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| House of Assembly election, 1928 |
| Party |
Vote % |
Seats |
| Labor |
47.2 |
↓1.3 |
14 |
↓2 |
| Nationalist |
42.2 |
↑13.2 |
15 |
↑8 |
| Independent |
8.4 |
↓0.3 |
1 |
↓2 |
| No majority |
A general election for the House of Assembly was held in the Australian state of Tasmania on May 30, 1928 (a Wednesday).
[edit] Background
The 1925 election had seen Labor win in a landslide, and the Nationalist Party lose five seats in the House of Assembly. In 1928, leading up to the election, the Nationalists reverted to "hard politics", criticising Labor Premier Joseph Lyons for an increasing unemployment problem and economic stagnation. This shift was much to the chagrin of Lyons, who had encouraged cordial relations with the Nationalists, and referred to their leader John McPhee as a "colleague and mate".[1]
[edit] 1928 Election Results
| Party |
Number of votes |
Percentage |
Seats won |
Percent Swing |
| Australian Labor Party |
41,831 |
47.2% |
14 |
-1.3% |
| Nationalist Party |
37,432 |
42.2% |
15 |
+13.2% |
| Independent Labor |
1,982 |
2.2% |
0 |
-1.2% |
| Other |
7,461 |
8.4% |
1 |
-0.3% |
|
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Percentage |
Change |
| Turn out |
88,706 |
79.23% |
+13.4% |
| Informal |
2,973 |
3.4% |
+0.9% |
[edit] Distribution of Seats
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Australian Labor Party |
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Nationalist Party |
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Independent |
[edit] Aftermath
The Labor Party won a slim majority of the vote in the 1928 election, but only fourteen seats. As the Nationalist Party held half the seats in the House of Assembly (one more than Labor, and with one independent in Franklin), Nationalist leader John McPhee was made Premier of Tasmania, and he praised Lyons for his statesmanship.[1]
Lyons, who had been considering a career in Federal politics, stood for the federal seat of Wilmot in 1929, and would go on to become Prime Minister of Australia in 1932.[1]
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