COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 14 NOVEMBER 1925 ==================================================================== Parties -------------------------------------------------------------------- * ALP - Australian Labor Party * CP - Country Party * Nat - Nationalist Party VOTING BY CONSTITUENCY ==================================================================== VICTORIA ==================================================================== BALACLAVA, Vic 54,048 enrolled, 51,491 (95.3%) voted ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Alma, Caulfield, Elsternwick, St Kilda -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 majority: none (Nationalist unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- John McKellar ALP 15,379 30.3 Rt Hon William WATT * Nat 35,458 69.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 654 (01.3%) informal 50,837 19.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Alexander Watt (1871-1946): Elected 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925 Speaker of the House of Representatives to 12 January 1926 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BALLAARAT, Vic 39,491 enrolled, 37,609 (95.2%) voted ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Ballarat, Creswick, Daylesford, Warrenheip -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 01.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles McGRATH * ALP 19,121 51.3 (+00.9) Thomas Ryan Nat 18,147 48.7 (+12.9) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 341 (00.9%) informal 37,268 01.3 00.4 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Charles McGrath (1873-1934): Elected 1913, 1914, 1917. Defeated 1919. Elected 1920 By, 1922, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BATMAN, Vic 59,971 enrolled, 55,684 (92.9%) voted ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Alphington, Fitzroy North, Northcote, Preston -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 03.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank BRENNAN * ALP 32,427 59.0 (+08.0) Samuel Dennis Nat 22,513 41.0 (+18.1) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 744 (01.4%) informal 54,940 09.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Dennis, see Batman 1931. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Brennan (1880-1950): Elected 1911 By, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BENDIGO, Vic 40,250 enrolled, 38,061 (94.6%) voted ==================================================================== Central Victoria: Bendigo, Castlemaine, Eaglehawk, Kyneton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Geoffry HURRY * Nat 20,154 53.5 (+21.9) Thomas Jude ALP 17,507 46.5 (+03.4) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 400 (01.1%) informal 37,661 03.5 01.8 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Geoffry Hurry (1868-1951): Elected 1922, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BOURKE, Vic 55,370 enrolled, 52,427 (94.7%) voted ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Blyth, Brunswick, Carlton North, Coburg -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 20.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank ANSTEY * ALP 32,325 62.5 (-07.6) Edward Price Nat 19,399 37.5 (+07.6) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 703 (01.3%) informal 51,724 12.5 07.6 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Anstey (1865-1940): Elected 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Assistant Leader of the Australian Labor Party to 3 March 1927 -------------------------------------------------------------------- CORANGAMITE, Vic 42,689 enrolled, 39,356 (92.2%) voted ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Ararat, Camperdown, Colac, Stawell -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon William GIBSON * CP 21,557 55.5 (+27.0) William Nicol ALP 17,297 44.5 (+00.0) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 502 (01.3%) informal 38,854 05.5 01.6 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Gerand Gibson (1869-1955): Elected 1918 By, 1919, 1922, 1925 Postmaster-General Deputy Leader of the Country Party from 1927 -------------------------------------------------------------------- CORIO, Vic 47,726 enrolled, 44,229 (92.7%) voted ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Geelong, Newtown, Sunshine, Werribee -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- John LISTER * Nat 24,775 56.7 (+05.9) Peter Randles ALP 18,915 43.3 (-05.9) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 539 (01.2%) informal 43,690 06.7 05.9 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Henry Lister (1875-1935): Elected 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ECHUCA, Vic 42,107 enrolled, 39,348 (93.4%) voted ==================================================================== Northern Victoria: Echuca, Kyabram, Rochester, Shepparton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 20.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon William HILL * CP 25,321 65.3 (-05.0) Patrick O'Hanlon ALP 13,451 34.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 576 (01.5%) informal 38,772 15.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Caldwell Hill (1866-1939): Elected 1919 By, 1919, 1922, 1925 Minister for Works and Railways -------------------------------------------------------------------- FAWKNER, Vic 47,885 enrolled, 44,380 (92.7%) voted ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Armadale, Malvern, Prahran, South Yarra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 08.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alfred Foster ALP 17,809 40.6 (-00.8) George MAXWELL * Nat 26,028 59.4 (+07.2) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 543 (01.2%) informal 43,837 09.4 01.4 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Arnot Maxwell (1859-1935): Elected 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- FLINDERS, Vic 57,566 enrolled, 53,789 (93.4%) voted ==================================================================== South-east of Melbourne: Box Hill, Dandenong, Ferntree Gully, Frankston -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Beardsworth ALP 19,748 37.3 Rt Hon Stanley BRUCE * Nat 33,173 62.7 (+07.1) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 868 (01.6%) informal 52,921 12.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stanley Melbourne Bruce (1883-1967): Elected 1918 By, 1919, 1922, 1925 Prime Minister Minister for External Affairs Minister for Health 2 April 1927 to 24 February 1928 Minister for Trade and Customs from 8 May 1928 Leader of the Nationalist Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- GIPPSLAND, Vic 45,263 enrolled, 42,508 (93.9%) voted ==================================================================== Eastern Victoria: Maffra, Sale, Trafalgar, Warragul -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 majority: Country Party over Nationalist 12.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Bermingham ALP 13,417 32.5 (+05.1) Thomas Paterson * CP 18,423 44.6 (+05.2) Hon George Wise 9,428 22.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,240 (02.9%) informal 41,268 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wise was member for Gippsland 1906-13 and 1914-22. He was an independent Nationalist candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Wise's 9,428 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bermingham 1,796 (19.0) 15,213 36.9 PATERSON * 7,632 (81.0) 26,055 63.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 9,428 41,268 13.