COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 17 NOVEMBER 1928 ==================================================================== THE SENATE ==================================================================== QUEENSLAND (Four senators to be elected) ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 465,423 +05.6 Votes cast: 435,298 93.5 +02.7 Informal votes: 38,428 08.8 +02.4 Formal votes: 396,870 91.2 -02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walter Cooper CP 37,937 09.6 Group A Hon Thomas Crawford * Nat 189,701 47.8 Harry Foll * Nat 4,492 01.1 Matthew Reid * Nat 6,163 01.6 Robert Horn ALP 134,846 34.0 Group B George Lawson ALP 4,266 01.1 John MacDonald * ALP 4,261 01.1 John Valentine ALP 3,978 01.0 Harald Jensen 11,226 02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 396,870 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Queensland elected four Senators because of the death of Hon Thomas Givens, a long-term Senator, in 1928. The fourth Senator elected filled the remainder of Givens's term. 2. Jensen's first name is spelled Harold in the 1925 returns and Harald in the 1928 returns. 3. For Lawson, see House of Representatives, Brisbane 1931. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 2nd count: Valentine's 3,978 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 119 03.0 38,056 09.6 Crawford * 106 02.7 189,807 47.8 Foll * 57 01.4 4,549 01.1 Reid * 67 01.7 6,230 01.6 Horn 538 13.5 135,384 34.1 Lawson 404 10.2 4,670 01.2 MacDonald * 2,364 59.4 6,625 01.7 Jensen 323 08.1 11,549 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,978 396,870 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 3rd count: Foll's 4,549 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 485 10.7 38,541 09.7 Crawford * 2,302 50.6 192,109 48.4 Reid * 1,493 32.8 7,723 01.9 Horn 120 02.6 135,504 34.1 Lawson 50 01.1 4,720 01.2 MacDonald * 40 00.9 6,665 01.7 Jensen 59 01.3 11,608 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,549 396,870 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 4th count: Lawson's 4,720 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 186 03.9 38,727 09.8 Crawford * 231 04.9 192,340 48.5 Reid * 170 03.6 7,893 02.0 Horn 1,727 36.6 137,231 34.6 MacDonald * 2,177 46.1 8,842 02.2 Jensen 229 04.9 11,837 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,720 396,870 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 5th count: Reid's 7,893 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 1,089 13.8 39,816 10.0 Crawford * 5,907 74.8 198,247 50.0 Horn 530 06.8 137,761 34.7 MacDonald * 177 02.2 9,019 02.3 Jensen 190 02.4 12,027 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,893 396,870 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 6th count: McDonald's 9,019 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 408 04.5 40,224 10.1 CRAWFORD * 462 05.1 198,709 50.1 ELECTED 1 Horn 6,534 72.4 144,295 36.4 Jensen 1,615 17.9 13,642 03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,019 396,870 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy: Crawford's 189,701 second preferences distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 4,621 02.4 42,558 10.7 CRAWFORD * E ELECTED 1 Foll * 182,834 96.4 187,326 47.2 Reid * 1,531 00.8 7,694 01.9 Horn 186 00.1 135,032 34.0 Lawson 149 00.1 4,415 01.1 MacDonald * 157 00.1 4,418 01.1 Valentine 45 00.0 4,023 01.0 Jensen 178 00.1 11,404 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 189,701 396,870 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 2nd count: Valentine's 4,023 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 145 03.6 42,703 10.8 CRAWFORD * E ELECTED 1 Foll * 129 03.2 187,455 47.2 Reid * 82 02.0 7,776 02.0 Horn 543 13.5 135,575 34.2 Lawson 408 10.1 4,823 01.2 MacDonald * 2,382 59.2 6,800 01.7 Jensen 334 08.3 11,738 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,023 396,870 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 3rd count: Lawson's 4,823 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 233 04.8 42,936 10.8 CRAWFORD * E ELECTED 1 Foll * 196 04.1 187,651 47.3 Reid * 174 03.6 7,950 02.0 Horn 1,727 35.8 137,302 34.6 MacDonald * 2,252 46.7 9,052 02.3 Jensen 241 05.0 11,979 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,823 396,870 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 4th count: Reid's 7,950 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 1,286 16.2 44,222 11.1 CRAWFORD * E ELECTED 1 Foll * 5,639 70.9 193,290 48.7 Horn 471 05.9 137,773 34.7 MacDonald * 316 04.0 9,368 02.4 Jensen 238 03.0 12,217 03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,950 396,870 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 5th count: MacDonald's 9,368 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 631 06.7 44,853 11.3 CRAWFORD * E ELECTED 1 Foll * 331 03.5 193,621 48.8 Horn 6,621 70.7 144,394 36.4 Jensen 1,785 19.1 14,002 03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,368 396,870 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 6th count: Jensen's 14,002 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 3,274 23.4 48,127 12.1 CRAWFORD * E ELECTED 1 Foll * 2,058 14.7 195,679 49.3 Horn 8,670 61.9 153,064 38.