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.

Map of the City of Brisbane, with former local authority boundaries and boundaries of the new electoral wards
Registered146,557
Turnout83.42%
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1925 Brisbane City Council election
21 February 1925
1928 â†’
Registered146,557
Turnout83.42%
Lord Mayor
  First party Second party
 
Candidate William Jolly John Keogh
Party United Labor
Popular vote 68,644 48,325
Percentage 58.69% 41.31%
Lord Mayor before election

Position established

 Elected Lord Mayor

William Jolly
United

Aldermen
All 20 wards on the City Council
10 wards needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
United William Jolly 52.57 14
Labor 42.19 6
Independent N/A 5.24 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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The new council was composed of 21 Aldermen, 20 elected from single member wards that aligned with state electoral district boundaries within the city, and the Lord Mayor who was elected by the city as one electorate. All persons who were on the state electoral roll at an address within the city boundaries were electors for the City Council.

Results

The election was conducted under the Queensland Elections Act (1915)[3] so voting was compulsory[4] and the Contingent vote was used.[5]

These results are final, after the distribution of any contingent votes (preferences).

Lord Mayor

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1925 Brisbane mayoral election[6]
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)
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Wards

Summary

Queensland local government election, 21 February 1925[7][8]
Brisbane City Council
–1928 >>

Enrolled voters 146,557
Votes cast 122,259 Turnout 83.42
Informal votes 4,751 Informal 3.89
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  United 67,776 52.57 - 14 -
  Labor 49,571 42.19 - 6 -
  Independent 6,161 5.24 - 0 -
Total 122,259     20  

Brisbane

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1925 Brisbane City Council election: Brisbane Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joseph Patrick Teefey 2,126 54.89
United William John Foster 1,565 40.41
Total formal votes 3,691 95.30
Informal votes 182 4.70
Turnout 3,873 67.71
Labor win (new seat)
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Bulimba

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1925 Brisbane City Council election: Bulimba Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Alfred Harrison 3,759 52.32
Labor Sydney Nickson 3,427 47.69
Total formal votes 7,186 96.78
Informal votes 239 3.22
Turnout 7,425 87.82
United win (new seat)
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Buranda

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1925 Brisbane City Council election: Buranda Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Laurie 3,201 54.88
United George William Bennett 2,632 45.12
Total formal votes 5,833 94.86
Informal votes 316 5.14
Turnout 6,149 89.49
Labor win (new seat)
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Enoggera

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1925 Brisbane City Council election: Enoggera Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Ernest Lanham 3,798 53.37
Labor George Taylor 2,766 38.87
Independent James Cock 552 7.76
Total formal votes 7,116 96.72
Informal votes 241 3.28
Turnout 7,357 87.72
United win (new seat)
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Fortitude Valley

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1925 Brisbane City Council election: Fortitude Valley Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Patrick Keogh 2,834 54.20
United James Burrows 2,395 45.80
Total formal votes 5,229 95.37
Informal votes 254 4.63
Turnout 5,483 83.11
Labor win (new seat)
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Ithaca

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1925 Brisbane City Council election: Ithaca Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Robert Warmington 2,842 47.54
United Leslie Howard Tooth 2,433 40.70
Independent Richard James Burnett 703 11.76
Total formal votes 5,978 94.04
Informal votes 379 5.96
Turnout 6,357 86.67
Labor win (new seat)
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Kelvin Grove

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1925 Brisbane City Council election: Kelvin Grove Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United John Tait 2,942 50.65
Labor Thomas Magner 2,866 49.35
Total formal votes 5,808 96.43
Informal votes 215 3.57
Turnout 6,023 85.22
United win (new seat)
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Kurilpa

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1925 Brisbane City Council election: Kurilpa Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Ernest Barstow 3,140 58.59
Labor Edward Kersley 2,219 41.41
Total formal votes 5,359 96.21
Informal votes 211 3.79
Turnout 5,570 86.00
United win (new seat)
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Logan

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1925 Brisbane City Council election: Logan Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United John Soden 3,421 48.68
Labor Lauchlan Howatson 2,401 34.16
Independent William Edward Donnellan 1,206 17.16
Total formal votes 7,028 95.26
Informal votes 350 4.74
Turnout 7,378 87.88
United win (new seat)
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Maree

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1925 Brisbane City Council election: Maree Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alexander Elliott 2,901 48.75
United George Tedman 2,888 48.53
Independent Matthew Colclough Snr 162 2.72
Total formal votes 5,844 97.04
Informal votes 178 2.96
Turnout 6,022 81.15
Labor win (new seat)
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Merthyr

