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1925 Tasmanian state election

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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 4 5 4 Percentage 48.47% 29.02% 10.34% Swing 11.73 11.93 10.34
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 — 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.

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. Labor won the 1925 election in a landslide – Lyons' economic improvements and diplomacy with the Nationalists made him a popular Premier.

Results

Party		Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Labor	36,631	48.47	11.73	16	4
	Nationalist	21,932	29.02	11.93	7	5
	Liberal (Lee)	7,815	10.34	New	4	New
	Independents	6,585	8.71	1.70	3	2
	Independent Labor	2,604	3.45	2.14	0
Total		75,567	100.00	–	30	–
Valid votes		75,567	97.78
Invalid/blank votes		1,714	2.22	0.41
Total votes		77,281	100.00	–
Registered voters/turnout		114,901	67.26	4.16

Distribution of votes

Primary vote by division

Distribution of seats

See also

• Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1925–1928
• Candidates of the 1925 Tasmanian state election

References

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. ^ P. R. Hart, C. J. Lloyd, Lyons, Joseph Aloysius (1879 - 1939), Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 10, Melbourne University Press, 1986, pp 184-189.

External links

• Assembly Election Results, 1925, Parliament of Tasmania.
• Report on General Election, 1925, Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 8 December 1925.

• Elections in Tasmania
• 1925 elections in Australia
• 1920s in Tasmania
• June 1925 events