This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 1925 Australian federal election. The election was held on 14 November 1925.
By-elections, appointments and defections
By-elections and appointments On 12 September 1923, John Hayes (Nationalist) was appointed as a Tasmanian Senator to succeed Thomas Bakhap (Nationalist). On 17 October 1923, Walter Massy-Greene (Nationalist) was appointed as a New South Wales Senator to succeed Edward Millen (Nationalist). On 22 July 1924, Joseph Hannan (Labor) was appointed as a Victorian Senator to succeed Stephen Barker (Labor). On 10 November 1924, Jack Power (Labor) appointed as a New South Wales Senator to succeed Allan McDougall (Labor). On 1 April 1925, William Gibbs (Labor) was appointed as a New South Wales Senator succeed Jack Power (Labor). On 29 July 1925, Charles Grant (Nationalist) was appointed as a Tasmanian Senator to succeed George Foster (Nationalist). On 25 August 1925, William Plain (Nationalist) was appointed as a Victorian Senator to succeed Edward Russell (Nationalist). On 13 November 1925, the day before the election, Charles McDonald (Labor, Kennedy) died, leaving his seat to be won unopposed by the Nationalist candidate. Subsequent to the election, but prior to the new Senate taking its place: On 18 December 1925, Sir Henry Barwell (Nationalist) was appointed as a South Australian Senator to replace James O'Loghlin (Labor). On 24 February 1926, Alexander McLachlan (Nationalist was appointed as a South Australian Senator to replace Benjamin Benny (Nationalist).
Defections After Prime Minister Billy Hughes's resignation in 1923, the five Liberal Party members – Malcolm Cameron (Barker), Jack Duncan-Hughes (Boothby), Richard Foster (Wakefield), John Latham (Kooyong) and William Watt (Balaclava) – rejoined the Nationalist Party. In 1925, Country MP Percy Stewart (Wimmera) resigned from the party. He contested his seat as an Independent Country candidate.
Retiring Members and Senators
Labor Senator William Gibbs (NSW)
Nationalist Fred Bamford MP (Herbert, Qld) Frederick Francis MP (Henty, Vic) Senator Benjamin Benny (SA) (see also above) Senator Edmund Drake-Brockman (WA)
Country Joshua Whitsitt MP (Darwin, Tas)
House of Representatives Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.
New South Wales
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateCoalition candidateOther candidates Barton Labor Frederick McDonald Thomas Ley (Nat) Calare Nationalist William Webster Sir Neville Howse (Nat) William Southwick (Ind)Cook Labor Edward Riley Arthur Philip (Nat) Cowper Country Lockhart Easton Earle Page (CP) Dalley Labor William Mahony James Thomson (Nat) Darling Labor Arthur Blakeley John Dowling (Nat) East Sydney Labor John West Richard Orchard (Nat) Eden-Monaro Nationalist Charles Morgan Sir Austin Chapman (Nat) Gwydir Labor Lou Cunningham Aubrey Abbott* (CP)Joseph McGowan (Nat) Hume Labor Parker Moloney Angus Campbell (Nat)Victor Miers (CP) Hunter Labor Matthew Charlton Alfred Horsfall (Nat) Lang Nationalist George Smith Sir Elliot Johnson (Nat) Macquarie Nationalist Ben Chifley Arthur Manning (Nat) Martin Nationalist Henry McDicken Herbert Pratten (Nat) New England Country John Heiss Victor Thompson (CP) Newcastle Labor David Watkins George Waller (Nat) North Sydney Nationalist Joe Lamaro Billy Hughes (Nat) Parkes Nationalist William Dunn Charles Marr (Nat) Parramatta Nationalist James Stone Eric Bowden (Nat) Reid Labor Percy Coleman Percy Shortland (Nat) Richmond Country Harry Green Roland Green* (CP)Joseph Greene (Nat)John Williams (CP) Riverina Country Essell Hoad William Killen (CP) Robertson Nationalist Gordon Cross Sydney Gardner (Nat) South Sydney Labor Edward Riley George Baker (Nat) Warringah Nationalist Thomas Conway Sir Granville Ryrie (Nat) Wentworth Nationalist William Crick Walter Marks (Nat) Werriwa Labor Bert Lazzarini Sir Charles Rosenthal (Nat) West Sydney Labor William Lambert Lindsay Thompson (Nat)
Northern Territory
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateNationalist candidate Northern Territory Labor Harold Nelson Charles Story
Queensland
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateCoalition candidateOther candidates Brisbane Nationalist John Fihelly Donald Cameron (Nat) Herbert Collie (Ind Lab) Capricornia Labor Frank Forde William Doherty (CP) Darling Downs Nationalist Duncan McInnes Sir Littleton Groom (Nat) Herbert Nationalist Ted Theodore Lewis Nott (Nat) Kennedy Labor Grosvenor Francis (Nat) Lilley Nationalist John Mattingley George Mackay (Nat) Maranoa Country Samuel Brassington James Hunter (CP) Moreton Nationalist Horace Lee Josiah Francis (Nat) Oxley Nationalist James Sharpe James Bayley (Nat) Wide Bay Nationalist Andrew Thompson Edward Corser (Nat)
South Australia
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateNationalist candidate Adelaide Labor George Edwin Yates George McLeay Angas Labor Moses Gabb Walter ParsonsBarker Liberal Alwyn Roberts Malcolm CameronBoothby Liberal Harry Kneebone Jack Duncan-HughesGrey Labor Andrew Lacey John LyonsHindmarsh Labor Norman Makin John VerranWakefield Liberal Even George Richard Foster
Tasmania
