1925 Fitzroy state by-election

March 2024 April 2022 A by-election for the seat of Fitzroy in the Victorian Legislative Assembly was held on Wednesday 4 February 1925. The by-election was triggered by the death of Labor member John Billson on 23 December 1924. The candidates were Maurice Blackburn for the Labor Party, and independent Joseph Alfred Boell, a councillor in the Fitzroy Council and three-time mayor of Fitzroy.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2029552 FITZROY BY-ELECTION. The Argus Melbourne 22 January 1925 3 July 2011 13 National Library of Australia Blackburn had held the seat of Essendon in the assembly from 1914 to 1917, having won the by-election triggered by the resignation of the Nationalist Premier William Watt. Labor retained the seat with Blackburn winning by a large majority. Results Fitzroy state by-election, 1925http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2038968 FITZROY BY-ELECTION. The Argus Melbourne 7 February 1925 3 July 2011 36 National Library of Australia Labor VIC Maurice Blackburn 4,339 60.7 Independent Joseph Boell 2,809 39.3 7,148 98.7 92 1.3 7,240 57.4 Labor VIC References Category:1925 elections in Australia Category:Victorian state by-elections Category:1920s in Melbourne