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 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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