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,002 396,870 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 7th count: Cooper's 48,127 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CRAWFORD * E ELECTED 1 FOLL * 45,807 95.2 241,486 60.8 ELECTED 2 Horn 2,320 04.8 155,384 39.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 48,127 396,870 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy: Crawford's 189,701 second preferences distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 6,097 03.2 44,034 11.1 CRAWFORD * E ELECTED 1 FOLL * E 4,492 01.1 ELECTED 2 Reid * 182,407 96.2 188,570 47.5 Horn 311 00.2 135,157 34.1 Lawson 227 00.1 4,493 01.1 MacDonald * 225 00.1 4,486 01.1 Valentine 99 00.1 4,077 01.0 Jensen 335 00.2 11,561 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 189,701 396,870 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy: Foll's 4,492 second preferences distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 1,482 33.0 45,516 11.5 CRAWFORD * E ELECTED 1 FOLL * E ELECTED 2 Reid * 2,625 58.4 191,195 48.2 Horn 138 03.1 135,295 34.1 Lawson 67 01.5 4,560 01.1 MacDonald * 69 01.5 4,555 01.1 Valentine 39 00.9 4,116 01.0 Jensen 72 01.6 11,633 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,492 396,870 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy, 2nd count: Valentine's 4,116 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 220 05.3 45,736 11.5 CRAWFORD * E ELECTED 1 FOLL * E ELECTED 2 Reid * 172 04.2 191,367 48.2 Horn 544 13.2 135,839 34.2 Lawson 423 10.3 4,983 01.3 MacDonald * 2,402 58.4 6,957 01.8 Jensen 355 08.6 11,988 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,116 396,870 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy, 3rd count: Lawson's 4,983 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 330 06.6 46,066 11.6 CRAWFORD * E ELECTED 1 FOLL * E ELECTED 2 Reid * 302 06.1 191,669 48.3 Horn 1,787 35.9 137,626 34.7 MacDonald * 2,314 46.4 9,271 02.3 Jensen 250 05.0 12,238 03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,983 396,870 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy, 4th count: MacDonald's 9,271 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 627 06.8 46,693 11.8 CRAWFORD * E ELECTED 1 FOLL * E ELECTED 2 Reid * 409 04.4 192,078 48.4 Horn 6,563 70.8 144,189 36.3 Jensen 1,672 (18.0 13,910 03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,271 396,870 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy, 5th count: Jensen's 13,910 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 3,355 24.1 50,048 12.6 CRAWFORD * E ELECTED 1 FOLL * E ELECTED 2 Reid * 2,092 15.0 194,170 48.9 Horn 8,463 60.8 152,652 38.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,910 396,870 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy, 6th count: Cooper's 50,048 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CRAWFORD * E ELECTED 1 FOLL * E ELECTED 2 REID * 47,289 94.5 241,459 60.8 ELECTED 3 Horn 2,759 05.5 155,411 39.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 50,048 396,870 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th vacancy: Crawford's 189,701 second preferences distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COOPER 187,048 98.6 224,985 56.7 ELECTED 4 CRAWFORD * E ELECTED 1 FOLL * E 4,492 01.1 ELECTED 2 REID * E 6,163 01.6 ELECTED 3 Horn 804 00.4 135,650 34.2 Lawson 413 00.2 4,679 01.2 MacDonald * 330 00.2 4,591 01.2 Valentine 196 00.1 4,174 01.1 Jensen 910 00.5 12,136 03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 189,701 396,870 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper's term began 17 November 1928. Crawford's, Foll's and Reid's terms began 1 July 1929. Crawford, Foll and Reid elected for a term ending 30 June 1935. Cooper elected for a term ending 30 June 1932 (remainder of Givens's term) Continuing senators (term to end 30 June 1932): Hon Sir William GLASGOW (Nat) and William THOMPSON (Nat). -------------------------------------------------------------------- MacDonald's term ended and Cooper's term began on 17 November 1928 because MacDonald had been appointed to the remainder of Senator Hon Thomas Givens's term in 1928. Since Givens's term was technically unexpired, Cooper was held to have replaced MacDonald from the date of the election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Walter Jackson Cooper (1891-1973): Elected 1928 Born: 23 April 1891, Lancashire, England Career: Educated public school, Leicester, England, and Leeds University, England. Migrated 1910. Grazier at Winton, Queensland. Military Service 1915-21, severely wounded. > Thomas William Crawford (1865-1948): Elected 1917, 1922, 1928 Honorary Minister > Hattil Spencer Foll (1890-1977): Elected 1917, 1922, 1928 > Thomas William Glasgow (1876-1955): Elected 1919, 1925 Minister for Defence > John MacDonald (1880-1937): Appointed 1922. Defeated 1922. Appointed 1928. Defeated 1928 Later career: See Senate Queensland 1931 > Matthew Reid (1856-1947): Elected 1917, 1922, 1928 > William George Thompson (1863-1953): Elected 1925 --------------------------------------------------------------------