The 1925 Tasmanian state election was held on 3 June 1925. Since the last election, the Nationalist Party had split, with some supporting former leader Sir Walter Lee's "Liberal" grouping. The Tasmanian branch of the Country Party had also ceased to exist, with its members scattering to the Nationalists, Liberals or independents.
Retiring Members
Nationalist These members were elected in 1922 as members of the Nationalist or Country parties; their designation for 1925 (Nationalist, Liberal or Independent) is not clear. Richard Franks MHA (Darwin) Alexander Hean MHA (Franklin)
House of Assembly Sitting members are shown in bold text. Tickets that elected at least one MHA are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are indicated by an asterisk (*).
Bass Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Nationalist Party was defending three seats, although one sitting member ran as a Liberal and another as an independent. Independent Labor MHA Jens Jensen was defending one seat. Labor candidatesNationalist candidatesLiberal candidatesIndependent candidates George Becker* Allan Guy* Harold Holmes Victor Shaw*Robert Murphy George Pullen George Shields James Sullivan Henry Thomson*Luke Bryant Robert Coplestone Claude James* James Newton* Leslie Procter William RoseJens Jensen (Ind Lab) Alexander Marshall
Darwin Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Nationalist Party was defending three seats, two of which had been won by the Country Party at the last election. Labor candidatesNationalist candidatesLiberal candidates James Belton* Eliza Burnell James Hurst* Philip Kelly* Henry Lane William TreanorHarold Ireland David Jones Frank Marriott* Henry McFie* Hubert Nichols Herbert VertiganJames Charleston Edward Hobbs*
Denison Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Nationalist Party was defending three seats. Labor candidatesNationalist candidatesIndependent candidates John Cleary* Robert Cosgrove* Charles Culley* Enid Lyons Charles Metz Eric Ogilvie Walter Woods*Charles Grant William Hammond William Jarvis John McPhee* Leslie Payne John Soundy* Frederick WilsonGerald Mahoney (Ind Lab) Edith Waterworth
Franklin Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Nationalist Party was defending three seats, although Nationalist MHA Peter Murdoch was running as an independent. Country Party MHA John Piggott was also running as an independent. Labor candidatesNationalist candidatesIndependent candidates John Lewis Samuel Lyden Albert Ogilvie* William Sheridan* Douglas Thompson Winston Triffitt Benjamin Watkins*George Cummins John Evans* Richard JohnsonPeter Murdoch* Benjamin Pearsall John Piggott*
Wilmot Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Nationalist Party was defending four seats, two of which had been held by the Country Party. Labor candidatesNationalist candidatesLiberal candidatesIndependent candidates Joseph Lyons* Michael O'Keefe* Herbert Osborne John Palamountain Will Reece<br/ > William Shoobridge*Albert Bendall Percy Best Ernest Blyth Neil Campbell*Sir Walter Lee* John PetersNorman Cameron* John Newman
See also Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1922–1925 Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1925–1928
References Tasmanian Parliamentary Library