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1925 Brisbane City Council election
21 February 1925 (1925-02-21) 1928 →
20 seats on the Brisbane City Council
  First party Second party
 
Leader William Jolly John Keogh
Party United Labor
Seats won 14 6
Popular vote 62,288[1] 44,700
Percentage 58.2% 41.8%
Elected Lord Mayor

William Jolly
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

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Lord Mayor

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1925 Brisbane mayoral election[3]
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)

Wards

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Ward[1] Party Councillor
Brisbane Labor J. P. Teefey
Bulimba United A. Harrison
Buranda Labor A. Laurie
Enoggera United E. Lanham
Fortitude Valley Labor J. P. Keogh
Ithaca United W. R. Warmington
Kelvin Grove Labor J. Tait
Kurilpa United E. Barstow
Logan United J. Soden
Maree Labor A. Elliott
Merthyr United J. T. MacMinn[3]
Nundah United F. W. Bradbury
Oxley United F. A. Stimpson
Paddington Labor John Fihelly
Sandgate United W. F. Schulz
South Brisbane United R. W. H. Long
Toombul United C. W. Campbell
Toowong United Archibald Watson
Windsor United T. Prentice
Wynnum United Bill Dart


Candidates

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Ward Labor candidate United candidate Other candidates
Lord Mayor John Keogh[4] William Jolly[4]
Brisbane J. P. Teefey[3][4] W. J. Foster[3]
Bulimba S. Nickson[3] A. Harrison[2][3]
Buranda A. Laurie[2] G. W. Bennett[3]
Enoggera G. Taylor[3] E. Lanham[5] G. Cock (Ind)[3]
Fortitude Valley J. P. Keogh[3] James Burrows[6]
Ithaca W. R. Warmington[3] L. H. Tooth[3][7] R. J. Burnett (Ind)[3]
Kelvin Grove T. Magner[3] J. J. Tait[3]
Kurilpa E. Kersley[3] E. Barstow[2]
Logan L. Howatson[3] J. Soden[2] W. E. Donnellan (Ind)[3]
Maree A. Elliott[3] Geo. Tedman[8] M. Colclough (Ind)[3]
Merthyr P. A. McLachlan[3] J. T. MacMinn[9]
Nundah J. W. Ingham[3] F. W. Bradbury[3]
Oxley A. A. Elliott[3] F. A. Stimpson[3]
Paddington John Fihelly W. J. Smout[10]
Sandgate C. J. Keogh[3] W. F. Schulz[3]
South Brisbane J. P. Finn[3] R. W. H. Long[3]
Toombul G. Nicholson[3] H. M. Russell[3][6]
Toowong E. A. Keefer[3] A. Watson[11]
Windsor H. G. Carrigan[3] T. Prentice[3] H. Downey[3]
Wynnum F. J. O'Driscoll[3] Bill Dart John William Greene (Ind)[2]
J. Carter (Ind)[3]
G. Heymer (Ind)[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "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". Brisbane Courier. 20 February 1928. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Greater Brisbane. - ELECTION RESULTS. LABOR BADLY DEFEATED. Brisbane, February 22. - Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld. : 1906 - 1954) - 23 Feb 1925". Daily Mercury. 23 February 1925. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al Pugh, Theophills P. (1926). Pugh's Almanac, Directory and Gazetteer (PDF). pp. xx.
  4. ^ a b c "THE ISSUES FOR SATURDAY NEXT". The Telegraph. No. 16, 294. Queensland, Australia. 19 February 1925. p. 7 (5 O'CLOCK CITY EDITION). Retrieved 11 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "The Enoggera Fight". The Telegraph. No. 16, 294. Queensland, Australia. 19 February 1925. p. 7 (5 O'CLOCK CITY EDITION). Retrieved 11 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ a b "Politics Not the Test". The Telegraph. No. 16, 294. Queensland, Australia. 19 February 1925. p. 7 (5 O'CLOCK CITY EDITION). Retrieved 11 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Is Not Labour Afraid?". The Telegraph. No. 16, 294. Queensland, Australia. 19 February 1925. p. 7 (5 O'CLOCK CITY EDITION). Retrieved 11 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "Southside Finance". The Telegraph. No. 16, 294. Queensland, Australia. 19 February 1925. p. 7 (5 O'CLOCK CITY EDITION). Retrieved 11 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "CAMPAIGN FOR MERTHYR". The Brisbane Courier. No. 20, 924. Queensland, Australia. 14 February 1925. p. 9. Retrieved 13 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "Labour's Pledges". The Telegraph. No. 16, 294. Queensland, Australia. 19 February 1925. p. 7 (5 O'CLOCK CITY EDITION). Retrieved 11 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ "Scan the Qualifications". The Telegraph. No. 16, 294. Queensland, Australia. 19 February 1925. p. 7 (5 O'CLOCK CITY EDITION). Retrieved 11 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
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