Joseph Lyons Labor Joseph Lyons Labor The 1925 Tasmanian state election was held on Wednesday, 3 June 1925 in the Australian state of Tasmania to elect 30 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly.

The ambiguous result of the 1922 election saw the formation of a coalition government of the Nationalist and Country parties, with John Hayes as Premier of Tasmania.

James Newton was elected Nationalist leader, but failed to achieve the required support.

Walter Lee was voted leader, and became the next Premier in October 1923; and Hayes was appointed to the Australian Senate.

[3] Labor won the 1925 election in a landslide – Lyons' economic improvements and diplomacy with the Nationalists made him a popular Premier.