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Paterson (1882-1952): Elected 1922, 1925 Minister for Markets and Migration 18 June 1926 to 19 January 1928 Minister for Markets from 19 January 1928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- HENTY, Vic 64,723 enrolled, 61,234 (94.6%) voted ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Brighton, Gardiner, Oakleigh, Sandringham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 majority: Nationalist over Nationalist 05.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry GULLETT Nat 31,077 51.5 Donald Mackinnon 11,318 18.8 Edward Stewart ALP 17,930 29.7 (+09.9) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 909 (01.5%) informal 60,325 10.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Mackinnon was Vic MLA for Prahran 1900-20. He was an independent Nationalist candidate. 2. The Nationalist vote of 51.5% was a decline of 28.7% from the 80.2% polled by four Nationalist candidates in 1922. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Somer Gullett (1878-1940): Elected 1925 Born: 26 March 1878, Herston, Victoria. Career: Educated state schools. Journalist, Sydney and Britain. War correspondent. Military Service 1916-19. Attended Versailles Peace Conference. Director, Australian War Memorial. Journalist and author. Father of Henry Baynton Somer Gullett MP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- INDI, NSW 40,398 enrolled, 37,864 (93.7%) voted ==================================================================== North-east Victoria: Benalla, Croydon, Wangaratta, Warburton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 13.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Black ALP 16,153 43.3 (+08.3) Robert COOK * CP 21,161 56.7 (+17.4) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 550 (01.5%) informal 37,314 06.7 06.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Cook (1868-1930): Elected 1919, 1922, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cook retired (involuntarily) in 1928. For the circumstances of this, see Indi 1928. Died 21 May 1930 -------------------------------------------------------------------- KOOYONG, Vic 58,598 enrolled, 55,363 (94.5%) voted ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Auburn, Camberwell, Canterbury, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 majority: Liberal over Nationalist 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lionel Batten ALP 17,664 32.3 (+13.5) John LATHAM * Nat 36,954 67.7 (+20.3) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 745 (01.3%) informal 54,618 17.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Greig Latham (1877-1964): Elected 1922, 1925 Attorney-General from 18 December 1925 Deputy Leader of the Nationalist Party from 18 December 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Latham stood as a Nationalist having been elected as a Liberal in 1922. -------------------------------------------------------------------- MARIBYRNONG, Vic 51,897 enrolled, 48,600 (93.6%) voted ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Ascot Vale, Essendon, Footscray, Moonee Ponds -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 13.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- James FENTON * ALP 28,621 59.5 (-03.7) Thomas White Nat 19,483 40.5 (+03.7) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 496 (01.0%) informal 48,104 09.5 03.7 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- For White, see Balaclava 1929. -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Edward Fenton (1864-1950): Elected 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MELBOURNE, Vic 46,556 enrolled, 40,610 (87.2%) voted ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Carlton South, Melbourne East, Melbourne West, Newmarket -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 27.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Hendry Nat 13,082 33.0 (+10.2) Dr William MALONEY * ALP 26,607 67.0 (-10.2) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 921 (02.3%) informal 39,689 17.0 10.2 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Robert Nuttal Maloney (1854-1940): Elected 1904 By, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MELBOURNE PORTS, Vic 49,313 enrolled, 44,243 (89.7%) voted ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Albert Park, Port Melbourne, South Melbourne, Williamstown -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 23.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- James MATHEWS * ALP 29,416 67.7 (-05.4) Francis Wilcher Nat 14,035 32.3 (+05.4) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 792 (01.8%) informal 43,451 17.7 05.4 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Matthews (1863-1934): Elected 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WANNON, Vic 41,960 enrolled, 39,923 (95.1%) voted ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Casterton, Hamilton, Horsham, Warrnambool -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Anderson CP 5,995 15.3 (-09.9) John McNeill * ALP 16,610 42.3 (+01.2) Hon Arthur Rodgers Nat 16,678 42.5 (+08.8) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 640 (01.6%) informal 39,283 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rodgers was member for Wannon 1913-22. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Anderson's 5,995 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McNeill * 1,455 (24.3) 18,065 46.0 RODGERS 4,540 (75.7) 21,218 54.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 5,995 39,283 04.0 04.8 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- > John McNeill (1868-1943): Elected 1922. Defeated 1925 Later career: See Wannon 1929. > Arthur Stanislaus Rodgers (1875-1936): Elected 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919. Defeated 1922. Elected 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WIMMERA, Vic 48,561 enrolled, 42,594 (87.7%) voted ==================================================================== North-west Victoria: Kerang, Mildura, Ouyen, Swan Hill -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 majority: Country Party over Independent 21.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lucas de Garis 9,154 22.2 Hon Percy STEWART * 32,128 77.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,312 (03.1%) informal 41,282 27.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stewart was a Country Progressive candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Percy Gerald Stewart (1885-1931): Elected 1919, 1922, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- YARRA, Vic 46,858 enrolled, 43,025 (91.8%) voted ==================================================================== Inner Melbourne: Abbotsford, Collingwood, Fitzroy South, Richmond -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 28.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- James SCULLIN * ALP 31,451 74.8 (-03.2) Marcus Towler Nat 10,610 25.2 (+03.2) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 964 (02.2%) informal 42,061 24.8 03.2 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Henry Scullin (1876-1953): Elected 1910. Defeated 1913. Elected 1922 By, 1922, 1925 Deputy Leader of the Opposition 3 March 1927 to 26 April 1928 Leader of the Opposition from 26 April 1928 Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party 3 March 1927 to 26 April 1928 Leader of the Australian Labor Party from 26 April 1928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Scullin was elected Leader of the ALP following the retirement of Charlton. --------------------------------------------------------------------