1925 Victorian Legislative Council election

Elections were held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 4 June 1925 to elect 17 of the 34 members of the state's Legislative Council. MLC were elected using preferential voting.

Results

Legislative Council

Victorian Legislative Council election, 4 June 1925 Legislative Council << 1922–1928 >>
Enrolled voters		399,510
Votes cast		56,033		Turnout	14.0	+0.7
Informal votes		847		Informal	1.5	−0.4
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats won	Seats held
	Nationalist	28,708	52.0	−1.8	11	22
	Country	12,976	23.5	+10.0	3	6
	Labor	4,133	7.5	−17.5	3	6
	Other	9,369	17.0	+9.3	0	0
Total		55,186			17	34

Retiring Members

Nationalist

• Austin Austin MLC (South Western)
• Sir Arthur Robinson MLC (Melbourne South)

Candidates

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.

Province	Held by	Labor candidates	Nationalist candidates	Country candidates	Other candidates
Bendigo	Nationalist		Herbert Keck
East Yarra	Nationalist		William Edgar		Wilbur Anderson (Prog Lib)
Gippsland	Nationalist		George Davis
Melbourne	Nationalist		Henry Cohen
Melbourne East	Labor	Daniel McNamara
Melbourne North	Labor	William Beckett
Melbourne South	Nationalist	Richard Keane	Murray Jones Frank Clarke*
Melbourne West	Labor	Arthur Disney
Nelson	Nationalist		Edwin Bath	William Hedge
Northern	Nationalist			William Day George Tuckett* Alfred Wallis
North Eastern	Country			Albert Zwar
North Western	Country			George Goudie
Southern	Nationalist		Russell Clarke	Randall Green
South Eastern	Nationalist		Alfred Chandler
South Western	Nationalist		Howard Hitchcock	John Hancock
Wellington	Nationalist		Alexander Bell		Robert Cooke (Ind)
Western	Nationalist		Edward White	William Laird	William Williamson (Ind)

See also

• 1924 Victorian state election