Results of the 1928 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)

Australian federal election, 17 November 1928[1] House of Representatives << 1925–1929 >>
Enrolled voters		3,444,769
Votes cast		2,728,815		Turnout	93.64	+2.25
Informal votes		133,730		Informal	4.90	+2.54
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	1,158,505	44.64%	–0.40%	31	+ 8
	Nationalist	1,014,522	39.09%	–3.37%	29	– 8
	Country	271,686	10.47%	–0.27%	13	± 0
	Country Progressive	41,713	1.61%	+1.61%	1	+ 1
	Independent	108,659	4.19%	+2.43%	1	± 0
Total		2,595,085			75

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 1928 federal election.

New South Wales

Barton

1928 Australian federal election: Barton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Tully	32,316	56.3	+7.3
	Nationalist	Thomas Ley	25,070	43.7	−7.3
Total formal votes			57,386	95.4
Informal votes			2,768	4.6
Turnout			60,154	96.7
	Labor gain from Nationalist		Swing	+7.3

Calare

1928 Australian federal election: Calare

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Sir Neville Howse	22,673	60.7	+1.6
	Labor	James O'Donnell	14,664	39.3	−0.3
Total formal votes			37,337	95.9
Informal votes			1,581	4.1
Turnout			38,918	93.7
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+0.9

Cook

1928 Australian federal election: Cook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Edward Riley	28,326	75.5	+7.7
	Nationalist	Humphrey Earl	9,197	24.5	−7.7
Total formal votes			37,523	94.5
Informal votes			2,202	5.5
Turnout			39,725	95.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.7

Cowper

1928 Australian federal election: Cowper

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Earle Page	27,556	76.8	+6.8
	Labor	Tom Swiney	8,336	23.2	−6.8
Total formal votes			35,892	95.6
Informal votes			1,659	4.4
Turnout			37,551	95.7
	Country hold		Swing	+6.8

Dalley

1928 Australian federal election: Dalley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ted Theodore	24,328	64.2	+0.1
	Nationalist	Hedley Rogers	7,704	20.3	−15.6
	Independent Labor	Albert Gardiner	5,888	15.5	+15.5
Total formal votes			37,920	94.2
Informal votes			2,319	5.8
Turnout			40,239	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ted Theodore		69.3	+5.2
	Nationalist	Hedley Rogers		30.7	−5.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.2

Darling

1928 Australian federal election: Darling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Blakeley	24,056	70.9	+5.4
	Nationalist	Frederick Drury	9,862	29.1	−5.4
Total formal votes			33,918	94.7
Informal votes			1,881	5.3
Turnout			35,799	86.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.4

East Sydney

1928 Australian federal election: East Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John West	19,651	58.4	+4.6
	Nationalist	Julian Simpson	13,994	41.6	-4.6
Total formal votes			33,645	94.8
Informal votes			1,852	5.2
Turnout			35,497	87.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.6

Eden-Monaro

1928 Australian federal election: Eden-Monaro

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	John Perkins	21,158	57.6	-7.0
	Labor	John Cusack	15,590	42.4	+7.0
Total formal votes			36,748	94.5
Informal votes			2,131	5.5
Turnout			38,879	93.5
	Nationalist hold		Swing	-7.0

Gwydir

1928 Australian federal election: Gwydir

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Aubrey Abbott	18,959	52.3	+21.5
	Labor	Lou Cunningham	17,266	47.7	+2.2
Total formal votes			36,225	95.2
Informal votes			1,811	4.8
Turnout			38,036	92.1
	Country hold		Swing	-0.8

Hume

1928 Australian federal election: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Parker Moloney	20,852	52.7	+2.3
	Country	William Fleming	10,797	27.3	+11.2
	Nationalist	Jack Garry	7,906	20.0	−13.5
Total formal votes			39,555	97.0
Informal votes			1,235	3.0
Turnout			40,790	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Parker Moloney		54.7	+2.7
	Country	William Fleming		45.3	−2.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.7

