COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 17 NOVEMBER 1928 ==================================================================== THE SENATE ==================================================================== WESTERN AUSTRALIA (Three senators to be elected) ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 203,146 +05.2 Votes cast: 183,475 90.3 +00.6 Informal votes: 22,569 12.3 +04.9 Formal votes: 160,906 97.7 -04.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ernest Barker ALP 18,675 11.6 Group A Charles Graham * ALP 3,475 02.2 Edward Needham * ALP 53,585 33.3 Hon Sir Hal Colebatch Nat 47,462 29.5 Group B Edward Johnston CP 20,946 13.0 Hon Walter Kingsmill * Nat 16,763 10.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 160,906 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 2nd count: Graham's 3,475 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barker 1,703 49.0 20,378 12.7 Needham * 1,485 42.7 55,070 34.2 Colebatch 137 03.9 47,599 29.6 Johnston 96 02.8 21,042 13.1 Kingsmill * 54 01.6 16,817 10.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,475 160,906 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 3rd count: Kingsmill's 16,817 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barker 178 01.1 20,556 12.8 Needham * 353 02.1 55,423 34.4 Colebatch 7,437 44.2 55,036 34.2 Johnston 8,849 52.6 29,891 18.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 16,817 160,906 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 4th count: Barker's 20,556 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Needham * 19,256 93.7 74,679 46.4 Colebatch 908 04.4 55,944 34.8 Johnston 392 01.9 30,283 18.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 20,556 160,906 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st vacancy, 5th count: Johnston's 30,283 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Needham * 1,643 05.4 76,322 47.4 COLEBATCH 28,640 94.6 84,584 52.6 ELECTED 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 30,283 160,906 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy: Colebatch's 47,462 second preferences distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barker 517 01.1 19,192 11.9 Graham * 235 00.5 3,710 02.3 Needham * 1,003 02.1 54,588 33.9 COLEBATCH E ELECTED 1 Johnston 32,356 68.2 53,302 33.1 Kingsmill * 13,351 28.1 30,114 18.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 47,462 160,906 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 2nd count: Graham's 3,710 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barker 1,804 48.6 20,996 13.0 Needham * 1,639 44.2 56,227 34.9 COLEBATCH E ELECTED 1 Johnston 159 04.3 53,461 33.2 Kingsmill * 108 02.9 30,222 18.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,710 160,906 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 3rd count: Barker's 20,996 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Needham * 19,783 94.2 76,010 47.2 COLEBATCH E ELECTED 1 Johnston 733 03.5 54,194 33.7 Kingsmill * 480 02.3 30,702 19.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 20,996 160,906 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd vacancy, 4th count: Kingsmill's 30,702 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Needham * 1,784 05.8 77,794 48.3 COLEBATCH E ELECTED 1 JOHNSTON 28,918 94.2 83,112 51.7 ELECTED 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 30,702 160,906 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy: Colebatch's 47,462 second preferences distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barker 736 01.6 19,411 12.1 Graham * 325 00.7 3,800 02.4 Needham * 1,389 02.9 54,974 34.2 COLEBATCH E ELECTED 1 JOHNSTON E 20,946 13.0 ELECTED 2 Kingsmill * 45,012 94.8 61,775 38.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 47,462 160,906 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd vacancy: Johnston's 20,946 second preferences distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barker 353 01.7 19,764 12.3 Graham * 244 01.2 4,044 02.5 Needham * 855 04.1 55,829 34.7 COLEBATCH E ELECTED 1 JOHNSTON E ELECTED 2 KINGSMILL * 19,494 93.1 81,269 50.5 ELECTED 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 20,946 160,906 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Senators' terms began 1 July 1929. Colebatch, Johnston and Kingsmill elected for a term ending 30 June 1935. Continuing senators (term to end 30 June 1932): William CARROLL (CP), Hon Patrick LYNCH (Nat) and Rt Hon George PEARCE (Nat). -------------------------------------------------------------------- > William Carroll 1972-1936): Elected 1925 > Hal Pateshall Colebatch (1872-1953): Elected 1928 Born: 29 March 1872, England Career: Migrated as child. Educated Goolwa, South Australia. Journalist, South Australia and NSW. To Western Australia 1895, worked Perth and Kalgoorlie. Proprietor and editor, Northam Advertiser. Northam Council, Mayor 1909. Agent-General for Western Australia, London, 1923-27. Knighted 1927. State politics: WA MLC for Eastern 1912-23. Colonial Secretary 1916- 19, Minister for Education 1917-23, Premier 1919, Colonial Treasurer 1919, Minister for Railways 1919, Minister for Public Health 1919- 23, Minister for Agriculture 1919-23. > Charles Montague Graham (1867-1938): Elected 1922. Defeated 1928 Later career: Lived in Victoria, worked for Country Roads Board. Died 27 March 1938 > Edward Bertram Johnston (1880-1942): Elected 1928 Born: 11 March 1880, Geraldton, Western Australia Career: Educated Perth High School. Clerk, public servant. From 1909 farmer at Narrogin, Western Australia. Company director and investor. State politics: WA MLA for Williams-Narrogin 1911-28. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly 1917. > Walter Kingsmill (1864-1935): Elected 1922, 1928 President of the Senate from 14 August 1929 > Patrick Joseph Lynch (1867-1944): Elected 1906, 1913, 1914, 1919, 1925 > Edward Needham (1872-1956): Elected 1906, 1913, 1914. Defeated 1919. Elected 1922. Defeated 1928 Later career: WA MLA for Perth 1933-50, North Perth 1950-53. Died 26 October 1956 > George Foster Pearce (1870-1952): Elected 1901, 1906, 1913, 1914, 1919, 1925 Vice-President of the Executive Council --------------------------------------------------------------------