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1925 Fitzroy state by-election

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A by-election for the seat of Fitzroy in the Victorian Legislative Assembly was held on Wednesday 4 February 1925. The by-election was triggered by the death of Labor member John Billson on 23 December 1924.

The candidates were Maurice Blackburn for the Labor Party, and independent Joseph Alfred Boell, a councillor in the Fitzroy Council and three-time mayor of Fitzroy.[1] Blackburn had held the seat of Essendon in the assembly from 1914 to 1917, having won the by-election triggered by the resignation of the Nationalist Premier William Watt. Labor retained the seat with Blackburn winning by a large majority.

Results

Fitzroy state by-election, 1925[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Maurice Blackburn 4,339 60.7
Independent Joseph Boell 2,809 39.3
Total formal votes 7,148 98.7
Informal votes 92 1.3
Turnout 7,240 57.4
Labor hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "FITZROY BY-ELECTION". The Argus. Melbourne. 22 January 1925. p. 13. Retrieved 3 July 2011 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "FITZROY BY-ELECTION". The Argus. Melbourne. 7 February 1925. p. 36. Retrieved 3 July 2011 – via National Library of Australia.
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