Hunter

1928 Australian federal election: Hunter

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rowley James	28,331	62.2	-9.1
	Nationalist	Ernest Carr	9,145	20.1	-8.6
	Independent Labor	Jim Brown	8,073	17.7	+17.7
Total formal votes			45,549	94.5
Informal votes			2,640	5.5
Turnout			48,189	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rowley James		70.6	-0.7
	Nationalist	Ernest Carr		39.4	+0.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.7

Lang

1928 Australian federal election: Lang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Long	21,918	53.5	+9.4
	Nationalist	Sir Elliot Johnson	19,082	46.5	-9.4
Total formal votes			41,000	94.7
Informal votes			2,314	5.3
Turnout			43,314	92.9
	Labor gain from Nationalist		Swing	+9.4

Macquarie

1928 Australian federal election: Macquarie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ben Chifley	20,155	54.9	+6.2
	Nationalist	Arthur Manning	16,577	45.1	-6.2
Total formal votes			36,732	96.2
Informal votes			1,439	3.8
Turnout			38,171	94.5
	Labor gain from Nationalist		Swing	+6.2

Martin

1928 Australian federal election: Martin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Graham Pratten	31,166	56.88	-7.88
	Labor	Percy Hannett	23,631	43.12	+7.88
Total formal votes			54,797	95.46	–2.57
Informal votes			2,609	4.54	+2.57
Turnout			57,406	94.47	+0.63
	Nationalist hold		Swing	-7.88

New England

1928 Australian federal election: New England

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Victor Thompson	unopposed
	Country hold		Swing

Newcastle

1928 Australian federal election: Newcastle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Watkins	26,952	57.1	-5.4
	Protestant Labor	Walter Skelton	20,212	42.9	+42.9
Total formal votes			47,164	95.9
Informal votes			2,028	4.1
Turnout			49,192	94.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.4

North Sydney

1928 Australian federal election: North Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Billy Hughes	32,734	66.2	-5.3
	Labor	Ben Howe	16,736	33.8	+5.3
Total formal votes			49,470	94.8
Informal votes			2,718	5.2
Turnout			52,188	94.6
	Nationalist hold		Swing	-5.3

Parkes

1928 Australian federal election: Parkes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Charles Marr	28,798	57.4	-5.4
	Labor	George Sherringham	21,343	42.6	+5.4
Total formal votes			50,141	93.6
Informal votes			2,627	6.4
Turnout			52,768	93.5
	Nationalist hold		Swing	-5.4

Parramatta

1928 Australian federal election: Parramatta

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Eric Bowden	30,867	60.1	-5.6
	Labor	Albert Rowe	20,492	39.9	+5.6
Total formal votes			51,359	94.8
Informal votes			2,798	5.2
Turnout			54,157	93.8
	Nationalist hold		Swing	-5.6

Reid

1928 Australian federal election: Reid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Percy Coleman	40,495	66.1	+11.4
	Nationalist	George Tomlinson	20,761	33.9	-11.4
Total formal votes			61,256	95.1
Informal votes			3,186	4.9
Turnout			64,442	94.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+11.4

Richmond

1928 Australian federal election: Richmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Roland Green	unopposed
	Country hold		Swing

Riverina

1928 Australian federal election: Riverina

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	William Killen	22,377	57.5	+3.2
	Labor	Joseph Casserly	16,538	42.5	-3.2
Total formal votes			38,915	94.8
Informal votes			2,143	5.2
Turnout			41,058	90.4
	Country hold		Swing	+3.2

Robertson

1928 Australian federal election: Robertson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Sydney Gardner	unopposed
	Nationalist hold		Swing

South Sydney

1928 Australian federal election: South Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Edward Riley	25,915	54.2	+3.1
	Nationalist	George Baker	21,874	45.8	-3.1
Total formal votes			47,789	95.4
Informal votes			2,297	4.6
Turnout			50,086	89.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.1

Warringah

1928 Australian federal election: Warringah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Archdale Parkhill	unopposed
	Nationalist hold		Swing

