| Election Name: | 1925 Tasmanian state election |
| Country: | Tasmania |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1922 Tasmanian state election |
| Previous Year: | 1922 |
| Next Election: | 1928 Tasmanian state election |
| Next Year: | 1928 |
| Seats For Election: | All 30 seats to the House of Assembly |
| Election Date: | 3 June 1925 |
| Leader1: | Joseph Lyons |
| Leader Since1: | November 1916 |
| Party1: | Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch) |
| Leaders Seat1: | Wilmot |
| Last Election1: | 12 seats |
| Seats1: | 16 seats |
| Seat Change1: | 4 |
| Percentage1: | 48.47% |
| Swing1: | 11.73 |
| Leader2: | Edward Hobbs |
| Leader Since2: | October 1924 |
| Party2: | Nationalist Party (Australia) |
| Leaders Seat2: | Darwin |
| Last Election2: | 12 seats |
| Seats2: | 7 seats |
| Seat Change2: | 5 |
| Percentage2: | 29.02% |
| Swing2: | 11.93 |
| Leader3: | Walter Lee |
| Leader Since3: | October 1923 |
| Party3: | Walter Lee (Australian politician) |
| Leaders Seat3: | Wilmot |
| Last Election3: | 0 seats |
| Seats3: | 4 seats |
| Seat Change3: | 4 |
| Percentage3: | 10.34% |
| Swing3: | 10.34 |
| Map Size: | 350px |
| Premier | |
| Before Election: | Joseph Lyons |
| Before Party: | Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch) |
| After Election: | Joseph Lyons |
| After Party: | Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch) |
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[1] — 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.[2]
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.[3] Labor won the 1925 election in a landslide - Lyons' economic improvements and diplomacy with the Nationalists made him a popular Premier.
See also: Results of the Tasmanian state election, 1925.
| Bass | Darwin | Denison | Franklin | Wilmot | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44.0% | 51.5% | 49.4% | 50.9% | 46.1% | ||
| 15.2% | 35.6% | 40.1% | 25.6% | 26.7% | ||
| Liberal (Lee) | 29.0% | 13.0% | – | – | 10.6% | |
| Other | 11.8% | – | 10.5% | 23.5% | 16.6% |
| Electorate | Seats won | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bass | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | ||||||
| Darwin | ||||||||||||
| Denison | ||||||||||||
| Franklin | ||||||||||||
| width=20 | Labor | |
| Nationalist | ||
| Liberal (Lee) | ||
| Independent |