New Zealand general election, 1928
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The New Zealand general election of 1928 was held on November 14 to elect 80 MPs to the 23rd session of the New Zealand Parliament. 844,633 votes (88.1% turnout) were cast.
The Maori vote was held on November 13.
1928 was the year postal voting introduced for certain specified groups (e.g. invalids) who could not get to a polling booth on election day.
[edit] Result by Party
| Party | Candidates | Total votes | Percentage | Seats won |
| Reform Party | ? | 263,382 | 34.8% | 27 |
| United Party | ? | 225,042 | 29.8% | 27 |
| Labour Party | ? | 198,092 | 26.2% | 19 |
| Others | ? | 52,717 | 7.0% | 6 |
| Country Party | ? | 11,990 | 1.6% | 1 |
| Ratana | ? | 5,108 | 0.7% | 0 |
[edit] Reference
- The International Almanac of Electoral History, 3rd edition, Thomas T. Mackie and Richard Rose (Macmillan 1991)
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