Wentworth

1928 Australian federal election: Wentworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Walter Marks	29,639	61.5	-2.9
	Labor	Bob O'Halloran	18,539	38.5	+2.9
Total formal votes			48,178	95.7
Informal votes			2,161	4.3
Turnout			50,339	89.7
	Nationalist hold		Swing	-2.9

Werriwa

1928 Australian federal election: Werriwa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bert Lazzarini	24,842	61.7	+8.0
	Nationalist	Herbert Ogilvie	15,407	38.3	−8.0
Total formal votes			40,249	95.5
Informal votes			1,900	4.5
Turnout			42,149	93.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.0

West Sydney

1928 Australian federal election: West Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Beasley	25,286	81.7	+7.7
	Nationalist	Alfred Benjamin	5,649	18.3	-7.7
Total formal votes			30,935	94.1
Informal votes			1,930	5.9
Turnout			32,865	91.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.7

Victoria

Balaclava

1928 Australian federal election: Balaclava

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	William Watt	31,977	63.2	−6.5
	Ind. Nationalist	Edward Price	18,651	36.8	+36.8
Total formal votes			50,628	94.7
Informal votes			2,850	5.3
Turnout			53,478	95.1
	Nationalist hold		Swing	−6.5

Ballaarat

1928 Australian federal election: Ballaarat

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles McGrath	19,528	52.6	+1.3
	Nationalist	Matthew Baird	17,616	47.4	−1.3
Total formal votes			37,144	98.2
Informal votes			682	1.8
Turnout			37,826	97.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.3

Batman

1928 Australian federal election: Batman

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Brennan	37,947	63.8	+4.8
	Nationalist	Angus McDonald	21,512	36.2	-4.8
Total formal votes			59,459	96.5
Informal votes			2,170	3.5
Turnout			61,629	91.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.8

Bendigo

1928 Australian federal election: Bendigo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James McDonald	15,849	42.4	−4.1
	Nationalist	Geoffry Hurry	14,074	37.6	−15.9
	Country	Cyril James	7,489	20.0	+20.0
Total formal votes			37,412	97.8
Informal votes			855	2.2
Turnout			38,267	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Nationalist	Geoffry Hurry	19,882	53.1	−0.4
	Labor	James McDonald	17,530	46.9	+0.4
	Nationalist hold		Swing	−0.4

Bourke

1928 Australian federal election: Bourke

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Anstey	36,835	68.7	+6.2
	Nationalist	Leonard Smith	16,797	31.3	−6.2
Total formal votes			53,632	95.9
Informal votes			2,276	4.1
Turnout			55,908	95.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.2

Corangamite

1928 Australian federal election: Corangamite

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	William Gibson	20,501	53.0	−2.5
	Labor	Richard Crouch	18,211	47.0	+2.5
Total formal votes			38,712	97.6
Informal votes			959	2.4
Turnout			39,671	95.4
	Country hold		Swing	−2.5

Corio

1928 Australian federal election: Corio

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	John Lister	27,497	58.5	+1.8
	Labor	Peter Randles	19,500	41.5	−1.8
Total formal votes			46,997	97.5
Informal votes			1,223	2.5
Turnout			48,220	93.8
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+1.8

Echuca

1928 Australian federal election: Echuca

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	William Hill	23,265	60.0	-5.3
	Country Progressive	Frederick Churches	15,486	40.0	+40.0
Total formal votes			38,751	96.8
Informal votes			1,263	3.2
Turnout			40,014	94.4
	Country hold		Swing	-5.3

Fawkner

1928 Australian federal election: Fawkner

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	George Maxwell	25,388	61.7	+2.3
	Labor	Nicholas Roberts	15,731	38.3	-2.3
Total formal votes			41,119	96.8
Informal votes			1,356	3.2
Turnout			42,475	92.1
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+2.3

