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.[1] Labor retained the seat with Blackburn winning by a large majority.
Fitzroy state by-election, 1925[2] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | Maurice Blackburn | 4,339 | 60.7 | ||
Independent | Joseph Boell | 2,809 | 39.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 7,148 | 98.7 | |||
Informal votes | 92 | 1.3 | |||
Turnout | 7,240 | 57.4 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |