VICTORIA ==================================================================== LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 4 JUNE 1925 ==================================================================== Shows ministerial and parliamentary offices held by MLCs in the period from 4 June 1925 to 2 June 1928 Voting figures are taken from Colin Hughes and Don Aitkin, "Voting for the Australian state upper houses, 1890-1984," ANU Press 1986. Candidates' given names are taken from "The Argus." SUMMARY OF VOTES AND SEATS ========================================================================= Voters enrolled: 399,510 Total votes cast: 56,033 14.0 Informal votes: 847 01.5 Formal votes 55,186 98.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % 1922 1925 Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nationalist 28,708 52.0 -01.8 11 11 -02 22 -02 Country Party 12,976 23.5 +10.0 3 3 +02 6 +02 Labor Party 4,133 07.5 -17.5 3 3 6 Others 9,369 17.0 - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 55,186 17 17 34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Eight of 17 Provinces were contested. Turnout in contested provinces averaged 36.4%. 3. Labor contested four Provinces (three unopposed). 4. The Country Party contested seven Provinces (two unopposed). 5. The table shows members elected in 1922, for terms ending in 1928, and members elected at this election, for terms ending in 1931. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- VOTING BY PROVINCE ==================================================================== BENDIGO PROVINCE 10,959 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Herbert KECK * Nationalist Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Herbert Keck (1859-1937): Elected 1921 by, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Bendigo Province 1925-28 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Sternberg (1852-1928): Elected 1891 by, 1894, 1900, 1904, 1910, 1916, 1922 Died 13 January 1928 (no by-election held) -------------------------------------------------------------------- EAST YARRA PROVINCE 52,417 enrolled, 11,518 (22.0%) voted ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilbur S Anderson 4,352 38.1 Hon William EDGAR * Nationalist 7,058 61.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 108 (00.9%) informal 11,410 11.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anderson was a Progressive Liberal candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Haslem Edgar (1858-1948): Elected 1904, 1907. Defeated 1913. Elected 1917 by, 1919, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for East Yarra Province 1925-28 -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Kerr Merritt (1856-1943): Elected 1913 by, 1916, 1922 Merritt retired in 1928 Died 14 November 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- GIPPSLAND PROVINCE 17,248 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon George M DAVIS * Nationalist Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Martley Davis (1860-1938): Elected 1917 by, 1919, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Gippsland Province 1925-28 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin Robert McGregor (1859-1936): Elected 1922 by, 1922 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister without office to 20 May 1927 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MELBOURNE PROVINCE 22,844 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Henry I COHEN * Nationalist Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Isaac Cohen (1872-1942): Elected 1921 by, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Melbourne Province 1925-28 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Herbert Henry Smith (1871-1935): Elected 1921 by, 1922 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MELBOURNE EAST PROVINCE 22,379 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Daniel L McNAMARA * Labor Party Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel Laurence McNamara (1876-1947): Elected 1916. Disqualified 1916. Elected 1917 by, 1919, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Melbourne East Province 1925-28 -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Percy Jones (1872-1955): Elected 1910, 1916, 1922 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Commissioner of Public Works from 20 May 1927 Minister of Mines from 20 May 1927 Minister in charge of Immigration from 20 May 1927 Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works from 20 May 1927 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MELBOURNE NORTH PROVINCE 47,913 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- William J BECKETT * Labor Party Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- William James Beckett (1870-1965): Elected 1914 by, 1919, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister of Forests from 20 May 1927 Minister of Public Health from 20 May 1927 Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works from 20 May 1927 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Melbourne North Province 1925-28 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Esmond Laurence Kiernan (1881-1967): Elected 1919 by, 1922 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MELBOURNE SOUTH PROVINCE 29,634 enrolled, 9,988 (33.7%) voted ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murray I Jones Nationalist 2,046 21.1 Richard V Keane Labor Party 4,133 42.6 Hon Francis G Clarke * Nationalist 3,521 36.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 288 (02.9%) informal 9,700 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Clarke was MLC for Northern Province 1913-25. 2. Keane was MHR for Bendigo 1929-31 and a Senator for Victoria 1937-46. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Jones's 2,046 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Keane 407 19.9 4,540 46.8 CLARKE * 1,639 80.1 5,160 53.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 2,046 9,700 03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Grenville Clarke (1879-1955): Elected 1913, 1919, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- President of the Legislative Council Knighted 1926 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Melbourne South Province 1925-28 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Henry Payne (1862-1932): Elected 1901 by, 1904, 1910, 1916, 1922 Payne retired in 1928 Died 29 November 1932 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MELBOURNE WEST PROVINCE 31,429 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon James H DISNEY * Labor Party Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Herbert Disney (1864-1943): Elected 1916 by, 1919, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister without office from 20 May 1927 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Melbourne West Province 1925-28 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Henry Williams (1870-1938): Elected 1922 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NELSON PROVINCE 11,453 enrolled, 4,595 (40.1%) voted ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Edwin G BATH * Nationalist 2,779 60.7 William H Hedge Country Party 1,798 39.