Australian federal election, 1928
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Federal elections were held in Australia on 17 November 1928. All 75 seats in the House of Representatives, and 19 of the 36 seats in the Senate were up for election. The incumbent Nationalist Party of Australia led by Prime Minister of Australia Stanley Bruce in power since 1922 with coalition partner the Country Party led by Earle Page defeated the opposition Australian Labor Party led by Matthew Charlton.
| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||
| Australian Labor Party | 1,158,505 | 44.64 | -0.40 | 31 | +8 | (3 elected unopposed) |
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| Nationalist Party of Australia | 1,014,522 | 39.09 | -3.37 | 29 | -8 | (5 elected unopposed) |
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| Country Party | 271,686 | 10.47 | -0.27 | 13 | -1 | (4 elected unopposed) |
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| Country Progressives Party | 41,713 | 1.61 | * | 1 | +1 | ||
| Independent | 108,659 | 4.19 | +2.43 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2,595,085 | 75 | |||||
| Nationalist/Country coalition | WIN | 42 | -9 | ||||
| Australian Labor Party | 31 | +8 |
| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats Won | Seats Held | |
| Australian Labor Party | 1,422,418 | 48.95 | +3.93 | 7 | 7 | |
| Nationalist Party of Australia | 1,141,405 | 39.28 | -6.07 | 10 | 24 | |
| Country Party | 324,918 | 11.18 | +1.73 | 2 | 5 | |
| Independents | 17,092 | 0.59 | +0.42 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2,905,833 | 19 | 36 |
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[edit] References
- University of WA election results in Australia since 1890
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