Candidates of the 1925 New South Wales state election
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This is a list of candidates for the 1925 New South Wales state election. The election was held on 30 May 1925. The election was the last of three conducted under the system of proportional representation.
Retiring Members
[edit]Nationalist
[edit]- Arthur Cocks (North Shore)
- Arthur Grimm (Murrumbidgee)
- Thomas Ley (St George) — retired to contest Barton at the 1925 federal election
- Edward Loxton (Ryde)
- George Nesbitt (Byron)
- Charles Oakes (Eastern Suburbs)
- Reginald Weaver (North Shore)
- James Wilson (Western Suburbs)
Progressive
[edit]Others
[edit]- John Bailey (Independent, Goulburn) — had been expelled from the Labor Party
Legislative Assembly
[edit]Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful parties are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are indicated by an asterisk (*).
| Electorate | Sitting MPs | Labor candidates | Nationalist candidates | Progressive candidates | Other candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmain | 3 Labor 2 Nationalist |
Kate Dwyer |
Stanley Cole |
James Johnston (PLP) | |
| Bathurst | 1 Labor 2 Nationalist |
James Beddie |
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| Botany | 4 Labor 1 Nationalist |
Frank Burke* |
David Alexander |
Walter Bateman (PLP) | |
| Byron | 2 Nationalist 1 Progressive |
Robert Gillies* |
Stanley Fayle |
Thomas Foyster |
|
| Cootamundra | 2 Labor 1 Progressive |
Joseph Carney |
Angus Campbell |
Ernest Field |
George Davey (PLP) |
| Cumberland | 1 Labor 2 Nationalist |
Walter Anderson |
Reginald Harris |
John Allaburton (Ind) | |
| Eastern Suburbs | 1 Labor 3 Nationalist 1 Democratic |
Septimus Alldis* |
William Foster* |
David Anderson (Ind) | |
| Goulburn | 1 Labor 1 Nationalist 1 Progressive |
Clarence Steele |
Henry Bate |
William Bluett |
Denis O'Leary (YAP) |
| Maitland | 1 Labor 2 Nationalist |
John Hynes |
George Batey (PLP) | ||
| Murray | 1 Labor 1 Nationalist 1 Progressive |
George Bodkin |
Richard Ball* |
Charles Coghlan |
|
| Murrumbigdee | 1 Labor 1 Nationalist 1 Progressive |
Martin Flannery* |
Edmund Best* |
Ernest Buttenshaw* |
Mary McCracken (Ind) |
| Namoi | 1 Labor 2 Nationalist |
Michael Hagan |
Aubrey Abbott |
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| Newcastle | 3 Labor 1 Nationalist 1 Independent |
Jack Baddeley* |
Magnus Cromarty |
Arthur Gardiner (Ind) | |
| North Shore | 1 Labor 3 Nationalist 1 Independent |
Bertrand Childs |
Richard Arthur* |
William Fell* (Ind Nat) | |
| Northern Tableland | 1 Labor 2 Progressive |
William McArdle |
Michael Bruxner* |
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| Oxley | 1 Labor 1 Nationalist 1 Progressive |
Joseph Fitzgerald* |
John Cameron |
Ray Fitzgerald |
|
| Parramatta | 1 Labor 2 Nationalist |
Albert Bruntnell* |
William Chalson (PLP) | ||
| Ryde | 1 Labor 4 Nationalist |
James Concannon |
David Anderson* |
Lindsay Thompson |
Cecil Brierley (Ind Nat) |
| St George | 2 Labor 3 Nationalist |
George Burns |
Guy Arkins* |
Walter Anderson (PLP) | |
| Sturt | 2 Labor 1 Nationalist |
Mat Davidson* |
Brian Doe* |
Charles Dooley (Ind) | |
| Sydney | 3 Labor 2 Nationalist |
John Birt* |
Albert Higgs |
Robert Bates (Ind) | |
| Wammerawa | 1 Labor 1 Progressive 1 Independent |
Joseph Clark* |
Harold Blackett |
Samuel Armstrong | |
| Western Suburbs | 2 Labor 3 Nationalist |
Carlo Lazzarini* |
Tom Hoskins* |
Frederick Armstrong (PLP) | |
| Wollondilly | 1 Labor 2 Nationalist |
Billy Davies* |
Sir George Fuller* |
William Howarth |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Green, Antony. "1925 Election candidate index". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. New South Wales Parliament.
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