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 (00.4%) informal 4,577 10.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edwin George Bath (1873-1948): Elected 1922 by, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Nelson Province 1925-28 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Theodore Beggs (1859-1940): Elected 1910, 1916, 1922 Beggs retired in 1928 Died 2 April 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTHERN PROVINCE 15,520 enrolled, 6,293 (40.5%) voted ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- William H Day Country Party 1,614 26.4 George J Tuckett Country Party 2,226 36.4 Alfred E E Wallis Country Party 2,279 37.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 174 (02.7%) informal 6,119 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Day's 1,614 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- TUCKETT 949 58.8 3,175 51.9 Wallis 665 41.2 2,944 48.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1,614 6,199 01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Joseph Tuckett (1873-1963): Elected 1925 Born: 29 October 1873, near Dunnolly Career: Educated state school. Farmer at Nathalia. Numurkah Shire Council, President 1918. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Northern Province 1925-28 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Hartley Smith Abbott (1859-1940): Elected 1907. Defeated 1913. Elected 1922 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH-EASTERN PROVINCE 13,193 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Albert ZWAR * Country Party Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Albert Michael Zwar (1863-1935): Elected 1922 by, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for North-Eastern Province 1925-28 -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Richards Harris (1868-1946): Elected 1920 by, 1922 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister without office 2 July 1925 to 20 May 1927 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCE 20,575 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon George L GOUDIE * Country Party Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Louis Goudie (1866-1949): Elected 1919, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Commissioner of Public Works to 20 May 1927 Minister of Mines to 20 May 1927 Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works to 20 May 1927 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for North-Western Province 1925-28 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Paul Crockett (1864-1932): Elected 1919 by, 1922 Crockett retired in 1928 Died 25 July 1932 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister without office to 30 June 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTHERN PROVINCE 16,141 enrolled, 4,770 (29.5%) voted ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon W L Russell CLARKE * Nationalist 3,290 70.0 Randall R Green Country Party 1,413 30.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 67 (01.4%) informal 4,703 20.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Lionel Russell Clarke (1876-1954): Elected 1910 by, 1913, 1919, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Southern Province 1925-28 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Charles Angliss (1865-1957): Elected 1912 by, 1916, 1922 -------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH-EASTERN PROVINCE 42,095 enrolled ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Alfred E CHANDLER * Nationalist Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alfred Elliott Chandler (1873-1935): Elected 1919, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for South-Eastern Province 1925-28 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Tyner (1872-1954): Elected 1922 -------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH-WESTERN PROVINCE 21,203 enrolled, 7,144 (33.7%) voted ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Hancock Country Party 2,811 39.7 Howard HITCHCOCK Nationalist 4,275 60.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 58 (00.8%) informal 7,086 10.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Howard Hitchcock (1866-1932): Elected 1925 Born: 31 March 1866, Newtown Career: Educated state school. Draper, Geelong. President Geelong Chamber of Commerce. Geelong City Council, Mayor 1917. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for South-Western Province 1925-28 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Horace Frank Richardson (1854-1935): Elected 1912 by, 1916, 1922 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WELLINGTON PROVINCE 11,234 enrolled, 6,371 (56.7%) voted ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Alexander BELL * Nationalist 3,359 53.2 Robert J Cooke 2,954 47.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 58 (00.9%) informal 6,313 03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Bell (1851-1931): Elected 1917 by, 1919, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Wellington Province 1925-28 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick William Brawn (1857-1936): Elected 1907 by, 1910, 1916, 1922 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WESTERN PROVINCE 15,273 enrolled, 5,354 (35.1%) voted ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Laird Country Party 835 15.8 Hon Edward J White * Nationalist 2,380 45.1 William J Williamson 2,063 39.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 76 (01.4%) informal 5,278 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Williamson, See Western Province 1931 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Laird’s 835 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- WHITE * 384 46.0 2,764 52.4 Williamson 451 54.0 2,514 48.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 835 5,278 02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward James White (1869-1959): Elected 1907, 1913, 1919, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other member for Wellington Province 1925-28 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Marcus Saltau (1869-1945): Elected 1924 by -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTIONS 1925-28 ==================================================================== There were no Legislative Council by-elections in this period.