Flinders

1928 Australian federal election: Flinders

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Stanley Bruce	34,823	59.4	-3.3
	Labor	Jack Holloway	22,372	38.2	+0.9
	Ind. Nationalist	Clarence Robertson	1,447	2.5	+2.5
Total formal votes			58,642	96.6
Informal votes			2,073	3.4
Turnout			60,715	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Nationalist	Stanley Bruce		60.7	-1.9
	Labor	Jack Holloway		39.3	+1.9
	Nationalist hold		Swing	-1.9

Gippsland

1928 Australian federal election: Gippsland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Thomas Paterson	24,100	57.7	+13.1
	Independent Liberal	George Wise	17,643	42.3	+19.5
Total formal votes			41,743	97.4
Informal votes			1,101	2.6
Turnout			42,844	95.4
	Country hold		Swing	-5.4

Henty

1928 Australian federal election: Henty

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Henry Gullett	45,489	66.6	+15.1
	Labor	Edward Stewart	22,839	33.4	+3.7
Total formal votes			68,328	96.8
Informal votes			2,249	3.2
Turnout			70,577	94.4
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+5.7

Indi

1928 Australian federal election: Indi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Paul Jones	unopposed
	Labor gain from Country		Swing

Kooyong

1928 Australian federal election: Kooyong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	John Latham	39,988	66.5	−1.2
	Labor	Joseph Hannan	20,124	33.5	+1.2
Total formal votes			60,112	97.1
Informal votes			1,773	2.9
Turnout			61,885	95.5
	Nationalist hold		Swing	−1.2

Maribyrnong

1928 Australian federal election: Maribyrnong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Fenton	31,022	59.9	+0.4
	Nationalist	Arthur Fenton	20,765	40.1	-0.4
Total formal votes			51,787	97.0
Informal votes			1,614	3.0
Turnout			53,401	97.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.4

Melbourne

1928 Australian federal election: Melbourne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Maloney	27,532	74.4	+7.4
	Nationalist	Norman O'Brien	9,457	25.6	-7.4
Total formal votes			36,989	95.7
Informal votes			1,667	4.3
Turnout			38,656	96.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.4

Melbourne Ports

1928 Australian federal election: Melbourne Ports

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Mathews	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Wannon

1928 Australian federal election: Wannon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Arthur Rodgers	21,016	52.8	+10.3
	Labor	John McNeill	18,807	47.2	+4.9
Total formal votes			39,823	98.2
Informal votes			742	1.8
Turnout			40,565	95.7
	Nationalist hold		Swing	-1.2

Wimmera

1928 Australian federal election: Wimmera

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Progressive	Percy Stewart	26,227	58.4	-30.6
	Country	John Harris	18,716	41.6	+41.6
Total formal votes			44,943	97.6
Informal votes			1,090	2.4
Turnout			46,033	92.5
	Country Progressive gain from Independent Country		Swing	-30.6

Yarra

1928 Australian federal election: Yarra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Scullin	28,495	74.8	+0.0
	Nationalist	Cecil Keeley	9,618	25.2	+0.0
Total formal votes			38,113	94.7
Informal votes			2,115	5.3
Turnout			40,228	93.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.0

Queensland

Brisbane

1928 Australian federal election: Brisbane

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Donald Cameron	21,563	56.7	+1.6
	Labor	Frank Burke	16,500	43.3	−0.8
Total formal votes			38,063	93.6
Informal votes			2,592	6.4
Turnout			40,655	92.6
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+1.2

Capricornia

1928 Australian federal election: Capricornia

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Forde	23,376	52.5	+0.6
	Country	Robert Staines	21,114	47.5	−0.6
Total formal votes			44,490	96.3
Informal votes			1,728	3.7
Turnout			46,218	93.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.6

Darling Downs

1928 Australian federal election: Darling Downs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Sir Littleton Groom	unopposed
	Nationalist hold		Swing

Herbert

1928 Australian federal election: Herbert

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Martens	25,462	50.2	+0.5
	Nationalist	Lewis Nott	25,308	49.8	-0.5
Total formal votes			50,770	93.9
Informal votes			3,312	6.1
Turnout			54,082	93.5
	Labor gain from Nationalist		Swing	+0.5

