AUSTRALIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 17 NOVEMBER 1928 ======================================================================================== THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ======================================================================================== NATIONAL SUMMARY ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 3,444,766 Votes counted: 2,728,815 79.2 Informal votes: 133,731 04.9 Formal votes: 2,595,084 95.1 -02.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nationalist Party 1,014,522 39.1 -03.4 29 -08 Country Party 271,686 10.5 +00.9 13 Australian Labor Party 1,158,504 44.6 +03.5 31 +08 Others 150,372 05.8 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,595,084 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Twelve seats were uncontested, lowering the turnout figure. Five Nationalist members, four CP members and three ALP members were elected unopposed. The Nationalist vote is therefore understated and the CP vote substantially understated. VOTES AND SEATS BY STATE ======================================================================================== NEW SOUTH WALES ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,335,660 Votes counted: 1,081,912 81.0 Informal votes: 52,229 04.8 +02.9 Formal votes: 1,029,683 95.2 -02.9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nationalist Party 379,263 36.8 -07.8 9 -03 Country Party 79,689 07.7 -01.3 5 Australian Labor Party 536,558 52.1 +05.8 14 +03 Others 34,173 03.4 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,029,683 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Four seats were uncontested, lowering turnout. Two Nationalists and two CP members were elected unopposed. The Nationalist vote is therefore understated and the CP vote is substantially understated. VICTORIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 1,006,463 Votes counted: 872,392 86.7 Informal votes: 28,048 03.2 +01.6 Formal votes: 844,344 96.8 -01.6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nationalist Party 336,017 39.8 +01.8 8 Country Party 94,071 11.1 +00.8 3 -01 Australian Labor Party 334,792 39.7 -05.1 8 +01 Others 79,454 09.4 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 844,344 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Two seats were uncontested, lowering turnout. QUEENSLAND ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 465,423 Votes counted: 252,187 54.2 Informal votes: 13,551 05.5 +02.2 Formal votes: 238,363 94.5 -02.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nationalist Party 87,430 36.7 -11.0 6 -2 Country Party 37,951 15.9 +06.1 2 +1 Australian Labor Party 112,982 47.4 +05.0 4 +1 Others - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 238,363 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Four seats were uncontested, greatly lowering turnout. Three Nationalist members and one CP member were elected unopposed. The Nationalist and CP votes are therefore greatly understated. SOUTH AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 319,584 Votes counted: 301,179 94.2 Informal votes: 28,412 09.4 +05.1 Formal votes: 272,767 90.6 -05.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nationalist Party 119,628 43.9 -07.9 2 -02 Country Party 38,512 14.1 1 +01 Australian Labor Party 109,546 40.2 -08.0 4 +01 Others 5,081 01.8 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 272,767 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WESTERN AUSTRALIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 203,146 Votes counted: 114,992 56.6 Informal votes: 4,365 03.8 +00.7 Formal votes: 110,627 96.2 -00.7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nationalist Party 33,404 30.2 +11.1 1 Country Party 21,463 19.4 -08.4 2 Australian Labor Party 45,564 41.2 +00.4 2 +01 Others 10,196 09.2 - -01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 110,627 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Two seats were uncontested, greatly lowering turnout. One CP member and one ALP member were elected unopposed. The CP vote and the ALP vote are therefore greatly understated. TASMANIA ======================================================================================== Enrolled voters: 114,490 Votes counted: 106,153 92.7 Informal votes: 6,843 06.4 +01.5 Formal votes: 99,310 93.6 -01.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nationalist Party 58,780 59.2 +05.9 3 -01 Country Party - - -05.6 - -01 Australian Labor Party 19,062 19.2 -21.9 1 +01 Others 21,468 21.6 1 +01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 99,310 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP contested only two seats.