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{| class="toccolours" align="right" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="margin: .4em;" width="300"
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}}
|-
{{Infobox election
| colspan=5 align=center | [[Image:Flag of Tasmania.svg|50px]]
| election_name = 1925 Tasmanian state election
|- bgcolor="#ccccff"
| country = Tasmania
| colspan="5" align="center" | '''House of Assembly election, 1925'''
| type = parliamentary
|- style="font-size: 90%;"
| ongoing = no
! align="left" width="40%" | Party
| previous_election = 1922 Tasmanian state election
! align="right" colspan="2" | Vote %
| previous_year = 1922
! align="right" colspan="2" | Seats
| next_election = 1928 Tasmanian state election
|- bgcolor="#eeeeff"
| next_year = 1928
| [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]
| seats_for_election = All 30 seats to the [[Tasmanian House of Assembly|House of Assembly]]
| align="right" style="font-size: 150%;color: #600;" | 48.5
| election_date = 3 June 1925
| align="right" style="font-size: 90%;color: #600;" | ↑11.8
| align="right" style="font-size: 150%;color: #600;" | 16
| align="right" style="font-size: 90%;color: #600;" | ↑4
|-
| [[Nationalist Party of Australia|Nationalist]]
| width="20%" align="right" style="font-size: 150%;color: #006;" | 29.0
| width="10%" align="right" style="font-size: 90%;color: #006;" | ↓11.9
| width="20%" align="right" style="font-size: 150%;color: #006;" | 7
| width="10%" align="right" style="font-size: 90%;color: #006;" | ↓5
|- bgcolor="#eeeeff"
| Liberal (Lee)
| align="right" style="font-size: 150%;color: #600;" | 10.3
| align="right" style="font-size: 90%;color: #600;" | ↑10.3
| align="right" style="font-size: 150%;color: #600;" | 4
| align="right" style="font-size: 90%;color: #600;" | ↑4
|-
| [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| align="right" style="font-size: 150%;color: #600;" | 12.1
| align="right" style="font-size: 90%;color: #600;" | ↑3.8
| align="right" style="font-size: 150%;color: #600;" | 3
| align="right" style="font-size: 90%;color: #600;" | ↑2
|- bgcolor="#800"
| colspan="5" align="center" style="font-size: 150%;color: #FFF;" | '''Labor win'''
|}
A '''general election''' for the [[Tasmanian House of Assembly|House of Assembly]] was held in the [[Australia]]n [[States and territories of Australia|state]] of [[Tasmania]] on 3 June 1925 (a Wednesday).


<!-- Labor -->
==Background==
| image1 = [[File:Joseph Lyons.jpg|112px]]
The ambiguous result of the [[Tasmanian state election, 1922|1922 election]] had seen a coalition form between the Nationalist and Country parties, and [[John Hayes (Australian politician)|John Hayes]] was appointed [[Premier of Tasmania]]. Hayes and his ministry did not last a full term, however &ndash; Tasmania had borrowed heavily during [[World War I]], and was in a poor financial state. Calls for Hayes to resign began in mid-1923, and he did so after a meeting of dissident MHAs undermined his support. James Corcoran Newton was briefly elected Nationalist leader, but after he failed to achieve the required support, Hayes organised for [[Walter Lee (Australian politician)|Walter Lee]] to be voted leader, and he became the next Premier, as Hayes was appointed to the [[Australian Senate]].<ref>Scott Bennett, [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090244b.htm Hayes, John Blyth (1868 - 1956)], ''[[Australian Dictionary of Biography]]'', Volume 9, Melbourne University Press, 1983, pp 239-240.</ref>
| leader1 = [[Joseph Lyons]]
| leader_since1 = November 1916
| party1 = Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch)
| leaders_seat1 = [[Division of Wilmot (state)|Wilmot]]
| last_election1 = 12 seats
| seats1 = 16 seats
| seat_change1 = {{increase}}4
| percentage1 = 48.47%
| swing1 = {{increase}}11.73