Kennedy

1928 Australian federal election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Grosvenor Francis	14,336	52.4	-47.6
	Labor	Jim Riordan	13,041	47.6	+47.6
Total formal votes			27,377	94.7
Informal votes			1,527	5.3
Turnout			28,904	88.5
	Nationalist hold		Swing	-47.6

Lilley

1928 Australian federal election: Lilley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	George Mackay	unopposed
	Nationalist hold		Swing

Maranoa

1928 Australian federal election: Maranoa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	James Hunter	16,837	58.3	+5.7
	Labor	Jack Reid	12,024	41.7	-5.7
Total formal votes			28,861	95.7
Informal votes			1,289	4.3
Turnout			30,150	90.6
	Country hold		Swing	+5.7

Moreton

1928 Australian federal election: Moreton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Josiah Francis	unopposed
	Nationalist hold		Swing

Oxley

1928 Australian federal election: Oxley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	James Bayley	26,223	53.7	-2.0
	Labor	Francis Baker	22,579	46.3	+2.0
Total formal votes			48,802	93.5
Informal votes			3,376	6.5
Turnout			52,178	93.8
	Nationalist hold		Swing	-2.0

Wide Bay

1928 Australian federal election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Bernard Corser	unopposed
	Country hold		Swing

South Australia

Adelaide

1928 Australian federal election: Adelaide

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Edwin Yates	20,410	55.9	+5.0
	Nationalist	George McLeay	16,114	44.1	−5.0
Total formal votes			36,524	89.9
Informal votes			4,099	10.1
Turnout			40,623	92.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.0

Angas

1928 Australian federal election: Angas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Walter Parsons	25,372	59.4	+9.1
	Labor	Michael Woods	17,325	40.6	−9.1
Total formal votes			42,697	90.1
Informal votes			4,689	9.9
Turnout			47,386	95.3
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+9.1

Barker

1928 Australian federal election: Barker

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Malcolm Cameron	21,883	52.6	−9.0
	Country	Ronald Hunt	19,699	47.4	+47.4
Total formal votes			41,582	90.2
Informal votes			4,523	9.8
Turnout			46,105	95.4
	Nationalist hold		Swing	−9.0

Boothby

1928 Australian federal election: Boothby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Price	20,666	50.1	+7.7
	Nationalist	Jack Duncan-Hughes	20,582	49.9	−7.7
Total formal votes			41,248	91.4
Informal votes			3,886	8.6
Turnout			45,134	93.8
	Labor gain from Nationalist		Swing	+7.7

Grey

1928 Australian federal election: Grey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Andrew Lacey	17,904	55.8	+3.2
	Nationalist	William Blight	14,174	44.2	-3.2
Total formal votes			32,078	91.9
Informal votes			2,839	8.1
Turnout			34,917	92.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.2

Hindmarsh

1928 Australian federal election: Hindmarsh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Norman Makin	33,241	70.6	+5.4
	Nationalist	Henry Dunks	8,748	18.6	-16.2
	Independent	Ross Graham	5,081	10.8	+10.8
Total formal votes			47,070	91.1
Informal votes			4,626	8.9
Turnout			51,696	94.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Norman Makin		73.3	+8.1
	Nationalist	Henry Dunks		26.7	-8.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.1

Wakefield

1928 Australian federal election: Wakefield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Maurice Collins	18,813	59.6	+59.6
	Nationalist	Richard Foster	12,755	40.4	-24.4
Total formal votes			31,568	89.4
Informal votes			3,750	10.6
Turnout			35,318	96.1
	Country gain from Nationalist		Swing	+24.4

Western Australia

Forrest

1928 Australian federal election: Forrest

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	John Prowse	21,463	60.4	-0.5
	Labor	Cornelius Buckley	14,049	39.6	+0.5
Total formal votes			35,512	96.4
Informal votes			1,309	3.6
Turnout			36,821	90.3
	Country hold		Swing	-0.5

