in 1939. He ...
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Michael O'Keefe
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Herbert Osborne
John Palamountain
Will Reece
William Shoobridge*
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Albert Bendall
Percy Best
Percival Clarence Best (21 March 1873 – 14 April 1943) was an Australian politician. Born in Westbury, Tasmania, he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly for Wilmot in 1928, representing the Nationalist Party. Defeated in 1931, he ...
Ernest Blyth
Neil Campbell*
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Sir Walter Lee
Sir Walter Lee or Walter Attelee (c. 1350–1395), of Albury, Hertfordshire, was an English politician.
Life
Lee was born in either 1348 or 1353. He was the son and heir of Sir John Lee of Albury, who died in 1370, and was the stewart of the hous ...
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John Peters
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Norman Cameron*
John Newman
See also
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Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1922–1925
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Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1925–1928
This is a list of members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly between the 3 June 1925 election and the 30 May 1928 election. The Liberal grouping was a minor party which had split from the Nationalists.
Notes
: Labor MHA for Darwin, James ...
References
Tasmanian Parliamentary Library
Candidates for Tasmanian state elections