1925 Brisbane City Council election
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The 1925 Brisbane City Council election was held on 21 February to elect the Lord Mayor and councillors for each of the 20 wards of the City of Brisbane.[1][2] The election was the first for the City of Brisbane, which had been created from the amalgamation of 20 local governments the previous year.
Results
[edit]Lord Mayor
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United | William Jolly | 68,644 | 58.69 | ||
| Labor | John Keogh | 48,325 | 41.31 | ||
| Total formal votes | 116,969 | 95.99 | |||
| Informal votes | 4,882 | 4.01 | |||
| Turnout | 121,851 | ||||
| United win | (new seat) | ||||
Wards
[edit]| Ward[1] | Party | Councillor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | Labor | J. P. Teefey | |
| Bulimba | United | A. Harrison | |
| Buranda | Labor | A. Laurie | |
| Enoggera | United | E. Lanham | |
| Fortitude Valley | Labor | J. P. Keogh | |
| Ithaca | United | W. R. Warmington | |
| Kelvin Grove | Labor | J. Tait | |
| Kurilpa | United | E. Barstow | |
| Logan | United | J. Soden | |
| Maree | Labor | A. Elliott | |
| Merthyr | United | J. T. MacMinn[3] | |
| Nundah | United | F. W. Bradbury | |
| Oxley | United | F. A. Stimpson | |
| Paddington | Labor | John Fihelly | |
| Sandgate | United | W. F. Schulz | |
| South Brisbane | United | R. W. H. Long | |
| Toombul | United | C. W. Campbell | |
| Toowong | United | Archibald Watson | |
| Windsor | United | T. Prentice | |
| Wynnum | United | Bill Dart | |
Candidates
[edit]| Ward | Labor candidate | United candidate | Other candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lord Mayor | John Keogh[4] | William Jolly[4] | |
| Brisbane | J. P. Teefey[3][4] | W. J. Foster[3] | |
| Bulimba | S. Nickson[3] | A. Harrison[2][3] | |
| Buranda | A. Laurie[2] | G. W. Bennett[3] | |
| Enoggera | G. Taylor[3] | E. Lanham[5] | G. Cock (Ind)[3] |
| Fortitude Valley | J. P. Keogh[3] | James Burrows[6] | |
| Ithaca | W. R. Warmington[3] | L. H. Tooth[3][7] | R. J. Burnett (Ind)[3] |
| Kelvin Grove | T. Magner[3] | J. J. Tait[3] | |
| Kurilpa | E. Kersley[3] | E. Barstow[2] | |
| Logan | L. Howatson[3] | J. Soden[2] | W. E. Donnellan (Ind)[3] |
| Maree | A. Elliott[3] | Geo. Tedman[8] | M. Colclough (Ind)[3] |
| Merthyr | P. A. McLachlan[3] | J. T. MacMinn[9] | |
| Nundah | J. W. Ingham[3] | F. W. Bradbury[3] | |
| Oxley | A. A. Elliott[3] | F. A. Stimpson[3] | |
| Paddington | John Fihelly | W. J. Smout[10] | |
| Sandgate | C. J. Keogh[3] | W. F. Schulz[3] | |
| South Brisbane | J. P. Finn[3] | R. W. H. Long[3] | |
| Toombul | G. Nicholson[3] | H. M. Russell[3][6] | |
| Toowong | E. A. Keefer[3] | A. Watson[11] | |
| Windsor | H. G. Carrigan[3] | T. Prentice[3] | H. Downey[3] |
| Wynnum | F. J. O'Driscoll[3] | Bill Dart | John William Greene (Ind)[2] J. Carter (Ind)[3] G. Heymer (Ind)[3] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Nationalists' Civic Regime Emphatically Approved. - LABOUR MAKES NO HEADWAY. BALANCE OF POWER MAINTAINED. MAYOR JOLLY'S HUGE MAJORITY. | SOLID VOTING IN CONTINUOUS RAIN. - The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933) - 20 Feb 1928". Brisbane Courier. 20 February 1928. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "Greater Brisbane. - ELECTION RESULTS. LABOR BADLY DEFEATED. Brisbane, February 22. - Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld. : 1906 - 1954) - 23 Feb 1925". Daily Mercury. 23 February 1925. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al Pugh, Theophills P. (1926). Pugh's Almanac, Directory and Gazetteer (PDF). pp. xx.
- ^ a b c "THE ISSUES FOR SATURDAY NEXT". The Telegraph. No. 16, 294. Queensland, Australia. 19 February 1925. p. 7 (5 O'CLOCK CITY EDITION). Retrieved 11 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The Enoggera Fight". The Telegraph. No. 16, 294. Queensland, Australia. 19 February 1925. p. 7 (5 O'CLOCK CITY EDITION). Retrieved 11 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b "Politics Not the Test". The Telegraph. No. 16, 294. Queensland, Australia. 19 February 1925. p. 7 (5 O'CLOCK CITY EDITION). Retrieved 11 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Is Not Labour Afraid?". The Telegraph. No. 16, 294. Queensland, Australia. 19 February 1925. p. 7 (5 O'CLOCK CITY EDITION). Retrieved 11 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Southside Finance". The Telegraph. No. 16, 294. Queensland, Australia. 19 February 1925. p. 7 (5 O'CLOCK CITY EDITION). Retrieved 11 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "CAMPAIGN FOR MERTHYR". The Brisbane Courier. No. 20, 924. Queensland, Australia. 14 February 1925. p. 9. Retrieved 13 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Labour's Pledges". The Telegraph. No. 16, 294. Queensland, Australia. 19 February 1925. p. 7 (5 O'CLOCK CITY EDITION). Retrieved 11 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Scan the Qualifications". The Telegraph. No. 16, 294. Queensland, Australia. 19 February 1925. p. 7 (5 O'CLOCK CITY EDITION). Retrieved 11 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.