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1925 Brisbane City Council election: Merthyr Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United James Thomas MacMinn[6] 3,103 53.10
Labor Peter Alfred McLachlan 2,741 46.90
Total formal votes 5,844 97.04
Informal votes 178 2.96
Turnout 6,022 81.15
United win (new seat)
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Nundah

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1925 Brisbane City Council election: Nundah Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Frederick William Bradbury 3,612 60.36
Labor Joseph William Ingham 2,372 39.64
Total formal votes 5,984 97.24
Informal votes 170 2.76
Turnout 6,154 80.44
United win (new seat)
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Oxley

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1925 Brisbane City Council election: Oxley Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Fredrick Arthur Stimpson 4,590 68.43
Labor Arthur Allen Elliott 2,118 31.57
Total formal votes 6,708 96.87
Informal votes 217 3.13
Turnout 6,925 84.66
United win (new seat)
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Paddington

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1925 Brisbane City Council election: Paddington Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Arthur Fihelly 2,917 60.94
United William John Smout 1,870 39.06
Total formal votes 4,787 95.38
Informal votes 232 4.62
Turnout 5,019 80.34
Labor win (new seat)
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Sandgate

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1925 Brisbane City Council election: Sandgate Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United William Frederick Schulz 3,771 59.39
Labor Christopher Joseph Keogh 2,579 40.61
Total formal votes 6,350 95.79
Informal votes 279 4.21
Turnout 6,629 85.12
United win (new seat)
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South Brisbane

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1925 Brisbane City Council election: South Brisbane Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Robert William Henry Long 2,770 53.87
Labor Joseph Patrick Finn 2,372 46.13
Total formal votes 5,142 96.06
Informal votes 211 3.94
Turnout 5,353 80.74
United win (new seat)
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Toombul

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1925 Brisbane City Council election: Toombul Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Hugh McDiarmid Russell 3,635 62.63
Labor William George Nicholson 1,554 26.77
Independent Isaac William Butters 615 10.60
Total formal votes 6,710 97.23
Informal votes 191 2.77
Turnout 6,901 85.26
United win (new seat)
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Toowong

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1925 Brisbane City Council election: Toowong Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Archibald Watson 4,607 68.66
Labor Edwin August Keefer 2,103 31.34
Total formal votes 6,710 97.23
Informal votes 191 2.77
Turnout 6,901 85.26
United win (new seat)
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Windsor

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1925 Brisbane City Council election: Windsor Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Thomas Prentice 3,588 56.28
Labor Herbert George Carrigan 2,041 32.02
Independent Ernest Downey 746 11.70
Total formal votes 6,375 95.98
Informal votes 267 4.02
Turnout 6,642 85.92
United win (new seat)
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Wynnum

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1925 Brisbane City Council election: Wynnum Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United William Logan Dart 1,333 28.82
Independent John William Greene 1,298 28.06
Labor Francis John O'Driscoll 1,115 24.11
Independent Joseph Curtis 650 14.05
Independent George Heymer 229 4.95
Total formal votes 4,625 94.99
Informal votes 244 5.01
Turnout 4,869 68.22
United win (new seat)
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Candidates

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Ward Labor candidate United candidate Other candidates
Lord MayorJohn Keogh[9]William Jolly[9]
BrisbaneJ. P. Teefey[6][9]W. J. Foster[6]
BulimbaS. Nickson[6]A. Harrison[2][6]
BurandaA. Laurie[2]G. W. Bennett[6]
EnoggeraG. Taylor[6]E. Lanham[10]G. Cock (Ind)[6]
Fortitude ValleyJ. P. Keogh[6]James Burrows[11]
IthacaW. R. Warmington[6]L. H. Tooth[6][12]R. J. Burnett (Ind)[6]
Kelvin GroveT. Magner[6]J. J. Tait[6]
Kurilpa E. Kersley[6]E. Barstow[2]
LoganL. Howatson[6]J. Soden[2]W. E. Donnellan (Ind)[6]
MareeA. Elliott[6]Geo. Tedman[13]M. Colclough (Ind)[6]
MerthyrP. A. McLachlan[6]J. T. MacMinn[14]
NundahJ. W. Ingham[6]F. W. Bradbury[6]
OxleyA. A. Elliott[6]F. A. Stimpson[6]
PaddingtonJohn FihellyW. J. Smout[15]
SandgateC. J. Keogh[6]W. F. Schulz[6]
South BrisbaneJ. P. Finn[6]R. W. H. Long[6]
ToombulG. Nicholson[6]H. M. Russell[6][11]
ToowongE. A. Keefer[6]A. Watson[16]
WindsorH. G. Carrigan[6]T. Prentice[6]H. Downey[6]
WynnumF. J. O'Driscoll[6]Bill DartJohn William Greene (Ind)[2]
J. Carter (Ind)[6]
G. Heymer (Ind)[6]
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