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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.
| 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 | A. M. Oxlade | |
| 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 | |
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