<!-- Nationalist -->
Walter Lee's ministry was also short-lived. In October 1923, a small group of Nationalists revolted against him, and pledged support for [[Joseph Lyons]] and the opposition Labor Party. Lyons was sworn in as Premier, and was incumbent by the time of the 1925 election.<ref name="adb-lyons">P. R. Hart, C. J. Lloyd, [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100181b.htm Lyons, Joseph Aloysius (1879 - 1939)], ''[[Australian Dictionary of Biography]]'', Volume 10, Melbourne University Press, 1986, pp 184-189.</ref>
| image2 = [[File:Edward Hobbs.jpg|97px]]
| leader2 = [[Edward Hobbs]]
| leader_since2 = October 1924
| party2 = Nationalist Party (Australia)
| leaders_seat2 = [[Division of Darwin (state)|Darwin]]
| last_election2 = 12 seats
| seats2 = 7 seats
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}5
| percentage2 = 29.02%
| swing2 = {{decrease}}11.93

<!-- Liberal -->
| image3 = [[File:Sir Walter Lee.jpg|112px]]
| leader3 = [[Walter Lee (Australian politician)|Walter Lee]]
| leader_since3 = October 1923
| party3 = Walter Lee (Australian politician)
| leaders_seat3 = [[Division of Wilmot (state)|Wilmot]]
| last_election3 = 0 seats
| seats3 = 4 seats
| seat_change3 = {{increase}}4
| percentage3 = 10.34%
| swing3 = {{increase}}10.34

| map_image = 1925 Tasmanian state election.svg
| map_size = 350px
| map_caption = Results of the election

| title = [[Premier of Tasmania|Premier]]
| before_election = [[Joseph Lyons]]
| before_party = Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch)
| after_election = [[Joseph Lyons]]
| after_party = Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch)
}}

The '''1925 Tasmanian state election''' was held on Wednesday, 3 June 1925 in the [[States and territories of Australia|Australian state]] of [[Tasmania]] to elect 30 members of the [[Tasmanian House of Assembly]]. The election used the [[Single transferable vote|Hare-Clark]] [[proportional representation]] system<ref>[http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/tpl/Backg/HAElections.htm House of Assembly Elections], [[Parliament of Tasmania]].</ref> — six members were elected from each of five electorates.

The ambiguous result of the [[1922 Tasmanian state election|1922 election]] saw the formation of a coalition government of the Nationalist and Country parties, with [[John Hayes (Tasmanian politician)|John Hayes]] as [[Premier of Tasmania]]. Hayes and his ministry lasted only until August 1923. Tasmania had borrowed heavily during [[World War I]], and was in a poor financial state. Calls for Hayes to resign began in mid-1923, and he did so after a meeting of dissident MHAs undermined his support. [[James Newton (Tasmanian politician)|James Newton]] was elected Nationalist leader, but failed to achieve the required support. [[Walter Lee (Australian politician)|Walter Lee]] was voted leader, and became the next Premier in October 1923; and Hayes was appointed to the [[Australian Senate]].<ref>Scott Bennett, [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090244b.htm Hayes, John Blyth (1868 - 1956)], ''[[Australian Dictionary of Biography]]'', Volume 9, Melbourne University Press, 1983, pp 239-240.</ref>

Lee's ministry lasted only 10 weeks and in October 1923, a small group of Nationalists revolted against Lee, and pledged support for [[Joseph Lyons]] and the opposition Labor Party. Lyons was sworn in as Premier, and was the incumbent Premier at the 1925 election.<ref name="adb-lyons">P. R. Hart, C. J. Lloyd, [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100181b.htm Lyons, Joseph Aloysius (1879 - 1939)], ''[[Australian Dictionary of Biography]]'', Volume 10, Melbourne University Press, 1986, pp 184-189.</ref> Labor won the 1925 election in a landslide &ndash; Lyons' economic improvements and diplomacy with the Nationalists made him a popular Premier.<ref name="adb-lyons" />


==Results==
==Results==
{{see also|Results of the Tasmanian state election, 1925}}

{{Election results
|image=[[File:1925 TAS House of Assembly.svg]]
|electorate=114901
|invalid=1714
|turnoutsw={{increase}} 4.16
|invalidsw={{decrease}} 0.41

|colour1=#f00011
|party1=[[Tasmanian Labor Party|Labor]]
|votes1=36631
|sw1={{increase}} 11.73
|seats1=16
|sc1={{increase}} 4

|party2=[[Nationalist Party (Australia)|Nationalist]]
|votes2=21932
|sw2={{decrease}} 11.93
|seats2=7
|sc2={{decrease}} 5

|colour3=#00008B
|party3=[[Walter Lee (Australian politician)|Liberal (Lee)]]
|votes3=7815
|sw3=New
|seats3=4
|sc3=New

|party4=[[Independent politician|Independents]]
|votes4=6585
|sw4={{increase}} 1.70
|seats4=3
|sc4={{increase}} 2


|colour5=#ed6e6e
{{Australian elections/Title row
|party5=[[Independent Labor (Australia)|Independent Labor]]
| title = Tasmanian state election, 3 June 1925
|votes5=2604
| house = [[Tasmanian House of Assembly|House of Assembly]]
|sw5={{increase}} 2.14
| series = Tasmanian state election
|seats5=0
| back = 1922
|sc5={{steady}}
| forward = 1928
| enrolled = 114,901
| total_votes = 77,281
| turnout % = 67.26%
| turnout chg = +4.16%
| informal = 1,714
| informal % = 2.22%
| informal chg = -0.41%
}}
}}

{{Australian elections/Party summary|
{{bar box|title=Popular vote|titlebar=#ddd|width=600px|barwidth=410px|bars=
|government = yes
{{bar percent|Labor|{{party color|Australian Labor Party}}|48.47}}
|party_id = Labor
{{bar percent|Nationalist|#6495ED|29.02}}
|votes = 36,631
{{bar percent|Liberal|{{party color|Liberal Party of Australia}}|10.34}}
|votes % = 48.47%
{{bar percent|Independents|{{party color|Independent}}|12.16}}
|votes chg = +11.73%
|seats = 16
|seats chg = + 4
}}
}}

{{Australian elections/Party summary|
{{bar box|title=Seats|titlebar=#ddd|width=600px|barwidth=410px|bars=
|party_id = Nationalist
{{bar percent|Labor|{{party color|Australian Labor Party}}|53.33}}
|votes = 21,932
{{bar percent|Nationalist|#6495ED|23.33}}
|votes % = 29.02%
{{bar percent|Liberal|{{party color|Liberal Party of Australia}}|13.33}}
|votes chg = –11.93%
{{bar percent|Independents|{{party color|Independent}}|10.00}}
|seats = 7
|seats chg = – 5
}}
{{Australian elections/Party summary|
|party_id = Liberal
|party = Liberal ([[Walter Lee (Australian politician)|Lee]])
|votes = 7,815
|votes % = 10.34%
|votes chg = +10.34%
|seats = 4
|seats chg = + 4
}}
{{Australian elections/Party summary|
|party_id = National Labor
|party = Independent Labor
|votes = 2,604
|votes % = 3.45%
|votes chg = +2.14%
|seats = 0
|seats chg = ± 0
}}
{{Australian elections/Party summary|
|party_id = Independent
|votes = 6,585
|votes % = 8.71%
|votes chg = +1.70%
|seats = 3
|seats chg = + 2
}}
{{Australian elections/Party summary|
|party_id = Other
|party = Others
|votes =
|votes % =
|votes chg = –13.98%
|seats = 0
|seats chg = – 5
}}
{{Australian elections/Total row |
|total_votes = 75,567
|total_seats = 30
}}
}}

==Distribution of votes==
===Primary vote by division===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc;"
!
! Bass
! Darwin
! Denison
! Franklin
! Wilmot
|-
|| [[Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch)|Labor Party]] || 44.0% || 51.5% || 49.4% || 50.9% || 46.1%
|-
|| [[Nationalist Party of Australia|Nationalist]] || 15.2% || 35.6% || 40.1% || 25.6% || 26.7%
|-
|| Liberal ([[Walter Lee (Australian politician)|Lee]]) || 29.0% || 13.0% || – || – || 10.6%
|-
|| Other || 11.8% || – || 10.5% || 23.5% || 16.6%
|}
|}