Fremantle

1928 Australian federal election: Fremantle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Curtin	19,433	49.2	+7.3
	Nationalist	Frank Gibson	11,402	28.8	+28.8
	Independent	Keith Watson	8,697	22.0	+22.0
Total formal votes			39,532	96.9
Informal votes			1,253	3.1
Turnout			40,785	93.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Curtin	20,589	52.1	+10.2
	Nationalist	Frank Gibson	18,943	47.9	+47.9
	Labor gain from Independent		Swing	+10.2

Kalgoorlie

1928 Australian federal election: Kalgoorlie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Albert Green	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Perth

1928 Australian federal election: Perth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Edward Mann	22,002	61.8	-1.0
	Labor	Arthur Watts	12,082	34.0	-3.2
	Independent	John McCoo	1,499	4.2	+4.2
Total formal votes			35,583	95.2
Informal votes			1,803	4.8
Turnout			37,386	91.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Nationalist	Edward Mann		64.9	+2.1
	Labor	Arthur Watts		35.1	-2.1
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+2.1

Swan

1928 Australian federal election: Swan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Henry Gregory	unopposed
	Country hold		Swing

Tasmania

Bass

1928 Australian federal election: Bass

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Thomas Wilson	8,621	42.6	−0.4
	Nationalist	Syd Jackson	5,991	29.6	+0.3
	Nationalist	William Judd	5,606	27.7	+27.7
Total formal votes			20,218	95.0
Informal votes			1,067	5.0
Turnout			21,285	92.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Nationalist	Syd Jackson	10,736	53.1	−5.2
	Labor	Thomas Wilson	9,482	46.9	+5.2
	Nationalist hold		Swing	−5.2

Darwin

1928 Australian federal election: Darwin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	George Bell	14,880	71.9	+9.4
	Independent	James Campbell	5,813	28.1	+28.1
Total formal votes			20,693	93.7
Informal votes			1,385	6.3
Turnout			22,078	94.0
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+10.6

Denison

1928 Australian federal election: Denison

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Sir John Gellibrand	9,486	47.6	-4.6
	Labor	Charles Culley	7,824	39.3	+4.6
	Labor	Thomas Jude	2,618	13.1	+13.1
Total formal votes			19,928	94.4
Informal votes			1,171	5.6
Turnout			21,099	92.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Charles Culley	10,028	50.3	+2.5
	Nationalist	Sir John Gellibrand	9,900	49.7	-2.5
	Labor gain from Nationalist		Swing	+2.5

Franklin

1928 Australian federal election: Franklin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Alfred Seabrook	9,173	44.8	-6.3
	Independent	William McWilliams	9,121	44.5	+44.5
	Nationalist	Francis Foster	2,195	10.7	+10.7
Total formal votes			20,489	93.7
Informal votes			1,380	6.3
Turnout			21,869	91.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Independent	William McWilliams	10,567	51.6	+51.6
	Nationalist	Alfred Seabrook	9,922	48.4	-7.2
	Independent gain from Nationalist		Swing	+7.2

Wilmot

1928 Australian federal election: Wilmot

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Llewellyn Atkinson	7,791	43.3	-0.1
	Independent	George Flowers	6,534	36.3	+36.3
	Nationalist	Hector McFie	3,658	20.3	+20.3
Total formal votes			17,983	90.7
Informal votes			1,839	9.3
Turnout			19,822	92.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Nationalist	Llewellyn Atkinson	9,814	54.6	-2.4
	Independent	George Flowers	8,169	45.4	+2.4
	Nationalist gain from Country		Swing	-2.4

Northern Territory

Northern Territory

1928 Australian federal election: Northern Territory

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harold Nelson	902	68.1	+5.7
	Independent	Douglas Watts	250	18.9	+18.9
	Independent Labor	Arthur Love	173	13.1	+13.1
Total formal votes			1,325	96.7
Informal votes			45	3.3
Turnout			1,370	65.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Harold Nelson		75.2	+12.8
	Independent	Douglas Watts		24.8	+24.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+12.8

See also

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

References