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateNationalist candidateCountry candidate Bass Nationalist Harold HolmesJohn Swain Syd Jackson Darwin Country Henry Lane George Bell*Hubert Nichols Denison Labor David O'Keefe Sir John Gellibrand Franklin Nationalist Eric OgilvieDouglas Thompson William McWilliamsAlfred Seabrook* Wilmot Country Jens Jensen Percy BestAtherfield Newman Llewellyn Atkinson
Victoria
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateCoalition candidateOther candidates Balaclava Liberal John McKellar William Watt (Nat) Ballaarat Labor Charles McGrath Thomas Ryan (Nat) Batman Labor Frank Brennan Samuel Dennis (Nat) Bendigo Nationalist Thomas Jude Geoffry Hurry (Nat) Bourke Labor Frank Anstey Edward Price (Nat) Corangamite Country William Nicol William Gibson (CP) Corio Nationalist Peter Randles John Lister (Nat) Echuca Country Patrick O'Hanlon William Hill (CP) Fawkner Nationalist Alfred Foster George Maxwell (Nat) Flinders Nationalist Roy Beardsworth Stanley Bruce (Nat) Gippsland Country James Bermingham Thomas Paterson (CP) George Wise (Ind Nat)Henty Nationalist Edward Stewart Henry Gullett (Nat) Donald Mackinnon (Ind Nat)Indi Country David Black Robert Cook (CP) Kooyong Liberal Lionel Batten John Latham (Nat) Maribyrnong Labor James Fenton Thomas White (Nat) Melbourne Labor William Maloney William Hendry (Nat) Melbourne Ports Labor James Mathews Frank Wilcher (Nat) Wannon Labor John McNeill David Anderson (CP)Arthur Rodgers* (Nat) Wimmera Country Lucas de Garis (Ind)Percy Stewart* (Ind CP)Yarra Labor James Scullin Marcus Towler (Nat)
Western Australia
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateCoalition candidateIndependent candidate(s) Forrest Country Thomas Lowry John Prowse (CP) Fremantle Independent John Curtin William WatsonKalgoorlie Labor Albert Green John Mullany (Nat) Perth Nationalist Dick Lane Edward Mann (Nat) Swan Country Ben Davies Henry Gregory (CP)
Senate Sitting Senators are shown in bold text. Tickets that elected at least one Senator are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are identified by an asterisk (*).
New South Wales Five seats were up for election. Two of these were for short-term vacancies: one caused by Nationalist Senator Edward Millen's death, which had been filled in the interim by Nationalist Walter Massy-Greene; and the other caused by Labor Senator Allan McDougall's death, which had been filled first by Jack Power and then by William Gibbs, both members of the Labor Party. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Nationalist Party was defending three seats. Labor Senator John Grant was not up for re-election.
Labor candidatesCoalition candidates John DooleyJames DunnJohn EldridgeAlbert GardinerDonald Grant Percy Abbott* (CP)Charles Cox* (Nat)Walter Duncan* (Nat)Walter Massy-Greene* (Nat)Josiah Thomas* (Nat)
Queensland Three seats were up for election. The Nationalist Party was defending three seats. Nationalist Senators Thomas Crawford, Harry Foll and Matthew Reid were not up for re-election.
Labor candidatesNationalist candidates Harald JensenJim RiordanHarry Turley Thomas Givens*Sir William Glasgow*William Thompson*
South Australia Three seats were up for election. The Nationalist Party was defending three seats. Labor Senators Bert Hoare, Charles McHugh and James O'Loghlin were not up for re-election.
Labor candidatesCoalition candidates John DalyHerbert GeorgeFrank Lundie John Chapman* (CP)Alexander McLachlan* (Nat)John Newland* (Nat)Victor Wilson (Nat)
Tasmania Four seats were up for election. One of these was a short-term vacancy caused by Nationalist Senator Thomas Bakhap's death; this had been filled in the interim by Nationalist John Hayes. The Nationalist Party was defending four seats. Labor Senator James Ogden and Nationalist Senator Herbert Hays were not up for re-election.
Labor candidatesNationalist candidates Richard CrouchAlfred HigginsWilliam LloydJames McDonaldThomas Wilson John EarleCharles GrantJohn Hayes*John Millen*John OckerbyHerbert Payne*Burford Sampson*
Victoria Four seats were up for election. One of these was a short-term vacancy caused by Labor Senator Stephen Barker's death; this had been filled in the interim by Labor's Joseph Hannan. The Nationalist Party was defending three seats. The Labor Party was defending one seat. Labor Senators John Barnes and Edward Findley were not up for re-election.
Labor candidatesCoalition candidates Albert BlakeyJoseph HannanJack HollowayRichard Keane David Andrew* (CP)Harold Elliott* (Nat)James Guthrie* (Nat)William Plain* (Nat)
Western Australia Three seats were up for election. The Nationalist Party was defending three seats. Labor Senators Charles Graham and Ted Needham and Nationalist Senator Walter Kingsmill were not up for re-election.
Labor candidatesCoalition candidatesIndependent candidates Ernest BarkerAndrew ClementsonJames Kenneally William Carroll* (CP)Patrick Lynch* (Nat)George Pearce* (Nat) James Crawford
See also 1925 Australian federal election Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1922–1925 Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1925–1928 Members of the Australian Senate, 1923–1926 Members of the Australian Senate, 1926–1929 List of political parties in Australia
Notes
References Adam Carr's Election Archive - House of Representatives 1925 Adam Carr's Election Archive - Senate 1925