==Distribution of Seats==
===Distribution of seats===
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{| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="border:1px solid #aaa; border-collapse:collapse"
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! '''Electorate'''
! Electorate
! colspan=7| '''Seats won'''
! colspan=7| Seats won
|-
|-
|| [[Division of Bass (state)|Bass]]
|| [[Division of Bass (state)|Bass]]
| width=20 {{Australian politics/party colours/Labor}} | &nbsp;
| width=20 {{Australian party style|Labor}} | &nbsp;
| width=20 {{Australian politics/party colours/Labor}} | &nbsp;
| width=20 {{Australian party style|Labor}} | &nbsp;
| width=20 {{Australian politics/party colours/Labor}} | &nbsp;
| width=20 {{Australian party style|Labor}} | &nbsp;
| width=20 {{Australian politics/party colours/Nationalist}} | &nbsp;
| width=20 {{Australian party style|Nationalist}} | &nbsp;
| width=20 {{Australian politics/party colours/Liberal}} | &nbsp;
| width=20 {{Australian party style|Liberal}} | &nbsp;
| width=20 {{Australian politics/party colours/Liberal}} | &nbsp;
| width=20 {{Australian party style|Liberal}} | &nbsp;
|-
|-
|| [[Division of Darwin|Darwin]]
|| [[Division of Darwin (state)|Darwin]]
| {{Australian politics/party colours/Labor}} | &nbsp;
| {{Australian party style|Labor}} | &nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/party colours/Labor}} | &nbsp;
| {{Australian party style|Labor}} | &nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/party colours/Labor}} | &nbsp;
| {{Australian party style|Labor}} | &nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/party colours/Nationalist}} | &nbsp;
| {{Australian party style|Nationalist}} | &nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/party colours/Nationalist}} | &nbsp;
| {{Australian party style|Nationalist}} | &nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/party colours/Liberal}} | &nbsp;
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}} | &nbsp;
|-
|-
|| [[Division of Denison (state)|Denison]]
|| [[Division of Denison (state)|Denison]]
| {{Australian politics/party colours/Labor}} | &nbsp;
| {{Australian party style|Labor}} | &nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/party colours/Labor}} | &nbsp;
| {{Australian party style|Labor}} | &nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/party colours/Labor}} | &nbsp;
| {{Australian party style|Labor}} | &nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/party colours/Labor}} | &nbsp;
| {{Australian party style|Labor}} | &nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/party colours/Nationalist}} | &nbsp;
| {{Australian party style|Nationalist}} | &nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/party colours/Nationalist}} | &nbsp;
| {{Australian party style|Nationalist}} | &nbsp;
|-
|-
|| [[Division of Franklin (state)|Franklin]]
|| [[Division of Franklin (state)|Franklin]]
| {{Australian politics/party colours/Labor}} | &nbsp;
| {{Australian party style|Labor}} | &nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/party colours/Labor}} | &nbsp;
| {{Australian party style|Labor}} | &nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/party colours/Labor}} | &nbsp;
| {{Australian party style|Labor}} | &nbsp;
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | &nbsp;
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | &nbsp;
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | &nbsp;
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | &nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/party colours/Nationalist}} | &nbsp;
| {{Australian party style|Nationalist}} | &nbsp;
|-
|-
|| [[Division of Wilmot|Wilmot]]
|| [[Division of Wilmot (state)|Wilmot]]
| {{Australian politics/party colours/Labor}} | &nbsp;
| {{Australian party style|Labor}} | &nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/party colours/Labor}} | &nbsp;
| {{Australian party style|Labor}} | &nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/party colours/Labor}} | &nbsp;
| {{Australian party style|Labor}} | &nbsp;
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | &nbsp;
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | &nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/party colours/Nationalist}} | &nbsp;
| {{Australian party style|Nationalist}} | &nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/party colours/Liberal}} | &nbsp;
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}} | &nbsp;
|-
|-
|}
|}
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{| style="margin-top:1em"
{| border=0
|-
|-
| width=20 {{Australian politics/party colours/Labor}} | &nbsp;
| width=20 {{Australian party style|Labor}} | &nbsp;
| Australian Labor Party
| Labor
|-
|-
| {{Australian politics/party colours/Nationalist}} | &nbsp;
| {{Australian party style|Nationalist}} | &nbsp;
| Nationalist Party
| Nationalist
|-
|-
| {{Australian politics/party colours/Liberal}} | &nbsp;
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}} | &nbsp;
| Liberal Party
| Liberal (Lee)
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | &nbsp;
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | &nbsp;
| Independent
| Independent
|}
|}
{{col-end}}


==Aftermath==
==See also==
* [[Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1925–1928]]
Labor won the election in a landslide &ndash; Lyons' economic improvements and diplomacy with the Nationalists made him a popular Premier.<ref name="adb-lyons" />
* [[Candidates of the 1925 Tasmanian state election]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/tpl/Elections/e1925.htm Assembly Election Results, 1925], [[Parliament of Tasmania]].
*[http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/tpl/Elections/e1925.htm Assembly Election Results, 1925], [[Parliament of Tasmania]].
*[http://www.electoral.tas.gov.au/pages/ElectoralInformation/Election%20Reports/1925.pdf Report on General Election, 1925], Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 8 December 1925.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080720183655/http://www.electoral.tas.gov.au/pages/ElectoralInformation/Election%20Reports/1925.pdf Report on General Election, 1925], Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 8 December 1925.


