1925 Brisbane City Council election explained

Election Name:1925 Brisbane City Council election
Flag Image:CoA of Brisbane.svg
Type:parliamentary
Next Election:Brisbane City Council election, 1928
Next Year:1928
Seats For Election:20 seats on the Brisbane City Council
Leader1:William Jolly
Color1:6495ED
Party1:United
Popular Vote1:62,288
Percentage1:58.2%
Seats1:14
Leader2:John Keogh
Party2:Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch)
Popular Vote2:44,700
Percentage2:41.8%
Seats2:6
Lord Mayor
After Election:William Jolly
After Party:United

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

WardPartyCouncillor
BrisbaneLaborJ. P. Teefey
BulimbaUnitedA. Harrison
BurandaLaborA. Laurie
EnoggeraUnitedE. Lanham
Fortitude ValleyLaborJ. P. Keogh
IthacaUnitedW. R. Warmington
Kelvin GroveLaborJ. Tait
KurilpaUnitedE. Barstow
LoganUnitedJ. Soden
MareeLaborA. Elliott
MerthyrUnitedA. M. Oxlade
NundahUnitedF. W. Bradbury
OxleyUnitedF. A. Stimpson
PaddingtonLaborJohn Fihelly
SandgateUnitedW. F. Schulz
South BrisbaneUnitedR. W. H. Long
ToombulUnitedC. W. Campbell
ToowongUnitedArchibald Watson
WindsorUnitedT. Prentice
WynnumUnitedBill Dart

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 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. Trove. 2017-03-26.
  2. Web site: Greater Brisbane. - ELECTION RESULTS. LABOR BADLY DEFEATED. Brisbane, February 22. - Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld. : 1906 - 1954) - 23 Feb 1925. Trove. 2017-03-26.