Australian federal election, 1928

Australian federal election, 1928

17 November 1928 (1928-11-17)

All 75 seats in the Australian House of Representatives 38 seats were needed for a majority in the House 19 (of the 36) seats in the Australian Senate   First party Second party   Leader Stanley Bruce James Scullin Party Nationalist/Country coalition Labor Leader since 9 February 1923 26 April 1928 Leader's seat Flinders Yarra Last election 51 seats 23 seats Seats won 42 seats 31 seats Seat change 9 8 Percentage 51.60% 48.40% Swing 2.20 2.20

Prime Minister before election Stanley Bruce Nationalist/Country coalition Resulting Prime Minister Stanley Bruce Nationalist/Country coalition

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 James Scullin.

The election was held in conjunction with a referendum, which was carried.

Results

Independent: William McWilliams (Franklin, Tas)

Seats changing hands

• Members in italics did not contest their seat at this election.

In the Division of Indi, the sitting candidate Robert Cook lost his seat after forgetting to file nomination papers, resulting in Labor candidate Paul Jones winning the seat unopposed.

See also

• Candidates of the Australian federal election, 1928
• Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1928–1929
• Members of the Australian Senate, 1929–1932

Notes

References

• University of WA election results in Australia since 1890
• Two-party-preferred vote since 1919

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