{{Tasmanian elections}}
{{Tasmanian elections}}


[[Category:Elections in Tasmania]]
[[Category:Elections in Tasmania]]
[[Category:1925 elections]]
[[Category:1925 elections in Australia]]
[[Category:1925 in Australia]]
[[Category:1920s in Tasmania]]
[[Category:June 1925 events]]

Latest revision as of 00:58, 7 April 2024

1925 Tasmanian state election
← 1922 3 June 1925 1928 →
All 30 seats to the House of Assembly
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Joseph Lyons Edward Hobbs Walter Lee
Party Labor Nationalist Liberal (Lee)
Leader since November 1916 October 1924 October 1923
Leader's seat Wilmot Darwin Wilmot
Last election 12 seats 12 seats 0 seats
Seats won 16 seats 7 seats 4 seats
Seat change Increase4 Decrease5 Increase4
Percentage 48.47% 29.02% 10.34%
Swing Increase11.73 Decrease11.93 Increase10.34
Results of the election
Premier before election

Joseph Lyons
Labor

Elected Premier

Joseph Lyons
Labor

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[1] — six members were elected from each of five electorates.

The ambiguous result of the 1922 election saw the formation of a coalition government of the Nationalist and Country parties, with John Hayes as Premier of Tasmania. Hayes and his ministry lasted only until August 1923. Tasmania had borrowed heavily during World War I, and was in a poor financial state. Calls for Hayes to resign began in mid-1923, and he did so after a meeting of dissident MHAs undermined his support. James Newton was elected Nationalist leader, but failed to achieve the required support. Walter Lee was voted leader, and became the next Premier in October 1923; and Hayes was appointed to the Australian Senate.[2]

Lee's ministry lasted only 10 weeks and in October 1923, a small group of Nationalists revolted against Lee, and pledged support for Joseph Lyons and the opposition Labor Party. Lyons was sworn in as Premier, and was the incumbent Premier at the 1925 election.[3] Labor won the 1925 election in a landslide – Lyons' economic improvements and diplomacy with the Nationalists made him a popular Premier.[3]

Results

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See also: Results of the Tasmanian state election, 1925
PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Labor36,63148.47Increase 11.7316Increase 4
Nationalist21,93229.02Decrease 11.937Decrease 5
Liberal (Lee)7,81510.34New4New
Independents6,5858.71Increase 1.703Increase 2
Independent Labor2,6043.45Increase 2.140Steady
Total75,567100.00–30–
Valid votes75,56797.78
Invalid/blank votes1,7142.22Decrease 0.41
Total votes77,281100.00–
Registered voters/turnout114,90167.26Increase 4.16
Popular vote
Labor
 
 48.47%
Nationalist
 
 29.02%
Liberal
 
 10.34%
Independents
 
 12.16%
Seats
Labor
 
 53.33%
Nationalist
 
 23.33%
Liberal
 
 13.33%
Independents
 
 10.00%

Distribution of votes

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Primary vote by division

[edit]
Bass Darwin Denison Franklin Wilmot
Labor Party 44.0% 51.5% 49.4% 50.9% 46.1%
Nationalist 15.2% 35.6% 40.1% 25.6% 26.7%
Liberal (Lee) 29.0% 13.0% – – 10.6%
Other 11.8% – 10.5% 23.5% 16.6%

Distribution of seats

[edit]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ House of Assembly Elections, Parliament of Tasmania.
  2. ^ Scott Bennett, Hayes, John Blyth (1868 - 1956), Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 9, Melbourne University Press, 1983, pp 239-240.
  3. ^ a b P. R. Hart, C. J. Lloyd, Lyons, Joseph Aloysius (1879 - 1939), Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 10, Melbourne University Press, 1986, pp 184-189.
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